Tag Archives: Fortitude

Inauguration (January 20, 2025)

Posted on January 20, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Inauguration (January 20, 2025)by Michael DoyleWatching the proceedings of the inaugurationI joined in my nation’s celebrationA nation led by a vision of principled humilityOne of the rights of the free, filled with majestyIn the stillness bestowed by God, we valiantly … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2025, Ability, Allegiance, Aspirations, Biden, Call, Celebration, Constitution, Country, Courageous, Crux, Donald Trump, Duty, Embrace, Execution, Face, Flaw, Fortitude, Free, Freedom, Glory, God, God's Glory, Guiding Light, Harris, History, Inauguration, Incidence, Instittion, J.D. Vance, Majesty, Malice, Mend, Nation, Nation's Story, New President, Philosophy, Poetry and Poems, Pomp and Circumstance, Power, Prayer, Principled Humility, Proceedings, Remember, Revive, Rights, Rule of Law, Silent Prayer, Splendid Moments, Steady, Stillness, Sunrise, Survive, Thrive, Transferred, Trust, Truth, Truths, Valiant, Vision, Wise | Leave a comment

First Principles: There Must Be Associations of Men of Unshaken Fortitude. A General Dissolution of Principles & Manners Will More Surely Overthrow the Liberties of America Than the Whole Force of the Common Enemy

Posted on October 30, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“…(T)here must be Associations of Men of unshaken Fortitude. A general Dissolution of Principles & Manners will more surely overthrow the Liberties of America than the whole Force of the Common Enemy.” – Samuel Adams, in a letter to James Warren, … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged America, Association, Common Enemy, Dissolution, First Principles, Fortitude, James Warren, Liberties, manners, Men, Overthrow, Principles, Samuel Adams, Whole Force | Leave a comment

On Being A Knight

Posted on August 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

On Being A Knightby Michael DoyleOf all the characteristics of being a knightIn a courtyard of perpetual lightOne must fast to compose one’s fortitudeIf a knight errant is to bear right attitudeForward, the procession movesTo find Don Quixote and then … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Being A Knight, Brave, Characteristics, Compose, Courtyard, Curse, Don Quixote, Duel, Enchantment, Fortitude, Hearts, Hope, Knight Errant, Perpetual Light, Poetry and Poems, Procession, Right Attitude, Stone, Tortured Verse | Leave a comment

In the Focus and Calm (Are Moments of Truth)

Posted on December 15, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

In the Focus and Calm (Are Moments of Truth)by Michael DoyleThere in the focus and calmIs a remembrance of who you areIt comes back like a twist of balmThat you reach for, no matter how farOnce this fortress has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Balm, Breach, Cage, Calm, Conspsiracy, Control, Courage, Crashing Down, Far, Focus, Fortitude, Grafitti, Help, Home, Jaded, Moments of Truth, Poetry and Poems, Pretend, Questions, Remebrance, Sand, Save | Leave a comment

Scaling the New Heights of the Dawn Wall

Posted on June 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

(Scaling the New Heights of the) Dawn Wallby Michael DoyleIn the dawn of winterWe scaled the face of the wallLearning to never pause in winterWe rose above Yosemite’s fallCapturing the dreams of our own storyFinding the way through until the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ability, Achievement, Ambition, Baby Steps, Burning, Capability, Chance, Climb, Dawn Wall, Dead, Deliverance, Depressurized, Destination, Destiny, Doubt, Dreams, Extent, Fail, Fake, Fall, Flow State, Fortitude, Glory, Hardships, Heads, Learning, Moments, Mutuality, New Heights, Patches, Poetry and Poems, Pride, Rationality, Reason, Right Attitude, Right Intent, Scale, Season, Second Rate, Shaken, Silence, Story, Stride, Successes, Taken, Tectonic Shift, Thoughts, Transformation, Winter, Wonder, Yosemite | Leave a comment

A Servant of His People

Posted on February 26, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

A Servant of His Peopleby Michael DoyleMy hat is off to Volodymyr ZelenskyAs with his courage, he steps into historyHe has consistently proven his fitnessAs the heroic man becomes a remarkable witnessOnce a comedian who commanded laughterHe has proven himself … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ambition, American Ride, Ammunition, Attachment, Blood and Soil, Bodies and Bicycles, Character, Courage, Deprivation, Diminutive Man, Elite, Embrace, Fall, Fate, Fight, Fire, Fitness, Fortitude, Gap, Grace, Historic Antecedent, Humble Everyman, Humility, Imminent, Life, Living Inspiration, Manipulation, One Ukraine, People, Persevere, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Preeminent, President, Pride, Proven, Russia, Russian Tanks, Seal, Servant, Single Statement, Soul, Step, Still Here, Street, Stress Test, Strife, Stumble, Suffering Fool, Suspicion, Ten Feet Tall, Terror, Thanks, Tomorrow, Tyranny of Corruption, Ukrainian Nation, Ukrainian People, Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, Willing To Die, Witness | Leave a comment

The Good Fairy Tale

Posted on June 19, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What then is a fairy tale? What elements are necessary? And what are the purposes served in these? The Good Fairy Tale by Michael Doyle From deep within the wishing well Comes the invention of the fairy tale It’s hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acting Well, Ancient Times, Beast, Beauties, Beauty, Begin, Book of Job, Children, Convergence, Courage, Crux, Deep, Deeply, Details, Disaappear, Elements, Emulation, Equal Share, Eucatastrophe, Evil, Face of Fear, Faded, Fairy Tale, Familiar, Forgiven, Fortitude, Freely Given, Generations, Good, Goodness, Hallowed Place, Happen, Happy Ending, Hard Times, Hear, Hero's Journey, Honest, Hope, Humanity, Inner Beauty, Instill, Invention, Listen, Lived Happily Ever After, Love, Love and Be Loved, Magic, Measure, Misfortune, Moments of Joy, Moon, Nations, Necessary, Once Upon A Time, Outside, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pretending, Prevail, Pride, Prince, Reality, Rely, Rest, Restoration, Reveal, Rich Fabric, Righteousness, Royalty, Set Out, Shadow, Source, Story, Sublime, Survive, Tell, Traces, Trail, Treasure, Vanquished, Variance, Will, Win, Wisdom, Wise, Wishing Well, Woven | Leave a comment

First Principles: If Persons Leading America Stick To Our Republican Values, Our Nation Will Have A Solid Foundation

Posted on December 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal for the honour of the Supreme Being and the welfare of the commonwealth; if men … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Excellence, First Principles, Fortitude, Foundation, Government, Knowledge, Moderation, Patience, Permanent, Perserverance, Persons, Samuel Adams, Simple Manners, Sobriety, Solid, Supreme Being, Temperance, Wisdom | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Morale

Posted on August 22, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Though most seem to steal when they should be buying I am not the one who encourages this even when lying I am the man who does the best that he knows and can With morale built up in an … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Belong, Buy, Daily Prompt, Darkness, Fortitude, Lie, Light, Loss, Missed, Morale, Overplayed, Realization, Song, Steal, Voice, Walk Away, Wilderness | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Truth Is Not Dependent On Our Courage To Face It

Posted on April 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” – Flannery O’Connor, writer (25 Mar 1925-1964)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Change, Courage, Flannery O'Connor, Fortitude, Immutable, Thought For the Day, Truth | Leave a comment