Tag Archives: Believe

The Dreamwork of Nightmares

Posted on May 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In these dark times when it is so hard to be optimistic, can anyone be blamed for having nightmares? But what then are these? The Dreamwork of Nightmares by Michael Doyle Even still as we grow and mature We find … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Is Wrong For Anyone, Anywhere To Believe In Anything Absent Sufficient Evidence

Posted on May 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.” – William Kingdon Clifford, mathematician and philosopher (4 May 1845-1879) It takes a strong contrarian to look at all the impossibilities of life on our planet, … Continue reading →

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First Principles: They Who Permit Themselves To Lie Once, Find It Much Easier To Do Until It Becomes Habitual

Posted on April 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world’s … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Attend, Believe, Easy, First Principles, Habitual, Lie, Lies, Permit, Second, Third, Thomas Jefferson, Truth, World | Leave a comment

Fruit of Devine

Posted on April 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

There are many theories on what the forbidden fruit might have been. On the 24th day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020, the optional prompt is to write about a particular fruit of our choice. Fruit of Devine by Michael Doyle Of every … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2020, Adam, Apple, Believe, Days, Define, Deity, Devine, Die, Drip, Eat, Fate, Fruit, Fruit of Grape, Good and Evil, Goodness, Grape Wine, Grieve, Holy Purposes, Immorality, Indulgence, Knowledge, Mallum, Man, Mortality, NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, Noah, Path, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Rectify, Sin, Sip, Splendor, Throat, Treasure, Trick, Unholy, Verity, Wine, Zohar | Leave a comment

Retroactive Kaleidoscope

Posted on April 17, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The optional objective for Day 17 of Na/GloPoWriMo 2020 is to write a poem incorporating a ‘forgotten’ technology. Well, my choice is not so much as forgotten but once a has been yet now a collectible among some. Retroactive … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2020, 45s, Angst, Artisanal, Aural, Bad, Bake, Believe, Brilliance, Bulge, Burrow, Capability, Capacity, Cave, Childhood, Days, Digital, Drive By, Economy, Fail, Favorite, Fear, Feet, Fix, Forgotten, Fulfill, Ghost, Good, Grasp, Ground, Hipster, Hope, Indulge, Kaleidscope, Last, Luddite, Millennial, Mind, Mistake, Na/GloPoWriMo, Need, Nostalgia, Past, Permanence, Phototgraph, Planned Obsolescence, Poem, Poetry, Portable Console, Reason, Reilience, Remade, Remember, Retroactive, Sage, Save, Savor, Silicon Valley, Sister, Soul, Sound, Sound Track, Sun Stroke, Technology, Time, Vinyl, Wallet, World, Zen | Leave a comment

An Easter Of Empty Churches

Posted on April 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What an odd sort of Easter wasn’t it? But perhaps a lesson to be learned… An Easter of Empty Churches by Michael Doyle April of 2019, Notre-Dame was burning And in this, we were surprised and learning That there would … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Religion Is A Matter Which Lies Solely Between Man and His God,…He Owes Account To None …For HIs Faith Or His Worship

Posted on April 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not … Continue reading →

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The Spark of Growth

Posted on March 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Luke 17:1-6: : The Spark of Growth by Michael Doyle We do not need to live in fear Rather it be from afar or near We must live by faith in our day The Lord is … Continue reading →

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Glass Onion Reality

Posted on March 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

How many layers of conjecture do we need to peel back to find true reality? Is it even possible for us to comprehend? https://flic.kr/p/qowcXW Glass Onion Reality by Michael Doyle All things, all times, all places Bear the burden across … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Most Wonderful of All Things In Life Is the Discovery Of Another Human Being With Whom Your Relationship Has Glowing Depth, Beauty and Joy As the Years Increase

Posted on March 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one’s relationship has a glowing depth, beauty, and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human … Continue reading →

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