“For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.‘” – Galatians 5:14 (NIV)
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First Principles: For the Entire Law Is Fulfilled In Keeping This One Command: ‘Love Your Neighbor As Yourself’
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Thought For the Day: For Me, Words Are A Form of Action, Capable of Influencing Change
“For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” -Ingrid Bengis, writer and teacher (1944-2017)
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First Principles: The Rights of Conscience, of Bearing Arms, of Changing the Government, Are Declared To Be Inherent In the People
“The rights of conscience, of bearing arms, of changing the government, are declared to be inherent in the people.” – Fisher Ames
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Let’s Please Honor Veterans Day 2023!
Have you hugged your veterans today? Trust me, we appreciate it!
To Be A Veteran Is...
by Michael Doyle
I
And so many of my sisters
and brothers
We
Signed our names to the blank check
that we would serve for the others
Who make up the citizenry of our nation
In our ceaseless dedication
Living up to the best of our aspirations
That made up the causes of our inspiration
Countless miles
Marching to destinations we didn't know
Following the orders
Of those above, to obediently go
Forward to serve and put our lives on the line
Inching our way through landmines
and toward necessary victories
Needed in the name of
Freedom and liberty
Whatever was called for from me
I would obediently give
That others might live
The better life promised by this nation
Whatever the conditions
Rain or cold
We served this nation's ideals
Doing what we were told
That the world might be a better place
Unflinching regardless of what we came to face
Always
Living for that better tomorrow
That would replace dreams for sorrow
All our given days
Dedicated to the American Dreams
We were sold on behalf of our fellow human beings
Though it was that we did not always fully agree
Our full hearts served and perished if it was to be
Giving our all on behalf freedom's ideals obediently
Each of us willing to give our everything unselfishly
(c) November 11, 2023 Michael Doyle
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Happy Birthday U.S. Marine Corps!
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 July 11, 1798, by then President John Adams.
Aloha Promises wishes all Marines presently active or no longer enlisted a very happy birthday and salutes you for your service on behalf of the United States!
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Other Side of Hell
Other Side of Hell
by Michael Doyle
This isn't meant to discourage
But sometimes, true courage
Is found on the other side of Hell
When your eyes have seen enough to dispel
Any notion that peace can be found
Through the taking of lives in war
And when you've chased this truth around
Enough to know it can't be ignored anymore
There's been one bullet too many
And suddenly, you need to find rest
This isn't a multiple choice or an "any"
Answer that best completes this test
The plunked, discordant chords
Played through life's battered windows
Sometimes, it cuts deeper than swords
And reveals a soul formed inside the shadows
It's a lonesome trail to be on this road
As we find ourselves in our reflection
It's the story to be repeated as it is told
That most often, war is man's worst affliction
It is a sickened heart that bleeds
With every drop bearing the seeds
That plant this sacred cause of sorrow
Knowing that war will come yet again tomorrow
Every true veteran dreads this fact
That the power lies in the hands that do not fight
False bravado at the expense of others is an act
That does not stand the test of first light
(c)November 10, 2023 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: An Elective Despotism Was Not the Government We Fought For; But One In Which the Powers of Government Should Be Divided and Balanced
“An elective despotism was not the government we fought for; but one in which the powers of government should be so divided and balanced among the several bodies of magistracy as that no one could transcend their legal limits without being effectually checked and restrained by the others.” – James Madison (1788)
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
“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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Wandering In the Night
Wandering In the Night
by Michael Doyle
Weary souls wandering in the night
In need of a healing light
We are not ever truly alone
Thanking God, we are not on our own
We are unburdened from bitterness
Our saved souls have felt the tenderness
Walking each moment in our gratitude
We keep the path of the right attitude
Knowing that Hell has lost yet another one
As each of us comes to be set free
Though we know our journey is not done
God has come into our lives and set us free
Pushing on to the very end
We know that Christ is our God and friend
Loving us in a million ways
As He walks beside us through our days
God is great, and He is good
In all instances, it is understood
From childhood to our final days
He alone is worthy of our holy praise
(c) November 9, 2023 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: The Cure For A Fallacious Argument Is A Better Argument, Not the Suppression of Ideas
“The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.” – Carl Sagan
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