Tag Archives: Difference

Thought For the Day: The Difference Between A Welfare State and A Totalitarian State Is A Matter of Time

Posted on August 29, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.” – author and philosopher Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

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Ways of the Flesh

Posted on August 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Ways of the Fleshby Michael DoyleThere is nothing wrong with desire under subjugationHealthy appetites are not cursed with God’s rejectionIt is when these things spiral out of all controlThat these become harmful and damaging to the soulAs to superstitious sins … Continue reading →

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Looking For Words

Posted on May 27, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Looking For Wordsby Michael DoyleI see you looking for wordsBut more than the wordsYou want to read the actionsThat bleed like a rose with satisfactionMaking a difference, plain to seeTo live, love, and dream is to beOne with this universal … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I Want People To Talk To One Another No Matter What Their Difference of Opinion Might Be

Posted on May 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion might be.” -Studs Terkel, author and broadcaster (16 May 1912-2008)

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Thought For the Day: The Difference Between False Memories and True Ones Is the Same As For Jewels: It Is Always the False Ones That Look the Most Real, The Most Brilliant

Posted on May 11, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.” -Salvador Dali, painter (11 May 1904-1989)

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We’ll Burn Our Memory

Posted on February 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

We’ll Burn Our Memoryby Michael DoyleThere is nothing more humanThen knowing that you are brokenAs time slips by as it canAnd words meander or are unspokenTime is fleeting and not to squanderLet me entreat you to spend yours wellThere are … Continue reading →

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As To Heaven, Our Hands Raise

Posted on February 20, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

As To Heaven, Our Hands Raiseby Michael DoyleIn our Christian legacyJesus is our first priorityHe is before all other thingsAnd He is for whom we singIn the beginning was the WordBefore any other thought occurredUntil He came to dwell among … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Difference Between Successful People and Really Successful People Is That Really Successful People Say ‘No’ To Almost Everything

Posted on February 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” – Warren Buffet,

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First Principles: The Eternal Difference Between Right and Wrong Does Not Fluctuate, It Is Immutable

Posted on February 18, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable.” – Patrick Henry

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The Geometry of Divine Form

Posted on January 20, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

The Geometry of Divine Formby Michael DoyleEveryone it seems makes their mistakesBut is is the what we do with the heartbreaksThat makes all of the most meaningful differenceA life well lived holds this with reverenceSuch is the same even of … Continue reading →

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