Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Guard Your Kindness Within; Knowing How To Give Without Hesitation; Lose Without Regret and Acquire Without Meanness

Posted on July 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Guard within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.” – George Sand [pen name of Amantine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin], novelist (1 Jul 1804-1876)

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Thought For the Day: It Is Better To Lock Up Your Heart Than Fall In Love With Someone Who Doesn’t Know How Much They Mean

Posted on July 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It is better to lock up your heart with a merciless padlock, than to fall in love with someone who doesn’t know what they mean to you.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

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Happy Canada Day!!

Posted on July 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

To my neighbors to the North and the one always on my mind and in my heart! Happy Canada Day!! So, what exactly is Canada Day about? I’m very glad you asked. Formerly known as Dominion Day, Canada Day … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Forgiveness Is A Cancelled Note Never To Be Shown Against the Forgiven

Posted on July 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note – torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Where the Light Is Brightest, the Shadows Are Deepest

Posted on June 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Where the light is brightest, the shadows are deepest.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Thought For the Day: Music Can Make Us Feel Invulnerable and Related to All of Time

Posted on June 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.” – Henry David Thoreau

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Thought For the Day: Rest, Nature, Books, Music and Love For One’s Neighbor Bring Happiness

Posted on June 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: In the Math of Love, One Plus One Is Everything; Two Minus One Equals Nothing

Posted on June 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.” – Mignon McLaughlin

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Thought For the Day: When You Reach the End of Your Rope, Tie A Knot In It and Hang On

Posted on June 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Thought For the Day: If You Are Not Having Fun, You’re Doing Something Wrong

Posted on June 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“If you are not having fun you are doing something wrong.” – Groucho Marx

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