Tag Archives: Connections

The Golden Ratio of Fibonacci

Posted on May 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

The Golden Ratio of Fibonacciby Michael DoyleThe Fibonacci numbers aren’t tragicIndeed, these are a thing of constant magicLeonardo of Pisa is a true figure of historyThat revealed these numbers in their mysteryWe ask ourselves questions to puzzle and learnAll these … Continue reading →

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The Something Better

Posted on March 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

The Something Betterby Michael DoyleWe all need our person we can go toIt’s the heart and soul of me and youSomeone to fit in with who we areThe seventh string on a six-string guitarWe share ourselves molded like clayTo find … Continue reading →

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Time and Illusion

Posted on January 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Time and Illusionby Michael DoyleWalking through life’s many milesI count my wins by my smilesSome might think I’ve been abusedBut mostly, I stand amusedAll the countless false chargesDesigned by enemies to somehow enlargeThe bad things I’ve sometimes doneIn the end, … Continue reading →

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Remembering When Kindness Was In Fashion

Posted on October 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Remembering When Kindness Was in Fashionby Michael DoyleWe live in a time of self-limited imaginationWhere people cannot dream of outside creationBut mysteriously believe in writing only experienceSuch as found in personal and depraved dalliancesRather than dreaming of the bigger conceptionsToo … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A Society Which Is Mobile..Must Be Educated to Personal Initiative and Adaptability

Posted on October 20, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“A society which is mobile, which is full of channels for the distribution of a change occurring anywhere, must see to it that its members are educated to personal initiative and adaptability. Otherwise, they will be overwhelmed by the changes … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Adaptability, Caught, Change, Changes, Channels, Connections, Distribution, John Dewey, Mobile, Overwhelmed, Perceive, Personal Initiative, Significance, Society, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Inspired By Conversation

Posted on June 25, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Inspired By Conversationby Michael DoyleLife has its hitsThat come along the wayThe Devil has his duesWe all have to payIt’s a slow paradeThe passage of these yearsFilled with ups and downsIts smiles and its tearsBut of all the thingsThat have … Continue reading →

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On Hearing Without Listening

Posted on May 5, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Hearing Without Listening: In the modern age, we are constantly in a state of ‘hearing’. The best adapted of us have learned to listen to what is important and tune out the rest of the aural bombardment we live in. … Continue reading →

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A Twinge of the Mundane

Posted on July 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In the continuing series on seeing the world through a photographer’s eyes, we look at the question as to what is to be done about the mundane… A Twinge of the Mundane by Michael Doyle Seeing the mundane into extraordinary … 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 →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Book, Chance, Confluence, Connections, Dail Phone, Daily Prompt, Directions, First, Future, Glance, Infinity, Influence, Path, Standalone, Study, Watch | Comments Off

Thought For Today: The Modern World Requires Personal Initiative and Adaptability

Posted on October 22, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Adaption, Change, Connections, John Dewey, Modern, Overwhelmed, Perception, Personal Initative, Significant, Thought For the Day, World | Leave a comment