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

Thought For the Day: Life Is Not A Problem To Be Solved But A Mystery To Be Lived. Follow the Path That Is No Path, Follow Your Bliss

Posted on September 9, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived. Follow the path that is no path, follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

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Fifty-Five Years Gone

Posted on September 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Fifty-Five Years Goneby Michael DoyleFrom crayons to my sister’s perfume,I was lost deep inside the White Room.Things of death made me feel fear,And I needed another atmosphere.I lost myself on memory lane,Half convinced that life slips down the drain.Looking for … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 45s, AM Radio, Atmosphere, Autumn Leaves, Beginning, Call, Closed Door, Crawl, Crayon, Cry, Death, Different, Drain, DU, Experiment, Fall, Fear, Feeling Sound, Fifty-Five Years, Find, FM, Fortune, Gone, Hit, Inside, Kicks, Madman, Memory Lane, Music, Never-Ending, New Opportunity, Perfume, Player, Poetry and Poems, Read, Reverent, Shaman, Shout, Soul, Stage, Stereo Long Play, Twist, Unimpressed, Variant, Wasteland, Way Out, White Room, Wounded Prided | Leave a comment

First Principles: Love Is More Powerful Than Hate, Hope Is More Powerful Than Fear, Light Is More Powerful Than Dark

Posted on September 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Love is more powerful than hate, Hope is more powerful than fear, Light is more powerful than dark “. -Joe Biden After 25 minutes of searching through Biden quotes, this was the best I could find that everyone should find … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: If More Politicians In This Country Were Thinking About the Next Generation Instead of the Next Election, It Might Be Better For the United States and the World

Posted on September 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.” -Claude Pepper, senator and representative (8 Sep 1900-1989)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Claude Pepper, Country, Election, Next Generation, Politicians, The World, Think, Thought For the Day, United States | Leave a comment

Living: The Attempt

Posted on September 7, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Living: The Attemptby Michael DoyleIt’s in replacing us with you,That we find the gospel true.Anchored in His abundant life,Through grace, we are removed from strife.God’s riches at Christ’s bloody expense,The hard truth strips us of our pretense.As God’s holy truth … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anchor, Attempt, Bible, Christ, Christianity, Expense, Faith, God, God's Riches, Gospel, Grace, Holy Truth, Jesus, Living, Poetry and Poems, Replace, Strife, Works In pogress | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: There Is Tremendous Relief In Knowing That His Love Is Based At Every Point In Prior Knowledge of the Worst About Me

Posted on September 7, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“There is tremendous relief in knowing that His love to me is based at every point on prior knowledge of the worst about me.” – J.I. Packer

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First Principles: Do Not Conform To the Pattern of This World, But Be Transformed By the Renewing of Your Mind. Then You Will Be Able To Test and Approve What God’s Will Is

Posted on September 7, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.” – Romans … Continue reading →

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A Case For Somaliland

Posted on September 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

A Case For Somalilandby Michael DoyleWashington held it as a proper expectationThat immigrants would adhere to dedicationThat anyone moving into our great nationWould endeavor to adopt the path of assimilation.Still, we find that there are familial tiesTo their past nation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1991, Assimilation, Bible, Case, Consensus, Darkness, Democratic Dissent, God, Gun, Hatred, Healing Voice, History, Immigration, Insurgency, Legitimacy, Marixt-Lenist Ideology, News, Poetry and Poems, Politics, Said Barre, Somalilad, Sovereign Nation, Sovereignty, Trauma, Tyranny, Washington | Leave a comment

First Principles: The American Dream Is Freedom, Prosperity, Peace – and Liberty and Justice For All. That’s A Big Dream. It’s Not Always Easy To Achieve, But That’s the Ideal

Posted on September 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The American Dream is freedom, prosperity, peace-and liberty and justice for all. That’s a big dream. It’s not always easy to achieve, but that’s the ideal. More than any country in history we’ve made gains toward a democracy that is … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: He Is Happiest, Be He King Or Peasant, Who Finds Peace In His Home

Posted on September 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Thought For the Day: Life Is Not A Problem To Be Solved But A Mystery To Be Lived. Follow the Path That Is No Path, Follow Your Bliss

Fifty-Five Years Gone

First Principles: Love Is More Powerful Than Hate, Hope Is More Powerful Than Fear, Light Is More Powerful Than Dark

Thought For the Day: If More Politicians In This Country Were Thinking About the Next Generation Instead of the Next Election, It Might Be Better For the United States and the World

Living: The Attempt

Thought For the Day: There Is Tremendous Relief In Knowing That His Love Is Based At Every Point In Prior Knowledge of the Worst About Me

First Principles: Do Not Conform To the Pattern of This World, But Be Transformed By the Renewing of Your Mind. Then You Will Be Able To Test and Approve What God’s Will Is

A Case For Somaliland

First Principles: The American Dream Is Freedom, Prosperity, Peace – and Liberty and Justice For All. That’s A Big Dream. It’s Not Always Easy To Achieve, But That’s the Ideal

Thought For the Day: He Is Happiest, Be He King Or Peasant, Who Finds Peace In His Home

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