Tag Archives: Action

First Principles: Let Knowledge and Virtue Enable Your Motives Through Life In Acting To Relieve the Distressed, Detect Fraud, Defeat Oppression and Diffuse Happiness

Posted on June 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Learning is not virtue but the means to bring us an acquaintance with it. Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. Let these be your motives to action through life, the relief … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Beware That Two Passions Strongly Influence Politics – Love of Power and Love of Money

Posted on June 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“(T)here are two passions which have a powerful influence in the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice—the love of power and the love of money. Separately, each of these has great force in prompting men to action; but, … Continue reading →

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The Good Man Stands

Posted on May 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Been spending some time at a Western museum lately. When you think on the lives lived, something like this might come to mind? The Good Man Stands by Michael Romani Troubles come Troubles gone The good man stands As he … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Action, Breathe, Broken, Carry On, Cry, Died, Dust, Friend, Fronttier, God, Good Man, Luck, Poem, Poetry, Prairie, Rail, Sod, Stand, Tears, Time, Trouble, Trust, Wild West | Leave a comment

The Love of One So Good

Posted on May 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Learning again and again the difference between fool’s gold and real gold when it comes to the heart. In this case, I believe the proof is in the deeds done and love shown gracefully time and again. The Love of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Action, Deeds, Deserve, Difference, Done, Echo, Embrace, Fool's Gold, Goodness, Grace, Heart, Infinity, Journey, Kindness, Learn, Lessons, Little Gestures, Love, Meant, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Return, Satifaction, Show, Sweet Words, Tender, Treasure, True Gold, Understood, Wish, Words, World | Leave a comment

First Principles: Leadership Is Inspiring Others To Dream, Learn and Become More

Posted on March 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Action, Become, Dream, First Principles, Inspire, John Quincy Adams, Leader, Learn, More, Others, You | Leave a comment

Fixed Focus

Posted on March 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 1 John 3: Fixed Focus by Michael Romani Having learned that I cannot serve More than the one that I deserve Defining the character of Christianity Far exceeds any pride or vanity It is the four … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Action, Agape, Bible, Blind, Book of John, Brotherly Love, Character, Cheap, Christian, Close, Close To the Heart, Command, Define, Deserve, Divine Power, Do Right, Doubt, Fix, Focus, Give, God, God's Eyes, Hand, Hour, Love, Love Each Other, Mystic, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Price, Pride, Relevance, Sacrifice, Sanctity, Satisfy, Scripture, Serve, Signaled Virtue, Significance, Simple, Thought, Truth, Unkind, Vain, Whirlpool | Leave a comment

Free Fall Into Action

Posted on January 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Anyone like to skydive? Show of hands? Freefall Into Action by Michael Romani Fanciful impressions of Halloween Ten seconds to decompression The impossible mission is on All cause for delay.. now… gone Free falling from high altitude Doesn’t allow for … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Action, Bad Landing, Belong, Break, Decompres, Deploy, Distinct, Freefall, Gone, Halloween, Heartbreak, High Altitude, Impression, Latitude, Lead, Live Another Day, Mission, Mistake, Mythology, Percision, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pristine, Reaction, Recall, Ride, Rodeo, Sake, Satisfcation, Say, Standing, Strategy, Stride, Time, Wrong | Leave a comment

Played Like The Boss

Posted on January 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The relevance of rock-n-roll is how something so irreverently off the cuff could change the world into the mainly the Key of E. E for emotion, excitement, energy, enjoyment and evolving us into a whole new paradigm. Many watching wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Action, Applause, Boss, Change, Chin, Chord, Common Man, Constant, Dark, Doubt, Explosion, Glory, Guitar, Home, Jaded Past, Key of E, Light, Motorcycle, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Revolution, Rock N Roll, Satisfaction, Six String, Society, Songs, Stage Lights, Story, Television, Truth, World, Young Boy | Leave a comment

First Principles: Use Your Time Wisely, Always Do Something Useful

Posted on December 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.” – Benjamin Franklin This is not so much the ending of one year, as the beginning of the rest of your life. It is the time … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Christmas Is Love In Action

Posted on December 27, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Christmas, my child, is love in action.”– Dale Evans Rogers

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