Tag Archives: Context

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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The Dreamwork of Nightmares

Posted on May 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In these dark times when it is so hard to be optimistic, can anyone be blamed for having nightmares? But what then are these? The Dreamwork of Nightmares by Michael Doyle Even still as we grow and mature We find … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Actuality, Alarm, Arrival, Bad, Believe, Blame, Bodily Defect, Books, Brain, Caverns, Clean, Clear, Complete, Context, Contortion, Curtain, Dark Side, Dark Times, Demons, Depression, Derision, Desire, Distortion, Division, Dream, Dreams, Dreamwork, Each, Endure, Erupt, Fear, Find, Fire, Flood, Fulfillment, Full Color, Fuzzy, Ghost Written, Gods, Graceless, Greet, Grow, Hide, Human Nature, Impression, Impure, Irony, Layer, Level, Live Out, Masterpiece, Mature, Measure, Mind, Moments, Monochromatic, Multiplicity, Naked, Needless, Nightmare, Nightmares, One, Optimistic, Pages, Photograph, Play Out, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Psyche, Reality, Rebound, Rehearse, Repression, Responsibility, Sanitize, Scenes, Scripts, Seem, Self, Self Justified, Shelves, Significance, Soul, Stages, Suffer, Suitable, Suppression, Survival, Thoughtless, Trigger, True, Undone, Unpack, Us, Warp, Way, Wish, Wishes | Leave a comment

On the Importance of True History

Posted on March 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

How did an intellectual fraud like Howard Zinn become the go to guy for American history in our public schools? It’s sort of outrageous. I remember when I was of a different mindset and more open to his … Continue reading →

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Once Upon A Night In Bethlehem – I

Posted on December 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Micah 5:2: Once Upon A Night In Bethelhem – I by Michael Romani From Bethlehem will come the king With all the joy that this will bring It’s of His glory that we all will sing … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Advent, Bethlehem, Bite, Branch, Bring, Caravan, Cheer, Christian, Context, Crush, Disarray, Faith, Fall, Flow, Glory, His, History, Holy, Holy Star, Holy Ways, Humanity, Humble, Joy, Justice, King, Light, Live, Micah, Morn, News, Night, Nothing, Paradise, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prophecy, Rest, Right, Roots, Satan, Sing, Something, Sordid, Story, Sublime, Troubles, Westward, Witness, World, Year | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bite, Bones, Book, Catch, Context, Create, Crude, Dead Man, Death, Deliverance, Fate, Full, Help, Journey, Last Breth, Late, Learn, Live, Memory, Mosquito, Old man, Others, Past, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Possibility, Power, Read, Scribble, Secret, See, Sepia Tone, Shadow, Soul, Torture, Trick, Win, Write | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Most Creativity Is A Change From One Context To Another

Posted on May 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Most creativity is a transition from one context into another where things are more surprising. There’s an element of surprise, and especially in science, there is often laughter that goes along with the ‘Aha’. Art also has this element. Our … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Alan Kay, Context, Most Creativity, Reality, Surprise, Thought For the Day, Transition | Leave a comment

Maddening Ambiguity

Posted on June 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

In the world of language and things said, context is everything. Isolated bits are more often confusing than factual. Maddening Ambiguity by Michael Romani It doesn’t take a lot of ingenuity To see that language has a lot of ambiguity … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged AI, Ambiguity, Context, Human, Lanaguage, Maddening, Photograph, Plain Meaning, Poem, Poetry, Slieght of Hand | Leave a comment

Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant Angel Announcing His Discovery

Posted on October 12, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Columbus, Context, Discovery, Exploration, Harvard Classics, Letter, Spain, The Americas | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Facts and Critical Thinking Are Fundamental

Posted on May 18, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

We must abandon the prevalent belief in the superior wisdom of the ignorant.” – Daniel Boorstin (1914-2004) Although much might be said in the negative with respect to rote thinking, knowledge of facts, historical and otherwise is necessary for placing … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Creativity Is a Transition From One Context To Another

Posted on May 18, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Most creativity is a transition from one context into another where things are more surprising. There’s an element of surprise, and especially in science, there is often laughter that goes along with the Aha. Art also has this element. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aha, Alan Kay, Computer, Context, Creativity, Laughter, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment