Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Your Present Circumstances Don’t Determine Where You Can Go, They Merely Determine Where You Start

Posted on January 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go, they merely determine where you start.” – Nido Qubei

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Thought For the Day: One Ought Every Day At Least, To Hear A Little Song, Read A Good Poem, See A Fine Picture, and, If It Were Possible, To Speak A Few Reasonable Words

Posted on December 31, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“One ought every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship

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Thought For the Day: History Is A Guide To Navigation In Perilous Times. History Is Who We Are and Why We Are the Way We Are

Posted on December 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.” – David McCullough

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Thought For the Day: To Be Grateful Is To Recognize the Love of God In Everything He Has Given Us – and He Has Given Us Everything

Posted on December 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us – and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Make Everything As Simple As Possible, But Not Simpler. A Man Should Look For What Is, And Not For What He Thinks Should Be

Posted on December 28, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. A … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The More I Study Nature, the More I Stand Amazed At the Work of the Creator. Science Brings Men Nearer To God

Posted on December 27, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. Science brings men nearer to God.” – Louis Pasteur, , chemist and bacteriologist (27 Dec 1822-1895)

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Thought For the Day: One of the Nice Things About Problems Is That A Good Many of Them Do Not Exist Except In Our Imaginations

Posted on December 26, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imaginations.” – Steve Allen

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Merry Christmas 2024!!

Posted on December 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

The first lunar mission to leave the Earth’s orbit was Apollo 8. The men on this mission were the first to observe Earthrise. In 1968, on doing so, they were compelled by their faith to read the biblical account of … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: If You’re Rooting Against the President, You Are Rooting Against the Nation. And I’m Not Going To Be Where I Want A President To Fail. So, Country First

Posted on December 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“If you’re rooting against the president, you are rooting against the nation. And I’m not ever going to be where I want a president to fail. So, country first. I know that’s become maybe like a cliche, but it happens … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Let Us Remember That Wisdom Is the True Salt of Literature, and the Books That Are Most Nourishing Are Richly Stored With It

Posted on December 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Maxims and aphorisms, let us remember that wisdom is the true salt of literature, and the books that are most nourishing are richly stored with it, and that is the main object to seek in reading books.” – John Morley, … Continue reading →

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