Tag Archives: Family

The Healing Acceptance of Self

Posted on November 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem of humility and gratitude # 12: The Healing Acceptance of Self by Michael Romani With gratitude, I accept myself No longer looking for answers from a shelf But, seeking instead to find peace from within Behind that wall … Continue reading →

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Happy Veterans Day 2019!

Posted on November 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Aloha Promises Forever is taking this moment to memorialize and honor all veterans around the world and their families, but particularly those in the United States and Canada for their valor, sacrifices and duty in the service of freedom and … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Aloha Promises Forever, Beacon, Canada, Duty, Family, Freedom, Happy Veterans Day, Hope, Liberty, Light, Sacrifice, Service, Thanks, The World, Thought For the Day, United States, Valor, Veterans | Leave a comment

Twelve Hands of Humility

Posted on November 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In a spirit of gratitude toward all the good that surrounds my life with grace, poem #8 for this season: Twelve Hands of Humility by Michael Romani There are 12 hands on the clock of humility Each having its own … Continue reading →

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Moved By Authenticity

Posted on November 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In this season of gratitude and humility, it is our prayer that we all be moved more by humility than ego and more toward love, away from hate. Moved by Authenticity by Michael Romani In that container of love we … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accept, Active Listening, Alter, Approach, Arrival, Authentic, Authenticity, Away, Bare, Being, Blessing, Build, Catastrophe, Commitment, Community, Container, Crayola, Crisis, Decrease, Diversity, Divine Respect, Ego, Empathy, Empowerment, Empty, Family, Felt, Free, Full, Glass, Gratitude, Grow, Half, Hate, Hues, Humans, Humility, Increase, Inner, Issue, Journey, Learn, Love, Me, Move, Neglect, Opportunity, Passion, Peaceful, Personality, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Point, Prayer, Refill, See, Soul, Stand, Step By Step, Strain, Stress, Survival, Together, Touch, Views, World, You | Leave a comment

Tears In Misted Eyes

Posted on October 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #21: Tears In Misted Eyes by Michael Romani Tears in his misted eyes A monster cries as his child dies While the mother prays her lullaby It’s all the watcher can do to sigh Life like a twisted … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anguish, Blade, Blind, Breath, Broken Heart, Child, Choice, Confusion, Cross, Crucifix, Cruel, Cry, Deep, Dies, Down, Dying, Echo, Enfold, Eyes, Family, Father, Fear, Feel, Halloween, Hand, Hard, Heaven, Hesitate, Illusion, Keep, Kill, Lies, Life, Lord, Loss, Lullaby, Misstep, Mist, Moment, Monster, Monstrosity, Mother, Night, Perservere, Pestilence, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poverty, Pray, Question, Reel, Revere, Sacred, Shown, Sigh, Silence, Sleep, Souls, Suffer, Tear, Temper, Troubled Soul, True, Voice, Weep, World, Wounded Heart | Leave a comment

Secret Melody

Posted on September 20, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

There is a secret melody that plays in the heart of all who love. Secret Melody by Michael Romani A memory caught in a secret song Swell of timbre that seems to strong Music has its way with those Whose … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Apart, Beating, Day, Deep, Destiny, Dream, Ear, Faith, Family, Follow, Forever, Heart, History, Know, Legacy, Lesson, Life, Love, Melancholy, Melody, Memory, Mind, Music, Mystery, Near, Pain, Photograph, Play, Plaza, Poem, Poetry, Reach, Regret, Secret, Sing, Smile, Song, Sun, Teach, Timbre, Treasure, Whisper, You | Leave a comment

Letters In A Wall

Posted on September 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Fairy tale endings do exist. You just have to believe in love with all of your heart and soul. Letters In A Wall by Michael Romani In a thread between the past And a whisper of the future Letters in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beacon, Beauty, Believe, Better, Broken, Crush, Dreams, Eternity, Fairy Tale, Family, Forward, Friend, Future, Happy, Head, Heart, Hips, Home, Kiss, Letters, Light, Lips, Love, Moment, Nurture, Past, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Possible, Probable, Promise, Read, Right, Rush, Soul, Spoken, Thread, Together, Truth, Whisper | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Fight For the Right To Life Is the Cause of the Whole Family of Man

Posted on September 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The fight for the right to life is not the cause of a special few, but the cause of every man, woman and child who cares not only about his or her own family, but the whole family of man.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged an, Care, Cause, Child, Dr. Mildred Jefferson, Family, Family of Man, Few, Fight, Right To Life, Thought For the Day, Whole, Woman | Leave a comment

A Conspiracy of Lambs

Posted on August 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

There’s a Netflix series called The Family. I am only two episodes into it but so far I’m both laughing and somewhat concerned. The Bible admonishes Christians to pray for our leaders both spiritual and in government. It is the Christian … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adversity, Answer, Believe, Bible, Blessing, Brother, Christian, Common, Common Ground, Conspiracy, Decision, Devil's Playground, Doing Right, Evil, Faith, Family, God, Good, Govern, Guidance, Heavenbound, Hope, Lamb, Leaders, Legacy, Lord's Work, Member, Nation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Prayer, Pride, Receive, Sister, The Family, Trust, Value, World | Leave a comment

Spoons Full of Memories

Posted on August 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A good man was laid to rest today, as good a man as men are these days. I offer this attempt of a poem to honor his memory in a final salute of sorts. Master Sargent Charles Oliver Brooks, boss, … Continue reading →

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