Tag Archives: Happiness

Thought For the Day: Three Grand Essentials To Happiness In This Life Are Something To Do, Something To Love, and Something To Hope For

Posted on May 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.” -Joseph Addison, writer (1 May 1672-1719)

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First Principles: Happiness Depends More Upon the Internal Frame of A Person’s Own Mind Than On the Externals In the World

Posted on March 14, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.” – George Washington

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Best Friends Without Words

Posted on March 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Best Friends Without Wordsby Michael DoyleWithout words, because they mustOur furry friends show their trustIn small subtle signs of deep meaningAs they attach to their human beingsWith the unrestrained touch of their pawsWe feel and hear as their love callsHolding … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Age, Attach, Best Friends, Days, Deep Meaning, Dog, Dogs, Family, Fate, Feel and Hear, Furry Friends, Gaze, Happiness, Hapy, Human Beings, Love and Happines, Love and Joy, Love Calls, Miss, Must, Natural State, Once Had Me, Paw, Pets, Poetry and Poems, Puppy, Relaxed Ears, Subtle Signs, Trust, Type of Dog, Unrestrained Touch, Without Words | Leave a comment

Rumor Is…

Posted on February 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Rumor Is…by Michael DoyleRumor is that happinessIs not a preconceived moment of blissBut a journey through the yearsTaken awhile with all of your peersWho feel as though they’ve lived theirs rightWhile yours has been a constant fightFaceless and somehow namelessThey … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adequate, Ask, Blameless, Blink, Bliss, Christians, Conflict, Constant Fight, Cures, Facless, Feel, Fix, Forgive, Forgiven, Forgiving, Given, Happiness, Head, Heck of A World, Jouney, Live, Living, Moment, Nameless, Not Yours, Peace and Understanding, Peers, Poetry and Poems, Preconceived, Pretend, Right, Rumor Is, Said, Shout, Tasks, Voices, War of Theirs, Years, Your Opinions | Leave a comment

First Principles: By Our Form of Government, the Christian Religion Is the Established Religion

Posted on January 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety and happiness of the people. By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Christian Religion, Equal Footing, Established Religion, First Principles, Form of Government, Government, Happiness, Peace and Good Order, Protection, Public Concern, Religion, Religious Liberty, Runkel v. Winemiller (1799), Safety, Samuel Chase, Sects and Denominations of Christians, The People | Leave a comment

If You Should Let Go

Posted on January 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

If You Should Let Goby Michael DoyleBelieveJust believeA little bit longerHold OnJust hold onA little bit strongerTo that love in your soulWhen your passion gives up controlEven when you feel down and outThis is the only thing you can’t doubtYou … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Afraid, Alone, Alone and Afraid, Art, Believe, Best Fight, Bones, Cheek, Closing In, Cold and Dark, Control, Cry, Doubt, Down and Out, Echoes, Eyes, Eyes Wide Open, Feel, Happiness, Hide, Hold On, Image, Inside, Just This Side of Sane, Let Go, Life, Longer, Love, Love Again, Love Song, Miss, Moon Above, Moonlight, Morning, Pain, Passion, Photography, Plans Made, Poetry and Poems, Praying To God, Radio, Recount, Someone, Somewhere, Soul, Speak, Special Place, Stronger, Tears, Wake, Wonder, Yearn | Leave a comment

A Jingle Bell Sort of Love

Posted on December 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Jingle Bell Sort of Loveby Michael DoyleThe city lights shine so brightBringing a little Christmas to my nightThere’s joy in how the sleigh bells ringAnd I love the happy way the children singStill, life happens as it doesThere’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, Blessed, Bright, Care, Carrying On, Children, Chords, Christmas, Christmas S;pirit, Christmas Tree, City Lights, Close, Does, Factually, Fall In Love, Family, Feel, Feeling Blue, Game, Gathered, Gone, Hand of God, Hanging On, Happiness, Happy Ending, Impossible Deadlines, Jangle, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bells, Joy, Kept, Life, Living, Love, Magic, Moving On, Music, Night, Poetry and Poems, Promises Made, Right Side, Rumor, Same, Sing, Sleigh Bells, Smile, Snowy Air, Tears, Time, True, Wept, Winning, Wish | Leave a comment

Places Forms Voice

Posted on November 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Place Forms Voiceby Michael DoyleIt’s said that place forms voiceEven when it’s not of our choiceIn my life, I’ve traveled aroundAnd this is what I, too, have foundThis is especially true of poetryEach of us is formed by our countryIt’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Allow, Believe, Can, Changes, Choice, Circumstance, Clogged, Constant, Country, Desitny, Dreams, Fear, Feet, First Step, Found, Ground, Happiness, Impossible, Journey, Life, Life's Dance, Limited, Make, Master, Moonbeams, Need, Places, Plunge In, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Possible, Read, Space, Success, Sun, Thoughts, Time, Trace, Travel, Trrap, True, Understand, Voice, Words | Leave a comment

On Hunt For the Moments

Posted on November 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

On Hunt For the Momentsby Michael DoyleIn my life’s recent historyI have written tons of poetryIn happiness and in tormentI find myself on the hunt for momentsWith x-ray eyes for what is rightI approach the world in second sightFor the … Continue reading →

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Just In Case

Posted on September 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Just In Caseby Michael DoyleI wake up feeling wonderfulAt the thought that you’re beautifulI lay there and slowly traceYour skin and the smile on your faceThinking to myself that all I knowIs the satisfaction of your glowAs I watch our … Continue reading →

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