Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: What A Child Can Do Today With Assistance, She Will Be Able To Do By Herself Tomorrow

Posted on November 17, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“What a child can do today with assistance, she will be able to do by herself tomorrow.” – Lev S. Vygotsky

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Thought For the Day: The True Cost of Fueling An EV Would Equate To An EV Owner Paying $17.33 Per Gallon of Gasoline

Posted on November 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The cost of charging equipment and charging losses, averaged out over 10 years and 120,000 miles, is $1.38 per gallon equivalent on top of [the $1.21 per gallon cost claimed by EV advocates]. Adding the costs of the subsidies to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Who Makes Quick Use of the Moment Is A Genius of Prudence

Posted on November 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.” – Johann Kaspar Lavater

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Thought For the Day: Without Peace, All Other Dreams Vanish and Are Reduced To Ashes

Posted on November 14, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.” – Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister

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Thought For the Day: Everybody, Soon Or Late, Sits Down To A Banquet of Consequences

Posted on November 13, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.” -Robert Louis Stevenson, novelist, essayist, and poet (13 Nov 1850-1894)

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Thought For the Day: The Fruit of the Spirit Is Fundamentally Relational. Rather Than Originating With Us, It Flows To Us From Our Union With Christ

Posted on November 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The fruit of the Spirit is fundamentally relational. Rather than originating with us, it flows to us from our union with Christ, and it flows beyond us to bring us into fellowship with others. The secret of this flow – … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: For Me, Words Are A Form of Action, Capable of Influencing Change

Posted on November 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” -Ingrid Bengis, writer and teacher (1944-2017)

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Happy Birthday U.S. Marine Corps!

Posted on November 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

On November 10, 1775, the U.S. Marine Corps was born at Tun Tavern as the Continental Marines. Although, after the Revolutionary War ended, the U.S. Navy and the Marine Corps were disbanded for a time, they were quickly reestablished on … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Is Well For A Man When He Has Learned To Endure What He Cannot Change, and To Give Up With Dignity What He Cannot Retain

Posted on November 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It is well for a man when he has learned to endure what he cannot change, and to give up with dignity what he cannot retain.” – Friedrich Schiller

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Thought For the Day: The Cure For A Fallacious Argument Is A Better Argument, Not the Suppression of Ideas

Posted on November 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.” – Carl Sagan

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