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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 1: Distorted Images

Posted on April 2, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo* Day 1: Distorted Imagesby Michael DoyleI’ve learned in lifeTo keep each distortionThat brings me strifeIn their due proportionSeeing as clear as possibleDoing what I can to be capableTo do away with what’s improbableAnd live my best life as inescapableLooking … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Are Certain Primary Truths, Or First Principles, On Which All Subsequent Reasoning Must Depend

Posted on September 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“In disquisitions of every kind there are certain primary truths, or first principles, upon which all subsequent reasoning must depend.” – Alexander Hamilton (1788)

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Keeping Our Truth

Posted on September 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Keeping Our Truthby Michael DoyleReaching out in my cognitionHoping that my thoughts and perceptionsMight find a little recognitionAnd from that grow some receptionLiving life under another’s definitionPoints in mockery at the deceptionAs we walk this world in disguiseKeeping our truth … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 29, 2020 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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Thought For the Day: The Propagandist’s Purpose Is To Make One Set of People Forget That Certain Other Sets of People Are Human

Posted on July 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.” – Aldous Huxley, novelist (26 Jul 1894-1963) Perhaps all of America and the world needs to learn from this that the … Continue reading →

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In Your Silent Reply

Posted on July 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Is silence really the best answer at times? I am not so certain of this. In Your Silent Reply by Michael Doyle Haunted by all the dreams Filled with the dramatic scenes Wondering what it is to find All the … Continue reading →

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In Our Persistence

Posted on July 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A fascinating presentation on cognition and how we’re all allegedly living in some sort of a shared hallucination that we call reality, led to this… In Our Persistence by Michael Doyle As I sit there listening My neurons sparkling and … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Nothing Deserves the Name of Law But that Which Is Certain and Universal In Its Operation On All the Members of the Community

Posted on June 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

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Beasts of No Nation

Posted on May 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Random thoughts on children confronting war form the basis of this poem. Beasts of No Nation by Michael Doyle In a parliament of owls It’s easy to believe And to keep busy Certain only of the war Dancing now while … Continue reading →

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Kindness Over Sin

Posted on February 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Force never brings love into this world. Eloquence can be stunning and yet is no proof of conviction. So, what’s the answer? Maybe… Kindness Over Sin by Michael Romani Not so much serendipity As it is mere Christianity To … Continue reading →

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