Tag Archives: Heart

Is There Hope?

Posted on July 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I am feeling down today. Had way too long of a walk through prairie wildflowers and then woods in a riparian corridor, but, even that hasn’t cheered me up. Still, it has led another poem at least. Is There Hope? … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Our Liberty Depends On Our Education, Law and Habits and Is Founded On Morality and Religion

Posted on July 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Our liberty depends on our education, our laws, and habits . . . it is founded on morals and religion, whose authority reigns in the heart, and on the influence all these produce on public opinion before that opinion governs … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Is Better To Lock Up Your Heart Than Fall In Love With Someone Who Doesn’t Know How Much They Mean

Posted on July 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It is better to lock up your heart with a merciless padlock, than to fall in love with someone who doesn’t know what they mean to you.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

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Things We’ve Said

Posted on June 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Woke up this morning, kicking myself hard. Nuff said about that other than… Things We’ve Said by Michael Romani Teared face looks in the mirror Trapped disgrace lived out in error Struggling past feeble lines of poetry That still vivid … Continue reading →

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Be True

Posted on June 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The Bard said and we’ve all felt it. The Bible says it too. Truth shall set us free, right? Be True by Michael Romani There is a secret to life Where we persist through strife That is to always be … Continue reading →

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To Begin As It Began

Posted on June 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Like the sea many of the best things in life ebb and flow, in and out and expanding just to contract back into its depths. https://flic.kr/p/udMBaZ To Begin As It Began by Michael Romani Like two ships adrift and at … Continue reading →

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In You, I Find My Spirituality

Posted on June 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes when you look into the eyes of who you love, you see there not only them but the essence of God and that they are in many ways the messenger you might best listen to as they offer insights … Continue reading →

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Entanglement

Posted on June 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Some folks talk about degrees of separation. Others of an overarching oneness. Entanglement by Michael Romani In entanglement we find our connection Though the miles apart make it hard for detection There is inside of you the very heart of … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Heart of A Father Is the Masterpiece of Nature

Posted on June 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.” – Antoine François Prévost d’Exiles, Manon Lescaut

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What of the Children?

Posted on June 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sins of the fathers? Matter of karma or fate? A lost sense of ethical balance? Children come into this world as blessings and deal with the corruptive influences that are out of their control. Don’t we owe them so … Continue reading →

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