Tag Archives: Change

To Truly Belong

Posted on December 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Second poem mostly absorbed from watching the new Mowgali Jungle Book movie on Netflix: To Truly Belong by Michael Romani The fruit there hangs low And don’t you know Life can make a monkey out of you In all of … Continue reading →

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American Lion: Speaker of Truth

Posted on November 11, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Frederick Douglass was a Republican. I love when I read the Left try to work its way around that with lies and pretense and then try to make the case anything but than it was. The Republicans formed in … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We Are Empowered To Transform Hurts and Wants Into Living Wisdom

Posted on September 13, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“We all have the power to change our story, transforming past hurts and wants into the living wisdom they are.” – Mags MacKean

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Change, Hurts, Living Wisdom, Mags Mackean, Power, Story, Thought For the Day, Transform, Wants | Leave a comment

Lasting Changes

Posted on September 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Hebrews 12:1: Lasting Changes by Michael Romani Lasting change can be elusive Burdens are felt so intrusive It seems that in our gut We get stuck in a rut It’s a fatalistic mentality That feeds our mortality … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Knowledge of This World Begins In Its Details

Posted on September 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Whosoever wishes to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details. Knowledge is not intelligence. In searching for the truth be ready for the unexpected. Change alone is unchanging. The same road goes both up and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The World Is Changed By Dreamers Willing To Look Foolish If Need Be

Posted on August 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The world is changed not by the self-regarding, but by men and women prepared to make fools of themselves.” – P.D. James, novelist (3 Aug 1920-2014)

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To Obey God

Posted on July 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

2 Corinthians 10:5 : “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” To Obey God by Michael Romani Changing the world … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Truth Is Not Dependent On Our Courage To Face It

Posted on April 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” – Flannery O’Connor, writer (25 Mar 1925-1964)

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Thought of the Day: To Thrive Be Responsive To Change

Posted on February 13, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin, naturalist and author (12 Feb 1809-1882)

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Thought For the Day: Words Are Action

Posted on January 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” – Ingrid Bengis, writer and teacher (b. 1944)

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