Tag Archives: Acts

NaNoWriMo Thoughts

Posted on November 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

NaNoWriMo Thoughtsby Michael DoyleSince the first cave paintingStories have been written and toldHere now in all of our waitingIs yet another story to be written and soldIt’s a path of thinking and imaginationIn a what if world of machinationAn another … Continue reading →

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Tribalisms of Empathy

Posted on May 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Society’s kindness has gone markedly down as we tend to polarize and communicate online via social media more. It’s sort of sparking a lot of interest, particularly in these times of social isolation, in getting folks to begin dialoging … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Is A Certain Enthusiasm In Liberty That Makes Human Nature Rise Above Itself In Acts of Bravery and Heroism

Posted on March 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” – Alexander Hamilton, in The Farmer Refuted (February 23, 1775)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Acts, Alexander Hamilton, Brave, Enthusiasm, First Principles, Heroism, Human Nature, Liberty, Rise, The Farmer Refuted | Leave a comment

Crawled From the Crypt

Posted on March 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Does anyone remember a very old television show, Dark Shadows? When I was a kid, they tell me I would cut through the woods after school let out instead of taking the bus and run some 3.5 miles to catch … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acts, Adage, Attrition, Bleed, Chain, Clever, Cloak, Cost, Crawl, Crypt, Curious, Dark, Dark Shadows, Door, Doors, Doubt, Fate, Grandfather Clock, Graveyard, Habit, Limits, Lock, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Push of the Pull, Reborn, Reveal, Seal, Secret, Silence, Sledge Hammer, Sorrow, Strong will, Threat, Tomorrow, Tremble, Trouble, Truth, Truth Seeker, Vain, Wept, Wish, Yesterday | Leave a comment

First Principles: A Certain Enthusiasm In Liberty Makes Human Nature Rise Above Itself In Acts of Bravery and Heroism

Posted on March 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” – Alexander Hamilton

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Thought For the Day: An Armed Society Is A Polite Society

Posted on January 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“An armed society is a polite society.” – Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Acts, Armed, Back Up, Good, Life, manners, Polite, Robert A Heinlein, Society, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

First Principles: History Is A Book With Many Pages Filled With Acts of Hopefulness and Meaning

Posted on November 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“But I see history as a book with many pages–and each day we fill a page with acts of hopefulness and meaning.” – George H. W. Bush

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In Memory of 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

We must never forget what extremists brought on this day We must always linger on the troubles that come humanity’s way We must also never forget that we are all the children of God And that God would have us … Continue reading →

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The Path of Kindness

Posted on August 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Proverbs 3:3-4 The Path of Kindness by Michael Romani Stretched patience gives its opportunity As a choice of kindness felt in empathy God has given His shine into this darkness That would otherwise know not but … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Absolution, Actions, Acts, Angry, Answer, Attention, Blindness, Calm, Capability, Children, Christ, Command, Community, Compassion, Consideration, Darkness, Day of Judgment, Deeds, Do, Empathy, Enemy, Focus, Fruit of the Spirit, Gentle, Gift, God, God's Will, Grace, Gracious, Harshness, Head, Hear, Heart, Importance, Inner, Inscribe, Kindness, Light, Love, Mankind, Natural, Needs, Opportunity, Outer Beauty, Path, Patience, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Proverbs, Quality, Reflection, Relationship, Repentance, Responsibility, Retribution, Righteous, Said, Salvation, Sensitivity, Shadow, Shine, Sight, Sin, Society, Soft, Soul, Steeple, Tolerance, Treat, True, Truth, Understand, Ungrateful, Ways, Worship, Wrath | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: When Mankind Fights It’s Unseen Battles We Need the Grace of Kindness Shown and Heard

Posted on July 31, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Kind words, kind looks, kind acts, and warm hand-shakes, – these are means of grace when men in trouble are fighting their unseen battles.” – John Hall, pastor (31 Jul 1829-1898)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Acts, Battle, Fight, Grace, Handshake, John Hall, Kind, Looks, Mankind, Thought For the Day, Trouble, Unseen, Warm, Words | Leave a comment