Tag Archives: Influence

Daily Prompt – First

Posted on September 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Seems to me at first glance That a lot is left to chance When you study the past You find what didn’t last Wondering how it connects Into the future and directs The paths yet to be Flowing into our … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Book, Chance, Confluence, Connections, Dail Phone, Daily Prompt, Directions, First, Future, Glance, Infinity, Influence, Path, Standalone, Study, Watch | Comments Off

Chinese Shelf Help

Posted on July 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Some say that the change in Chinese away from satire and critique is just the chase of the almighty dollar. That seems a deficit explanation given the official statements by the Chinese government. I am no expert. But, this poem … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Art, Censorship, Chairman Mao, Chinese, Chinese Art, Commercialism, Consumerism, Contemporary Art, Death of Maret, Digital Era, Hope, Influence, Militarism, Minimalism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Self Expression, Tiananmen Square, Tomorrow | Leave a comment

Legends Persist

Posted on June 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Legends persist throughout our culture. They always have. I believe they always will. https://flic.kr/p/pC38by Legends Persist by Michael Romani Choking on the information age Where everything is instantly all the rage Be it Britney Spears or history The internet is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Confucius, Culture, Folktale, Habit, Historical Fact, History, Influence, Information Age, Internet, Jesus, Legends, Mulan, Mythic Figures, Persist, Poem, Poetry, Robin Hood, Shakespeare, Story, Sublime, Sun Tzu, William Tell | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: It Is Chiefly Through Books That We Engage With Superior Minds

Posted on June 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds.” – William Ellery Channing, clergyman and writer (7 Apr 1780-1842)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Blessing, Books, Communion, Influence, Superior Minds, Thought For the Day, William E Channing | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: A Teacher Influences Eternity

Posted on May 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” – Henry Adams, historian and teacher (1838-1918)

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First Principles: Make Our Wish To Be Useful In Serving Our Nation

Posted on March 21, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, become honorable by being necessary.” – Nathan Hale (1776)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Expectation, First Principles, Honor, Influence, Nathan Hale, Pecuniary Reward, Promotion, Public Good, Service, Useful | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Words Are Action

Posted on January 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” – Ingrid Bengis, writer and teacher (b. 1944)

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Thought For the Day: Foreign Affairs Do Not Always Conform To Our National Desires

Posted on November 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.” – James Reston, journalist (3 Nov 1909-1995 Who would have guessed that at one time the New York Times was actually … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Lead By Example

Posted on July 26, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing.” – Albert Schweitzer

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