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Hula Memories

Posted on August 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Hula Memoriesby Michael DoyleThe modern age has its share of complexity.But not enough to warrant Hawaiian anxiety.The sacred duty held with great veneration,Is the sacred duty felt by each generation.Hula is the language of the Hawaiian heart.It has remained so … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: All That Happens To Us, Including Our Humiliations, Our Misfortunes, Our Embarrassments, All Is Given To Us As Raw Material, As Clay, So That We May Shape Our Art

Posted on August 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is given to us as raw material, as clay, so that we may shape our art.” – Jorge Luis Borges

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Speaking Up From the Heart

Posted on July 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Speaking Up From the Heartby Michael DoyleSometimes life flies at me undeserved,And my viewpoint seems a bit underservedSo I find myself, as I have from the start,Speaking my mind straight from the heart.We might be in opposition, and that’s okay.But … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Is No Art Which Government Sooner Learns of Another Than That of Draining Money From the Pockets of the People

Posted on June 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no art which government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.” – Adam Smith

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Thought For the Day: Art Is An Infinitely Precious Good, A Draught Both Refreshing and Cheering Which Restores the Stomach and the Mind To the Natural Equilibrium of the Ideal

Posted on April 9, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Art is an infinitely precious good, a draught both refreshing and cheering which restores the stomach and the mind to the natural equilibrium of the ideal.” – Charles Baudelaire

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If You Should Let Go

Posted on January 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

If You Should Let Goby Michael DoyleBelieveJust believeA little bit longerHold OnJust hold onA little bit strongerTo that love in your soulWhen your passion gives up controlEven when you feel down and outThis is the only thing you can’t doubtYou … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Art Should Be Like A Holiday: Something To Give A Man the Opportunity To See Things Differently and To Change His Point of View

Posted on December 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Art should be like a holiday: something to give a man the opportunity to see things differently and to change his point of view.” -Paul Klee, painter (18 Dec 1879-1940)

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Thought For the Day: Imagination, Not Invention, Is the Supreme Master of Art As of Life

Posted on December 12, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.” – Joseph Conrad

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First Principles: The Great Principles of Right and Wrong Are Legible To Every Reader; To Pursue Them Requires Not the Aid of Many Counselors. The Whole Art of Government Consists In the Art of Being Honest

Posted on December 11, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The great principles of right and wrong are legible to every reader; to pursue them requires not the aid of many counselors. The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.” – Thomas Jefferson (1775)

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Thought For the Day: Poetry Is the Art of Creating Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads

Posted on November 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.” -Marianne Moore, poet (15 Nov 1887-1972) — Marianne Moore was a poetess nominated for a Nobel Prize in Literature based on her use of formal innovation, precise diction, irony, … Continue reading →

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