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First Principles: Let Me Not Fail To Praise My God Continually, For It Is His Due and All I Can Return For His Many Favors and Great Goodness To Me

Posted on May 11, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Let me, then, not fail to praise my God continually, for it is his due, and it is all I can return for his many favors and great goodness to me; and let me resolve to be virtuous, that I … Continue reading →

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Lechon Americano

Posted on December 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Happy Roast Suckling Pig Day!! Lechon Americano by Michael Romani Sipping down a San Miguel You with your port and ale Thinking back on yesterday So many memories seem throwaway I was three or maybe four And while the Philippines … Continue reading →

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A Pale Death

Posted on October 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #17: A Pale Death by Michael Romani The end of days descends Like a fog from hell that ascends On us all a thick as it can be As we dance away our sanity Lilith asks for one … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Imagination Brought Mankind From the Dark Ages To the Present State of Civilization

Posted on October 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity.” – L. Frank Baum The points about Columbus and Franklin are technically wrong, while the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Don’t Be Trapped By Dogma…Have the Courage To Follow Your Heart and Intuition

Posted on September 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner … Continue reading →

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Razor’s Edge

Posted on July 31, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Another poem from another life lived an lifetime ago about who I was then and wondering how it is that I managed to turn things around maybe for the better. At least, I like to think so? This one is … Continue reading →

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To Begin As It Began

Posted on June 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Like the sea many of the best things in life ebb and flow, in and out and expanding just to contract back into its depths. https://flic.kr/p/udMBaZ To Begin As It Began by Michael Romani Like two ships adrift and at … Continue reading →

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On Darkest Night

Posted on June 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

It’s just how you feel when you break up, she says. I say, yes, maybe more so when you want to make up…I hope we do On Darkest Night by Michael Romani Dig deep into your soul And find your … Continue reading →

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In Remembrance of the Passage of the 19th Amendment

Posted on May 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Lately, I have been a little distracted. Aloha Promises Forever would like to raise a toast to the Centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment that recognized the God given right for women in the US to vote. May … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Is the Dearness of Freedom That Makes It So Valued and Valuable

Posted on May 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an … Continue reading →

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