Tag Archives: Communication

Tribalisms of Empathy

Posted on May 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Society’s kindness has gone markedly down as we tend to polarize and communicate online via social media more. It’s sort of sparking a lot of interest, particularly in these times of social isolation, in getting folks to begin dialoging … Continue reading →

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Sidewalk Communication

Posted on February 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The city is a place of connection in its own way. Fusions of thought and experiences blend into that special something that helps the creative process. Sidewalk Communication by Michael Romani Hustled and bustled to the point of hassled The … Continue reading →

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Downsizing

Posted on August 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I used to know someone who would tell me about tiny houses. So, it was sort of an interesting surprise to see that Netflix has a series that premiered today about these. It’s amazing how much it turns out can … Continue reading →

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Adulting Conversation

Posted on May 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Today’s world is perceived as fraught with danger. Linguists have determined that the more risk we believe society is in, the more we increasingly decline in adulting and the more we use words like “adulting”… Adulting Conversation by Michael Romani … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accept, Adult, Adulting, Change, Communication, Construction, Conversation, Danger, Deal, Fascination, Fix, Future, Hope, Insult, Introduction, Keep It Real, Language, Linguist, Live and Learn, Perception, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme, Risk, Rope, Talk, Tic, Turn, Verbal Punch, Words | Leave a comment

The Truth of Loving Consequences

Posted on February 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. So goes the title and theory of an now old book that attempted to explain our differences in communication. But, wake up guys. This is the 21st Century and the women have … Continue reading →

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Extra Little Something

Posted on December 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Isn’t it funny how it’s usually the little things that make up our memories and bring up to the magic that is truly in Christmas? Extra Little Something by Michael Romani It’s there in all the things we take up … Continue reading →

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WordPress -#Daily Prompt – Conversant

Posted on February 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

To be more conversant in the art of communication Is surely for the best of every nation No matter which way we might tend to lean It is always better to understand what others mean It’s our fears that leave … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Communication, Conversant, Daily Prompt, Differences, Familarity, Inclination, Meaning, Nation, Relating, Similar, Understand, Wordpress | Leave a comment

First Principles: Officials Elected To Washington Tend To Lose Touch With the People

Posted on January 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town more than of your state.” — George Mason, speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention, 1788 George Mason more than any … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Bill of Rights, Communication, Contact, Elections, Federal, George Mason, House of Representatives, Loyalty, Senate | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Writing Is the Great Invention of the World

Posted on October 25, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Writing—the art of communicating thoughts to the mind, through the eye—is the great invention of the world…—great, very great in enabling us to converse with the dead, the absent, and the unborn, at all distances of time and of space.” … Continue reading →

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A Prayer of Fellowship

Posted on August 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

A Prayer of Fellowship by Michael Romani Looking around I see This is not where I belong I sit here praying quietly Listening to the singer’s song This is not my home But, I am not alone Praying without ceasing … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Belief, Christianity, Communication, Connection, Faith, Fellowship, God, Home, Intercession, Poetry, Prayer, Presence, Present, Rest, Righteous, Self Affliction | Leave a comment