Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Gratitude Unlocks the Fullness of Life

Posted on July 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Life Can Be Perfectly Satisfying Without Major Achievements

Posted on July 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Life can be perfectly satisfying without major achievements.” – Alice Munro, short-story writer and Nobel Prize winner (b. 10 Jul 1931)

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Thought For the Day: Whether Prince or Pauper, All Are Prone To Abuse Power If Not Guided By Love of Truth and Virtue

Posted on July 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.” – Jean de la Fontaine, poet and fabulist (8 Jul … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It’s Not Where You Go; It’s Who You Travel With

Posted on July 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“In Life, It’s Not Where You Go, It’s Who You Travel With” – Charles Schulz

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Thought For the Day: If Dogs Do Not Go To Heaven, Then When I Die I Want To Go Where They Went

Posted on July 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” – Will Rogers

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Thought For the Day: In Being Generous To Others With Our Home, Food and Time, We Are Enriched

Posted on July 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched.” – Pope Francis

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Thought For the Day: Do Not Fear Failure

Posted on July 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Don’t fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.” – Bruce Lee

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Thought For the Day: America Was Built On Courage, Imagination and An Unbeatable Determination To Do the Job At Hand

Posted on July 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” – Harry S. Truman

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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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