Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: We Are Healed of A Suffering Only By Expressing It To the Full

Posted on July 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We are healed of a suffering only by expressing it to the full.” -Marcel Proust, novelist (10 Jul 1871-1922)

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Thought For the Day: The Fear of Telling the Truth – Whatever That Truth May Be – That Fear Is the Most Painful Sensation of A Moral Life

Posted on July 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“As a child I was taught that to tell the truth was often painful. As an adult I have learned that not to tell the truth is more painful, and that the fear of telling the truth — whatever the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Gift I Can Conceive of Having From Anyone Is To Be Seen, Heard, Understood, and Touched By Them

Posted on July 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“I believe the greatest gift I can conceive of having from anyone is to be seen, heard, understood, and touched by them. The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand, and touch another person.” -Virginia Satir, psychotherapist … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Conservatives Are Disappointed With Man’s Sinfulness, but Proud of the Founder’s Ideals; Many Liberals Are Disappointed With the Founders’ Ideals, and Proud of Man’s Sinfulness

Posted on July 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Conservatives are disappointed with man’s sinfulness, but proud of the founders’ ideals; many liberals are disappointed with the founders’ ideals, and proud of man’s sinfulness.” – Ben Shapiro

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Thought For the Day: You and I Have A Rendezvous With Destiny. We’ll Preserve For Our Children This, the Last Best Hope of Man On Earth

Posted on July 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We’ll preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we’ll sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness.” – Ronald Reagan

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Happy and Blessed Independence Day 2023, America!!

Posted on July 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Wishing each and all of my American friends a very happy and blessed Independence Day 2023!! Rather today was spent in reverent quietude or in joyous celebration, I hope each of you has spent a moment’s contemplation on the principles … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Freedom Is Never More Than One Generation Away From Extinction

Posted on July 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Court’s ‘Cruelty’ Was In Supporting Congress’s Core Constitutional Power of the Purse

Posted on July 3, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The court’s ‘cruelty’ was in supporting Congress’s core constitutional power of the purse. Schumer’s disappointment in having to address and vote on the forgiveness of hundreds of billions of dollars in loans speaks volumes about the collapse of our constitutional … Continue reading →

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Thought For Another Day: We Must Dissent From the Fear, the Hatred, and the Mistrust

Posted on July 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We must dissent from the fear, the hatred, and the mistrust. We must dissent from a nation that buried its head in the sand waiting in vain for the needs of its poor, its elderly, and its sick to disappear … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Where-ever Law Ends, Tyranny Begins

Posted on July 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Wherever law ends, tyranny begins.” – John Locke, in Two Treatises of Government (1689)

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