Tag Archives: Gratitude

We’re Going To Make It

Posted on January 3, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

We’re Going To Make Itby Michael DoyleWhatever today’s bit of sorrowKeep holding on for tomorrowNot giving in to the gray skiesUntil you see the bright sunriseThat will greet your dreamsHeld together now taped at the seamsIn a world that even … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On “It’s A Wonderful Life”

Posted on December 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Thoughts On “It’s A Wonderful Life”by Michael Doyle”It’s A Wonderful Life” is a different warMy kind of film and at times a lot moreThe critics can snark their hatred of platitudeOr maybe learn a thing or two about gratitudeThere is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged America, American, American Value, Angst, Beautiful, Big City Dreams, Capra, Christmas, Common Man, Common Sense, Critics, Crummy Little Town, Cultural Monument, Depression, Different War, Dignity, Disappear, Easy Answers, Extraordinary, Faded, Fear of Failure, Forged, Good, Good Cheer, Good Hearts, Goodness, Gratitude, Guttural Fear, Hard, Hatred, Hidden Parts, Homage, Initimate, It's A Wonderful Life, Jaded, Learn A Thing Or Two, Loneliness, Magic, Metaphor, Moral Certainty, More, Nook, Norman Rockwell, Not Mistaken, Old Hollywood, Ordinary, People, Platitude, Poetry and Poems, Prevail, Sentiment, Sentimentality, Side of Angels, Small Town Reality, Snark, Taking Responsibility, Tale, Thoughts, Toughing It Out, Tradition, Unshaken, Very Best, Work-A-Day | Leave a comment

Have A Happy and Blessed Christmas Eve 2021!!

Posted on December 24, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

We have all made it through another year of challenges and loss. Time to take a deep breath and rejoice in this! Also, this should be a time of contemplation and gratitude for the much that we have despite these … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Blessed, Challenges, Christmas Eve 2021, Contemplation, Deep Breath, Gratitude, Happy, Loss, Rejoice, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

The Unfolding Story of the First Christmas Day

Posted on December 12, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

The Unfolding Story of the First Christmas Dayby Michael DoyleChristmas didn’t come with a pretty bowIf you didn’t know this, you need to knowThere was a lot of ugly in what became beautifulThe something simple transformed into the wonderfulShepherds were … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Admiration, Ambition, Angels, Approach, Attention, Beautiful, Bethlehem, Blessed, Bow, Bridge, Broken Parts, Christmas, Christmas Day, Completeness, Cure, Dread, Eden, Everywhere, Fall, Famine, Fateful Night, Fearful Ways, Feast, Field, First, Flock, Forgotten, Fountain, Friend, Fullness, God, Gratitude, Habits of A Lifetime, Heal, Hear, Hearts, High, Holy, Hosts of Heaven, Humble, Humbled, Imprint, Inspiration, Intent, Intention, Israeli Nation, Kingdom, Know, Lambs of God, Least, Light Show, Listen, Live, Living Invitation, Living Waters, Lord, Love, Loved, Low, Majesty, Manger, Matter, Message, Mountain, Night's Skies, Open Eyes, Our Father, Overcome, Peace, Pews, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Presence of the Lord, Pure, Pure Hearts, Relationship, Rescue, Restoration, Sacred Words, Salvation, Satisfaction, Selfishness, Shalom, Shepherds, Shine, Simple, Situation, Sky, Social Standing, Spread, Status, Stranger, Surpass, Surprise, Surrender, Testimony, Trust, Truth, Understanding, Unfolding Story, Walk Among Us, Welcome, Wholeness, Wonderful, Word of God, Worship | Leave a comment

Truth In Gratitude

Posted on November 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Truth In Gratitudeby Michael DoyleIt isn’t just a thoughtBut the needed actionActing in rightful gratitudeBrings its satisfactionThankfulness is the beginningOf the truest gratitudeIt’s the fat chance that’s thinningUnless given in the right attitudeStruck as we are on life’s tread millWe … Continue reading →

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This Thanksgiving 2021

Posted on November 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

This Thanksgiving 2021by Michael DoyleLate last night I was thinking on..The furthest star’s even furthest moonUntil I was dreaming of a once uponFairytale feeling that was needed soonFor two years, the world has sufferedThrough the scourge of viral pestilenceWith reasons … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2021, Acknowledge, All of God's Children, Bass Rings, Blessed Dignity, Bounty, Buffer, Cantaloupe, Challenge, Complicity, Consistent, Content, Daugthers, Direction, Divine, Divine Purpose, Dream, Encourage, Example, Fairytale, Faith and Trust, Feeling, Felicity, Fight, Freedom, Giving Thanks, God's Good Will, Grace, Gratitude, Harmony, Heart, Holy Tradition, Hug, Iconic, Joy, Keeping True, Kiss, Last Night, Liberty, Lost, Love, Macy's Day Thanksgiving Day Parade, Mercy, Moon, Morning, Nation, Parade, Peace, Persistence, Pestilence, Platitude, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Priceless, Prosperity, Providence, Quiche, Real, Reasons, Recognize, Sacred, Science, Scourge, Security, Set Apart, Source, Star, Strength, Suffer, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, Think, Tradition, Tranquil, Traps, Trust, Two Years, Unity, Verse, Viral, Vouchsafe, World, Worse, Zealous | Leave a comment

Have A Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Wishing all a very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving on this day of gratitude! 38e50b3cee0bb63648fa001bb900142b.gif (400×400) (pinimg.com) Eat turkey, have fun and remember to give gratitude to those you love, especially God!

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Blessed, Family, God, Gratitude, Happy, Happy Thanksgiving!, Wish | Leave a comment

Happy Veterans Day 2021!

Posted on November 11, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

In honor of my brothers and sisters who have also served this country in time of war and peace and those who are active duty and continue to serve in the present, Aloha Promises Forever wishes you all a Happy … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Aloha Promises Forever, American We, Brothers, Country, Freedom, Gratitude, Happy Veterans Day 2021!, Honor, My Daughters, Poems, Serve, Served, Sisters, Thank you, The Art of War, Thought For the Day, Wish | Leave a comment

Happy 246th Birthday United States Marine Corps

Posted on November 10, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

However you look at it, this nation of ours owes a huge debt of gratitude to all who serve or have served. This is especially true when it comes to that special sort of person who dares to take the … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Dare, Debt, God Bless You, Gratitude, Happy 246th Birthday, Honor, Semper Fi, Serve, Served, Thought For the Day, United States Marine Corps | Leave a comment

Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant

Posted on October 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Well Done, Good and Faithful Servantby Michael DoyleFinding peace in the house of the LordHaving finally put away ways of the swordTime spent pursuing the Godly thingsAnd the blessings this bringsEach of us giving talents and giftsHealing the wounds and … Continue reading →

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