Tag Archives: Experience

First Principles: The Evils We Experience Flow From the Excess of Democracy. The People Do Not Want Virtue, But Are the Dupes of Pretended Patriots

Posted on June 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are the dupes of pretended patriots.” —Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814)

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Thoughts On Palm Sunday 2023

Posted on April 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Thoughts On Palm Sunday 2023by Michael DoyleEvery man’s life is a conversationIt’s in the soul, not the presentationPalm Sunday is it’s own celebrationThat turned from hosanna to devastationOr so perception blinded, yet it gave goodOne day at a time, as … Continue reading →

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Born In the Rockies (Part III)

Posted on April 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Born In the Rockies (Part III)by Michael DoyleAs much as childhood is sweet, it wouldn’t be cleverTo ever believe these days will last foreverThe ending of one relationship spells the start of the newThis is how the grasslands play out … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Atmosphere, Biosphere, Bison, Born In the Rockies, Childhood, Clever, Clouds, Cold, Cyclone, Days, Drift, Experience, First Sight, Flow, Focus, Forever, Funnel, Grasslands, Kid, Master Class, Mother, Mountain, Nanny, Poetry and Poems, Prairie, Purpose, Reassurance, Relationship, Rocky Mountain, Serenity, Sigh, Snowmelt, Storm, Survive, Sweet, Wall, Winter, Yellowstone Valley | Leave a comment

One-To-One Hearted

Posted on March 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

One-To-One Heartedby Michael DoyleThere best belongs to be foundIn the miss that comes aroundWhere nothing becomes the somethingThat brings the best of everythingSo often we walk feeling perplexedUnsure of how it all connectsBut if we listen really hardOur dreams show … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Best, Best of Everything, Blessing, Breaking, Brink, Broken, Challenges, Coming Up Short, Connects, Correct, Deference, Deficient, Distance, Dreams, Experience, Faith, Forgive, Found, Fruits, Future, God's Grace, Grace, Heartbreaks, Hearted, Helpful, Humanity, Kingdom, Lessons Learned, Listen, Locked Eyes, Miss, Mistakes, Mistaking, No Disguise, Not Prefect, Nothing, Nurture, One-To-One, Perplexed, Poetry and Poems, Recognize, Record, Shame, Something, Spiritual Maturity, Spoken, Stay Humble, Stretched In Our Thinking, Stumbles, Sufficienct, Test, The Lord, Think, Toast, Truth, Truth of God, Wild Card, Wisdom | Leave a comment

Nothing But Net

Posted on March 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Nothing But Netby Michael DoyleLiving through drift with deferenceWe each live Beethoven’s experienceComing out from every defeatWe stretch our defenses as we greetAll that life gives to usFacing each day and just becauseA preacher’s kid knows the shift of anxietyEveryone’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anxiety, Appreciation, Beethoven, Blame, City, Complexity, Day, Defeat, Deference, Drift, Experience, Fascination, Greet, Iconic Memories, Imagination, Life, Lifeline, Mind, Net, Nothing, Pendelum, Playgrounds, Poetry and Poems, Preacher's Kid, Walk | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: What of All the Entrepreneurs That Fail? Well, Many Do, Particularly the Successful Ones

Posted on February 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Some people, even in my own country, look at the riot of experiment that is the free market and see only waste. What of all the entrepreneurs that fail? Well, many do, particularly the successful ones. Often several times. And … Continue reading →

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First Principles: History and Experience Prove That Foreign Influence Is One of the Most Baneful Foes of Republican Government

Posted on December 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful … Continue reading →

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First Principles: History By Apprising Citizens of the Past Will Enable Them To Judge of the Future; It Will Avail Them of the Experience of Other Times and Other Nations

Posted on September 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“History by apprising [citizens] of the past will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Judges…Should Not Be Dependent Upon Any Man, Or Body of Men

Posted on September 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Judges, therefore, should be always men of learning and experience in the laws, of exemplary morals, great patience, calmness, coolness, and attention. Their minds should not be distracted with jarring interests; they should not be dependent upon any man, or … Continue reading →

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First Principles: To the Distinguished Character of Patriot, It Should Be Our Highest Glory To Add the More Distinguished Character of Christian

Posted on August 14, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“To the distinguished Character of Patriot, it should be our highest Glory to add the more distinguished Character of Christian. The signal Instances of providential Goodness which we have experienced and which have now almost crowned our labours with complete … Continue reading →

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