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Thought For the Day: Those To Whom Evil Is Done, Do Evil In Return

Posted on February 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“I and the public know / What all schoolchildren learn, / Those to whom evil is done / Do evil in return.” – W.H. Auden, poet (21 Feb 1907-1973) It might be better phrased that it’s best to act and … Continue reading →

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Mind Games Played

Posted on January 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Recent developments in science and in a virtual environment I spend some time on has led me to question a few things pertinent to ethical behavior or actually the lack thereof on the part of certain people I have come … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Resolution One: I Will Live For God. Resolution Two: If No One Else Does, I Still Will

Posted on December 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.” – Jonathan Edwards

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Thought For the Day: I Have Chosen To Be Happy Because It’s Good For My Health

Posted on November 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I have chosen to be happy because it’s good for my health.” — Voltaire

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Thought For the Day: I Shut My Eyes In Order To See.

Posted on November 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I shut my eyes in order to see.” – Paul Gauguin

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First Principles: Resolution One: I Will Live For God

Posted on August 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.” – Jonathan Edwards

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Thought For the Day: If You Live To Be A Hundred, I Want To Live To Be A Hundred Minus One Day

Posted on August 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” – A. A. Milne

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Between Heaven and Earth

Posted on August 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A whisper of a prayer… Between Heaven and Earth by Michael Romani Between Heaven and Earth There is a gate Between light and dark There falls a shadow Between faith and sin A whisper speaks a prayer My deepest confession … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: In Your Light, I Learned How To Love

Posted on July 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.” – Rumi

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Thought For the Day: The Beginning of Modern Philosophy Is the Half Belief We’re Not Here To Enjoy Ourselves…

Posted on April 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (26 Apr 1889-1951) Anyone who has read his works, can attest to his earnest belief in … Continue reading →

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