Tag Archives: Great

Thought For the Day: All Great Human Deeds Both Consume and Transform Their Doers

Posted on November 2, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“All great human deeds both consume and transform their doers. Consider an athlete, or a scientist, or an artist, or an independent business creator. In the service of their goals they lay down time and energy and many other choices … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Never Give In, Except To Convictions of Honor and Good Sense

Posted on October 22, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never — in nothing, great or small, large or petty — never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently … Continue reading →

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First Principles: In Our Private Pursuits It Is A Great Advantage That Every Honest Employment Is Deemed Honorable

Posted on January 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“In our private pursuits it is a great advantage that every honest employment is deemed honorable.” – Thomas Jefferson (1795)

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A Christmas Heart

Posted on December 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A Christmas Heartby Michael DoyleOn a forge borne of magicThe Star of Bethlehem Can be harnessed with loveA Christmas heart wipes away the tragicOnly in the way an elf understandsLed as these are from up aboveWhen times are getting hardAnd … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Your Righteousness Is Like the Great Mountains; Your Judgments Are A Great Deep; O Lord, You Preserve Man and Beast

Posted on November 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Your righteousness is like the great mountains; your great judgment are a great deep; O Lord, you preserve man and beast.” – Psalm 36:6

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Covid and the Constitution

Posted on September 18, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Covid and the Constitutionby Michael DoyleVoices arrayed together against an institutionOut of control of the reining in by the ConstitutionChecks and balances swept away along with our rightsStill, we ride forward like beleaguered knightsStay at home orders meant for communicable … Continue reading →

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But Not Today

Posted on July 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Yesterday, my driver’s side back wheel got sabotaged and blew out while on the highway. Probably just a freak accident, right? Anyhow.. a poem came from this. Surprise, right? Spoiler alert, I found out once again about the goodness in … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Our Greatest Glory Is Not In Never Falling, But In Rising Every Time We Fall

Posted on June 28, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

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Thought For the Day: It Has Been the Great Tragedy of Our Time That People Were Taught To Read and Not Taught To Reason

Posted on June 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It has been the great tragedy of our time that people were taught to read and not taught to reason.” – G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)

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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Thing You’ll Ever Learn Is Just To Love and Be Loved In Return

Posted on April 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn Is just to love and be loved in return.” – Eden Ahbez

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