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Gentleman George

Posted on August 31, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Gentleman Georgeby Michael DoyleIt took a lifetime to forgeThe humility of Gentleman GeorgeWith his best fights fought on his kneesHe is God’s child and aims to pleaseOnce a lion, then a lamb, in doing all thingsHe only gave his second … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Press Is Impotent When It Abandons Itself To Falsehood

Posted on August 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“But the fact being once established, that the press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood, I leave to others to restore it to its strength, by recalling it within the pale of truth.” – Thomas Jefferson (1805)

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Thought For the Day: It’s Not Too Much For You To Love Those With Whom You Sleep, Share the Happiness of Those Whom You Call A Friend…And Remove From Your Life Those Who Offer You…Disrespect

Posted on June 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don’t expect you to save the world, I do think it’s not asking too … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Always, Ask, Comfort, Depression, Despair, Disrespect, Engage, Expect, Feed, Friend, Happiness, Hungry People, Life, Love, Make Well, Naked People Clothe, Nikki Giovanni, Remove, Save, Share, Sleep, Something To Do, Thought For the Day, Visionary | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Our Chief Want In Life Is Somebody Who Shall Make Us Do What We Can

Posted on April 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Chief Want, Easy, Friend, Great, Life, Make, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Service, Somebody, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Cobblestoned Memories

Posted on February 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Cobblestoned Memoriesby Michael DoyleCobbled together in our memoriesAre the pictures of our communitiesThe pages drying out as historiesWe will one day look on as our legaciesTalking in our circled tomorrowsFinding drops of happiness in our sorrowLearning from each other to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Apology, Cobblestone, Community, Days, Exploration, Friend, History, Learn, Legacy, Light, Mean, Memories, Mirror, Pictures, Poetry and Poems, Right, Slate, Sorrow, Splash Screen, Tomrrow, Ways | Leave a comment

First Principles: I Never Considered A Difference of Opinion In Politics, In Religion, In Philosophy, As A Cause For Withdrawing From A Friend

Posted on December 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” – Thomas Jefferson

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Thought For the Day: Be Water, My Friend

Posted on November 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.” “Empty your … Continue reading →

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Pretender or Contender

Posted on October 18, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Pretender or Contenderby Michael DoyleDrawing on song lyrics in my dayMakes life special in its own wayThe singer is my daughter, and she’s on fireAs legends are made to grow and conspireA life led in three-part inspirationWe all know the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Appetites, Baptism, Best, Bread, Breakthrough, Capable, Connection, Conspire, Contemplation, Contender, Continuity, Daughter, End, Fire, Friend, Hunger, Immersion, Jesus, Legends, Perspiration, Poetry and Poems, Pretender, Raised Awareness, Regret, Resistance, Satan, Singer, Song Lyrics, Special, Spirit, Stone, Striking Foot, Strong Feeling, Susceptible, Temper, Temptation, Tempter, Test, Three Part Inspiration, Tired, Ultimate Truth | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Love Is the Only Force Capable of Transforming An Enemy Into A Friend

Posted on June 27, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Love is the only Force Capable of Transforming An Enemy Into A Friend” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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In the Process of Confession

Posted on May 29, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

In the Process of Confessionby Michael DoyleKeeping reality and the Bible in contextIs a paradigm that constantly correctsTo keep truest meaning in its placeThroughout our lives, it’s a truth to embraceGod answers prayers in His timeTo do otherwise would be … Continue reading →

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