Flickr Photos
Author Archives: alohapromisesforever
First Principles: A Universal Peace…Will Never Exist But In the Imaginations of Visionary Philosophers
“A universal peace, it is to be feared, is in the catalogue of events, which will never exist but in the imaginations of visionary philosophers, or in the breasts of benevolent enthusiasts.” – James Madison (1792)
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Catalog, Enthusiasts, Events, Fearless, First Principles, Imagination, James Madison, Never Exist, Philosopher, Universal Peace, Visionary
Leave a comment
Shorebreak Blues
Shorebreak Bluesby Michael DoyleOut there on my hideaway, ride the bayI spend my moments in my casual wayHere to surf not to observe or talkI watch the waves crash on Jackpot RockI feel Autumn come creeping in Dreaming in my … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Autumn, Bay, Big Waves, Blues, Casual, Clouds, Crash, Creep In, Doubt, Dreams, Drizzle, Early Morning, Easy Enough, Everyday, Experience, Fake, Feeling, Gone, Hideaway, Island Girl, Jackpot Rock, Love, Make My Way, Moments, Observe, Oceant, Old Timers, Paddle, Paddle Out Again, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Preference, Reverence, Ride, Roll In, Shape, Shorebreak, Sizzle, Slipping On, Souls, Stay, Sun, Surf, Swimming With Iguanas, Take, Talk, Talk Story, Tides, Time Spent, Waiemea, Waves, Waves Meet Shore
Leave a comment
First Principles: The Right of Self-Defense Never Ceases. It Is Among the Most Sacred and Alike Necessary To Nations and To Individuals
“The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.” – President James Monroe (November 16, 1818)
Posted in First Principles
Tagged First Principles, Individuals, James Monroe, Nations, Necessary, Never Cease, Right, Sacred, Self-Defense
Leave a comment
Thought For the Day: Unlimited Power Is Apt To Corrupt the Minds of Those Who Possess It
“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.” – William Pitt Sr. (1708-1778)
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Corrupt, Mind, Possess, Power, Thought For the Day, Unlimited, William Pitt Sr.
Leave a comment
Not Even Death
Not Even Deathby Michael DoyleIf only the hand of loveCould ensnare the moonAnd if belief in the stars aboveBrought faith to the near and soonThere would be nothing to being handledNo complications to become rattledJust the courage needed to be … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Alone, Be Strong, Belief, Best of Life, Blush, Breath, Chance, Cheer, Concern, Courage, Dance, Danger, Death, Declarative, Faith, Fear, Flight, Go the Distance, Go Wrong, Gravity, Hand, Handle, Heroes, Home, Imperative, Inter-Stellar, Love, Mars, Moon, Moonlight, Onward, Photograph, Planet, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Rattle, Sacred, Sacred Duty, Sanctuary, Snare, Stars, Stay the Course, Stranger, Toward, Victory, Want the Shot
Leave a comment
Thought For the Day: Being Brave Means To Know Something Is Scary, Difficult and Dangerous and Doing It Anyway Because the Possibility of Winning the Fight Is Worth the Chance of Losing It
“Being brave means to know something is scary, difficult and dangerous and doing it anyway because the possibility of winning the fight is worth the chance of losing it.” – Emilie Autumn
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Autumn, Being Brave, Chance, Dangerous, Difficult, Do It Anyway, Emilie, Fight, Know, Losing It, Possibility, Scary, Thought For the Day, Win, Worth
Leave a comment
First Principles: When We Are Planning For Posterity, We Ought To Remember That Virtue Is Not Hereditary
“When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.” – Thomas Paine (1776)
Posted in First Principles
Tagged First Principles, Not Hereditary, Plan, Posterity, Remember, Thomas Paine, Virtue, We
Leave a comment
The Chi Within All
The Chi Within Allby Michael DoyleIt matters not, woman or manEach is to yield chi as they canIt is not for a father to sayWhich is who and what’s the wayThere in the essence of controlWhere one’s power finds one’s … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged All, Become, Behalf, Best, Beware, Breath, Chi, Darkness, Death, Disruption, Edge, Essence, Father, Firm, Foretold, Harshness, Honor, Imperial Throne, Know, Life, Light, Man, Matters, Phoenix, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Right, Road, Shadows, Shapeshift, Shrine, Sould, Talk, Test, The Way, Walk, Warrior, Witch, Within, Woman
Leave a comment
First Principles: If We Can Prevent the Government From Wasting the Labors of the People, Under the Pretense of Taking Care of Them, They Must Become Happy
“If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the pretense of taking care of them, they must become happy.” – Thomas Jefferson (1802)
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Americans, First Principles, Future, Government, Happiness, Labor, Predict, Pretense, Prevent, Taking Care, The People, Them, Thomas Jefferson, Wasting
Leave a comment
Thought For the Day: Love Is the Answer, At Least Most of the Questions In My Heart
“Love Is the Answer, At Least For Most of the Questions In My Heart.” – Jack Johnson
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Answer, Heart, Jack Johnson, Least, Love, Most, Questions, Thought For the Day
Leave a comment
