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About alohapromisesforever

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

Things Learned In Harvest

Winter comes seeming like and end… Things Learned In Harvest by Michael Romani I’m never one for seeming alarmist But I have learned this about harvest The lessons learned from the garden I tend Is that Winter only seems like … Continue reading →

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Dream Becomes the Choice

There is a connection between those who would do art of any kind and the sacred.  Sometimes this connection becomes broken and flawed.  Sometimes it fulfills itself and offers that connection for others to partake in. Dream Becomes the Choice … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Be A Yardstick of Quality

“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” – Steve Jobs    

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First Principles: The Surest Means of Avoiding War Is To Be Prepared For It In Peace

“It is important also to consider, that the surest means of avoiding war is to be prepared for it in peace.” – Joseph Story      

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First Principles: Though We Seek Peace, It Is Our Necessity To Provide For Defense By All Means

“Although our prospect is peace, our policy and purpose are to provide for defense by all those means to which our resources are competent.” – Thomas Jefferson      

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Thought For the Day: Our Lives Get Better By Change Not Chance

“Our life does not get better by chance; it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn      

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Thought For the Day: Keep Your Feet On the Ground and Keep Reaching For Stars

“Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for stars.” – Casey Kasem What I keep trying to teach my little girls.  Was sad to hear that they set absolutely no goals for 2020.  No one sets goals any more … Continue reading →

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First Principles: When War Is Required, We Must Meet Our Duty To Convince the World That We are Just Friends and Brave Enemies

“Whensoever hostile aggressions…require a resort to war, we must meet our duty and convince the world that we are just friends and brave enemies.” – Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Andrew Jackson (December 3, 1806)   It’s been going on for quite some … Continue reading →

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Bricks Into the Future

We live in an interesting time of transition.  Into what exactly is yet to be seen.  It’s both exciting and scary to watch and more to be part of this transformation.  Greater degrees of uniqueness have somehow merged into a … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A Cardinal Truth About the Human Condition Is That Evil Often Leaves Virtue With Few Good Options

“The longer I live, the more I understand a cardinal truth about the human condition — evil often leaves virtue with few good options.” – David French      

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