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About alohapromisesforever

Writer, poet, musician, surfer, father of two princesses.

Thought For the Day: Science Never Selects A Single Narrative…We Foster Debate. And We’re Confident That With Debate, Science Will Eventually Get To the Truth

Posted on March 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Science never selects a single narrative. … We foster debate. And we’re confident that with debate, science will eventually get to the truth.” – Robert Redfield, M.D., former head of the CDC How many times have I said this and … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Never Suppose That In Any Possible Situation, Or Under Any Circumstances, It Is Best For You To Do A Dishonorable Thing, However Slightly So It May Appear To You

Posted on March 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing, however slightly so it may appear to you.” – Thomas Jefferson (1785)

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Thought For the Day: The Liberty of Man To Search For Truth Ought Not To Be Fettered, No Matter What Orthodoxies He May Challenge

Posted on March 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The history of civilization is in considerable measure the displacement of error which once held sway as official truth by beliefs which in turn have yielded to other truths. Therefore the liberty of man to search for truth ought not … Continue reading →

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First Principles: How Prone All Human Institutions Have Been To Decay;…Impelled As It Were By An Irresistable Fate of Despotism

Posted on March 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“How prone all human institutions have been to decay; how subject the best-formed and most wisely organized governments have been to lose their check and totally dissolve; how difficult it has been for mankind, in all ages and countries, to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We know That In All Things God Works For the Good of Those Who Love Him, Who Have Been Called According To His Purpose

Posted on March 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8: 28

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Thought For the Day: If We Had Paid No More Attention To Our Plants Than We Have Our Children, We Would Now Be Living In A Jungle of Weeds

Posted on March 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weeds.” – Luther Burbank, horticulturist (7 Mar 1849-1926)

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Thought For the Day: Beauty Is the Purgation of Superfluities

Posted on March 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Beauty is the purgation of superfluities.” – Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor, painter, architect, and poet (6 Mar 1475-1564

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First Principles: We Cannot Allow Any Unelected Federal Agencies/Bureaucrats To Operate Outside the Constitution, Undermine Our Civil Liberties and Create Their Own Foreign Policies

Posted on March 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We cannot allow any unelected federal agencies/bureaucrats to operate outside the Constitution, undermine our civil liberties, and create their own foreign policies.” – Harry Truman “For some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted … Continue reading →

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Open Heaven

Posted on March 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Open Heavenby Michael DoylePassed on from generation to generationIt’s not just a statement about positionThat despite the storms of a passing lifeWe are faithful through peace and strifeEveryone on earth can do our partIt’s simply a matter of faith in … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: When One Door Closes Another Door Opens

Posted on March 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” -Alexander Graham Bell, inventor (3 Mar 1847-1922)

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