Tag Archives: Joy

In Spiritual Growth

Posted on September 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on: Galatians 5:22-23 New International Version (NIV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. In Spiritual Growth by Michael Romani … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Action, Believe, Choice, Cultivate, Encourage, Faithfulness, Focus, Forbearance, Forgive, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, Gentleness, God's Family, Goodness, Joy, Kindness, Language, Light, Live, Love, Maturity, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pratice, Praxis, Prayer, Preparation, Prune, Read, Self Control, Sin, Sincerity, Spiritual Growth, the Word, Transformation, Treatment, Wisdom | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Give Each Other The Space To Grow and Be Ourselves

Posted on September 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Dignity, Exercise, Gift, Give, Grow, Healing, Idea, Inclusion, Joy, Max de Pree, Openness, Space, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Role of Repentance

Posted on September 16, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Psalms 103 Role of Repentance by Michael Romani Positive and ever uplifting Moral ground never shifting Coming to God’s full acceptance And willing to undergo repentance Finding my way away from sin Learning Jesus is indeed my … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acceptance, Admission, Best Days, Blessing, Confession, Contentment, Embrace, Forgiven, Free, Friend, God, God's Love, Grace, Heart, Heartbreak, Jesus, Joy, Lack, Learn, Moral Ground, New Ways, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Psalms, Repentance, Resentment, Selfishness, Sin, Truth, Walk Back, Ways, Will | Leave a comment

Word Prompt – Narrow

Posted on August 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

In all sense and longing for fairness You find it hard to believe that The world around us couldn’t care less Yet, it’s just a natural sort of fact That while wide is the gate of destruction It runs counter … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Believe, Challenge, Destruction, Fact, Fairness, Human Nature, Joy, Light, Mortal Man, Narrow, Path, Peace, Righteousness, True, Word Prompt, World | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Infect

Posted on May 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

In life, if we stop just long enough to inspect We find so little is needed to reflect and infect Just a little bit of color brings a nice touch One that is often needed and needed much Like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Bright, Color, Daily Prompt, Darkness, Flowers, Healing, Hope, Infect, Joy, Light, Love, Magic, Needs, Reflection, Wordpress | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Elaborate

Posted on April 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Life, in all of its many details, Offers much that compels From the simple to the elaborate There is so much to celebrate So much to stimulate No need to complicate But to breath in as you breathe out Ends … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Believe, Breath of Life, Compels, Daily Prompt, Details, Elaborate, Good Things, Joy, Life, Proclaim, Simple, Stimulate, Wordpress | 2 Comments

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Genie

Posted on April 18, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

In learning to expect the unexpected With all of its nuances as life is inflected There it is waiting to be quietly reflected With all of its magic mysteriously injected I see the genie has somehow been let out To … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Daily Prompt, Doubt, Expect, Genie, Happiness, Inflection, Injected, Joy, Materiality, Nuances, Peace, Reflected, Unexpected, Wishing Well, Wordpress | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Rush

Posted on April 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

I have learned a thing or two from my little girls Whose worlds seem too often a rush of swirls They seemingly came armed with their Crayolas To teach that life is not about the payola But, to seek dreams … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Crayolas, Daily Prompt, Daughters, Inspiration, Joy, Lessons, Rush, S'Mores, Shores, Wordpress | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo 4: To Make You Whole

Posted on April 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge for day four is to create a poem making an abstract concept concrete. I was thinking of my brother in law lately anyhow. So, I chose to embody the grief felt by both he and I regarding my … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acceptance, Bargaining, Blackness, Connection, Console, Crater-Sized Hole, Family, Grief, Happiness, Joy, Loneliness, Loss, Na/GloPoWriMo, Pain, Passing Years, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Ponded Tears, Sister, To Make You Whole, Whole | Leave a comment

Valentine 2018

Posted on February 16, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Valentine 2018 by Michael Romani Where it comes from and what it is Are the kinds of questions found in this A Valentine’s Day spent as meant Filled with joy and little to regret It seems love finds its way … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2018, Dance, Gentle, Island Daughter, Joy, Laughter, Love, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Questions, Romance, Sweet, True Love Ways, Valentine, Valentine's Day | Leave a comment