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Growing Up In the Tropics

Posted on June 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Growing Up in the Tropicsby Michael DoyleAcross the tropics, in early morning,We awaken sleepless, feeling the sunShining like a dreamBe it Cuba, Hawaii, or the PhilippinesThe breeze blows by coollyTurning the wind vanes slowly Dragonflies and butterflies floatOn mica wings … Continue reading →

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At the End of Life

Posted on May 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

At the End of Lifeby Michael DoyleAt the end of life’s pathAs a matter of the simplest mathA good man wishes he has ledHis children to right thoughts in their headsAt the end of life’s dreamsFilled with love bursting at … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I See Too Plainly Custom Forms Us All. Our Thoughts, Our Morals, Our Most Fixed Belief, Are Consequences of Our Place of Birth

Posted on February 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“I see too plainly custom forms us all. Our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed belief, are consequences of our place of birth.” – Aaron Hill, dramatist and writer (10 Feb 1685-1750)

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Thought For the Day: All Progress Has Resulted From People Who Took Unpopular Positions

Posted on February 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.” – Adlai Stevenson, governor, ambassador (5 Feb 1900-1965)

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Thought For the Day: All Life Is Sacred

Posted on January 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There Is A Seamless Web to Life…All Life Is Sacred…”. – Nat Hentoff

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First Principles: Nil Desperandum – Never Despair. That Is A Motto For You and Me. All Are Not Dead; and Where There Is A Spark of Patriotic Fire, We Will Rekindle It

Posted on January 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Nil desperandum, — Never Despair. That is a motto for you and me. All are not dead; and where there is a spark of patriotic fire, we will rekindle it.” – Samuel Adams

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Thought For the Day: All That We Call Human History…Is the Long Terrible Story of Man Trying To Find Something Other Than God Which Will Make Him Happy

Posted on November 14, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“All that we call human history … [is] the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” – C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)

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Thought For the Day: Maybe All One Can Do Is Hope To End Up With the Right Regrets

Posted on October 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.” – Arthur Miller, playwright and essayist (17 Oct 1915-2005)

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First Principles: Yet To All Who Did Receive Him, To Those Who Believed In His Name, He Gave the Right To Become Children of God

Posted on September 5, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“ Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Where There Is No Law, There Is No Liberty

Posted on June 8, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Where there is no law, there is no liberty; and nothing deserves the name of law but that which is certain and universal in its operation upon all the members of the community.” – Benjamin Rush (1788)

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