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About alohapromisesforever

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

An Alien Nightmare

An Alien Nightmareby Michael DoyleBehind the laboratory door,There is something more.Behind the experimentation,There awaits annihilation.Between space and the Earth’s junction,We stand the chance of malfunction.The Cryo-bed offered shallow sleepAs we wake into the deep.It always comes down to perspectiveWith very … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Every Tomorrow Has Two Handles. We Can Take Hold of It With the Handle of Anxiety Or the Handle of Faith

“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.” – Henry Ward Beecher

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First Principles: Unswerving Loyalty To Duty, Constant Devotion To Truth, and A Clear Conscience Will Overcome Every Discouragement

“Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement.” – Grover Cleveland

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Of Saintly Sinners

Of Saintly Sinnersby Michael DoyleBring on the sinner dressed like a saint,Gloss over the troubles in coated war paint.The modern world knows many a savage moment,And all of us face relentless torment.The Left and the Right exist as a surgeThat … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Good Parents Give Their Children Roots and Wings. Roots To Know Where Home Is, Wings To Fly Away and Exercise What’s Been Taught Them

“Good parents give their children Roots and Wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what’s been taught them.” – Jonas Salk One day, we will say something like this about AI. That’s what worries … Continue reading

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First Principles: Faith Dare the Soul To Go Further Than It Can See

“Faith dare the soul to go further than it can see.” – William Clark

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As A Seeker of Light

As A Seeker of Lightby Michael DoyleAs a child, I’d stare up into the nightSeeing each star as a unique source of light.Lying there, I counted each twinkleAs a fabric of time’s rich wrinkle.There were dreams there yet to live,And … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: I Wouldn’t Give You Two Cents For All Your Fancy Rules If, Behind Them, They Didn’t Have A Little Plain, Ordinary, Everyday Kindness

“I wouldn’t give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn’t have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too.” – James Stewart

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First Principles: Sound Morals, Religious Liberty, and A Just Sense of Religious Responsibility Are Essentially Connected With All True and Lasting Happiness

“Sound morals, religious liberty, and a just sense of religious responsibility are essentially connected with all true and lasting happiness.” – William Henry Harrison

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Christian Thoughts On Father’s Day

Christian Thoughts On Father’s Dayby Michael DoyleOn Father’s Day, we talk confluence,And how faithfulness becomes influence.What we do as we go along,Plays like the notes of a praise song.Opening with prayers of gratitudeIs a way of presenting the right attitude.Called … Continue reading

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