Tag Archives: Courage

Thought For the Day: The Rightness Of A Thing Isn’t Determined By the Amount of Courage It Takes

Posted on September 4, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The rightness of a thing isn’t determined by the amount of courage it takes.” -Mary Renault, novelist (4 Sep 1905-1983)

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Overcoming the Flesh

Posted on August 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Overcoming the Fleshby Michael DoyleHow then do we find our wayThroughout our present and everydayWhat then will bring us to joyThan in a buoyancy we can employIt is to live as if fully persuadedTo live the Christian life not evadedBut … Continue reading →

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On Behalf of the Uyghurs

Posted on July 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

On Behalf of the Uyghursby Michael DoyleGive me the whole of your sentence And I will still my will and serveGive me the entirety of your pretenseTell me what it is that I deserveAnd I will still write my poetryNever … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Success Is Not Final, Failure Is Not Fatal: It Is the Courage To Continue That Counts

Posted on July 1, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

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Finding A Seat At the Table

Posted on June 29, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Finding A Seat At the Tableby Michael DoyleFinding a seat at the tableSuch as it is and the best we’re ableBegins with a story of circumstanceIn which every effort acts to enhanceThe dreams that come in planting treesThe roots of … Continue reading →

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Dropping the Label

Posted on June 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Dropping the Labelby Michael DoyleIn every moment, any given momentCan become the truth of a holy momentGod is with us wherever we areWhether in a building or under starsLife may not be fair, but God is faithfulBringing to our lives … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Courage and Perseverance Have A Magical Talisman, Before Which Difficulties Disappear and Obstacles Vanish Into Air

Posted on April 11, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.” – John Quincy Adams

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Lessons From Tristan and Isolde

Posted on March 30, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Lessons From Tristan and Isoldeby Michael DoyleLove has been the subject of great mysteryThroughout all of mankind’s fabled historySometimes life’s lessons have become legendaryFrom Shakespeare to the Athenian tragedyIt’s true what a thing it is, this fine messThat mortals confess … Continue reading →

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As If Nothing Else Matters

Posted on March 20, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

As If Nothing Else Mattersby Michael DoyleHow do you protect Russian speakersBy bombing them into oblivion?Mix up that experiment in your beakerYou say you’re doing this as a guardian?Returning to the homeland of the RusWhile treating the natives as if … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Ideals Which Have Lighted My Way, and Time After Time Have Given Me New Courage To face Life Cheerfully, Have Been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth

Posted on March 14, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth.” – Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate (14 Mar 1879-1955)

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