Tag Archives: Before

Self Reflection

Posted on August 18, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Self Reflectionby Michael DoyleI took a pause to see what life was giving,Wondering if I was right in the way I was living.Fear of God and knowing myself lead to wisdomThat will gain me my place in my father’s kingdom.I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, Before, Bible, Capable, Christianity, Comfort Zone, Faith, Fear of God, Giving, God, Grac, Growth, Holy Ground, Inspiration, Jesus, Kingdom, Knowing Myself, Life, Living, Love, Might, Option, Paus, Place, Poetry and Poems, Savior, Self Reflection, Whisper, Wisdom, Wonder | Leave a comment

Mean Street Struggles

Posted on June 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Mean Street Strugglesby Michael DoyleThe top tier of all artistryHas the flow found in living free.The struggle and hustle of the cityHas the habit of instilling its vibrancyThat grinds against the boneIn a way that makes each soul its own.New … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Another Day, Artists, Before, Bone, Cinema, Closer To Love, Corruption, Differently, Disruption, Door, Fight, Flow, Forgotten, Fragments, Full Price, Ghost, Glimpses, Greater, Grinds, Habit, History, Ideals, Illumination, Imagination, Immigrants, Learn, Living Free, Mean Street, More, Neighborhood, New York City, Opportunities, Own, Perception, Poetry and Poems, Primeval, Push and Shove, Revere, Reverent, Rival, Scenery, Second Generation, Seen, Soul, Store, Struggle and Hustle, Struggles, Sum of Sacrifice, Survival, Survivors, Sympathy, The City, Top Toer, Tribabl, True Mystery, Up and Coming, Visitor | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: What Lies Behind Us and What Lies Before Us Are Tiny Matters Compared To What Lies Within Us

Posted on May 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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First Principles: What Lies Behind Us and What Lies Before Us As Are Tiny Matters Compared To What Lies Within Us

Posted on February 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Thought For the Day: It Is Strange How Often A Heart Must Be Broken Before the Years Can Make It Wise

Posted on August 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.”- Sara Teasdale

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Happy Death Day!

Posted on March 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Happy Death Day!by Michael DoyleSplitting hangover starts the dayAgain and again in instant replayYou’re certain you have been here beforeFrom what’s seen, you don’t need thinking any moreDespite appearances, you won’t feel better tomorrowYour two choices are either fear or … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Again and Again, Alley, Answers, Appearance, Before, Beleated, Better, Broken Dreams, Cause, Celebration, Certain, Coming Apart, Curtain, Dead, Death, Delirium, Despite, Disorder, Equilibrium, Fear, Hangover, Happy Death DAy, Head, Hurt, Idiocy, Instant Replay, Invitation, Kissed, Last Breath, Leave, Life, Life Grinds, Lucky, Missed, Pain, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Run, Sanity, Seams, Search, Seen, Self, Shelf, Sorrow, Think, This Day, Through, Tomorrow, Two Choices, Universal | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: I Got the Message. All of Us Get the Message, Sooner or Later. If You Get It Before It’s Too Late Or Before You’re Too Old, You’ll Pull Through All Right

Posted on November 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“I got the message. All of us get the message, sooner or later. If you get it before it’s too late or before you’re too old, you’ll pull through all right.” – Nat King Cole

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The Static of Electricity

Posted on October 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

The Static of Electricityby Michael DoyleFrom the dark agesAre turned the pagesLit with electricityIn its spark of majestyIt fills up the nightWith the brilliance of lightThough dark only moments beforeElectricity conquered this forevermoreWhile another cup of coffeeBrings the morning timeSeeing … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Before, Brilliance, Chamber, Coffee, Come Alive, Conquer, Cupf, Dark, Dark Ages, Door, Eccentricity, Electrictiy, Explor, Facination, Fill, Forevermore, Freedom, Illumination, Light, Lock, Magic, Majesty, Mind, Morning Time, Night, Pages, Poetry and Poems, Question, Secret, See, Spark, Static | Leave a comment

What Used To Be

Posted on September 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

What Used To Beby Michael DoyleI remember when I showed my daughterWhat it was that used to once beShared like a loving fatherIn the twenty-second centuryWe dominated with technologyForgetting the natural carrying capacityAnd reframed the world in uglinessTo which her … Continue reading →

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First Principles: For He Chose Us In Him Before the Creation of the World To Be Holy and Blameless In His Sight

Posted on July 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus,[a] the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3 Praise be … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Apostle, Before, Chose, Creation, Ephesians 1:1-9, Ephesus, Faithful, First Principles, God Our Father, Grace and Peace, Him, Holy and Blameless, Jesus Christ, Paul, Sight, Spiritual Blessings, Us, Will of God, World | Leave a comment