Tag Archives: Book

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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Thought For the Day: The Whole Heart Solution

Posted on October 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Three times the number of people in the US and Canada are dying from heart disease than any form of cancer. That’s a sad fact. Personally sadder for me is that I am facing down this beast at the moment. … Continue reading →

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Bones of A Dead Man

Posted on July 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

We can learn a lot from the past. The trick is to learn the best not the worse and realize things, thoughts, deeds are contextual and not always the same as it might be today or the future. Bones of … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Honesty Is the First Chapter In the Book of Wisdom

Posted on July 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” – Thomas Jefferson

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A Gurnsey Tale

Posted on May 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Watched a movie that I think is bound to become a classic of our times. It was about a complicated and absolutely thought provoking movie that dealt with things as uncomplicated as love and war and what happens when the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Bible Should Be Read and Applied To Our Daily Lives

Posted on April 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life … Continue reading →

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Skeletons In Our Closet

Posted on February 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In biology, we are taught that there is an almost linear path of the forms of mankind. Reality is it was a bit messier. Six species of man existed probably concurrently or at least overlapping. One still stands…. Is … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt – First

Posted on September 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Seems to me at first glance That a lot is left to chance When you study the past You find what didn’t last Wondering how it connects Into the future and directs The paths yet to be Flowing into our … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Closed Minds and Books Are Simply Blocks of Wood

Posted on July 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood.” – Chinese Proverb

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Daily Prompt – Angel

Posted on June 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Somewhere in the eternal an angel silently shrieks There in the infinite loss of which we seldom speak The horror of it all is probably worse than thought When we’ve forgotten what really should be sought I’ll hold you close … Continue reading →

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