Tag Archives: Know

First Principles: Give Me the Liberty To Know, To Utter, and To Argue Freely According To Conscience, Above All Liberties

Posted on May 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.” – John Milton

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Time Will Tell

Posted on May 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Time Will Tellby Michael DoyleTo begin a familyEven in a place like Tahiti,Is something to approach gently.It will be if it’s meant to be.It was a day like any other,If your day was anotherDay filled with paradise.But if you’re looking … Continue reading →

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From High To Low

Posted on April 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

From High To Lowby Michael DoyleToo many people believe in the nicheAnd from there won’t budge an inch.Truth? It pays to know about everythingBecause then, you can choose what to bringTo the party of life’s extremes.From this, you can learn … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: One Day You Will Ask Me Which Is More Important? My Life Or Yours? I Will Say Mine and You Will Walk Away Not Knowing That You Are My Life

Posted on April 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.” – Kahlil Gibran

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Thought For the Day: The Timeless In You Is Aware of Life’s Timelessness. And Knows That Yesterday Is But Today’s Memory And Tomorrow is Today’s Dream

Posted on March 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream.” – Kahlil Gibran, in The Prophet

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If We Never Said Hello

Posted on March 20, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

If We Never Said Helloby Michael DoyleMeet me where the sun setsI’ve never loved as much as I will, yetMeet me where our road endsAnd be my lifetime friendTell me all your secretsLet’s live a love of no regretsIn a … Continue reading →

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Troubles In the Real World

Posted on March 17, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Troubles In the Real Worldby Michael DoyleSometimes, the law gets in the wayThe way of what passes for justiceIt isn’t as it should beBut it is simply what it is Sometimes, life fills up our daysFills up our days in … Continue reading →

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Know Not Fear

Posted on March 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Know Not Fearby Michael DoyleYouth always tries to dareTheir elders try to careEach in their own placeStares the other in the faceEach move made creates a snareNo matter how each tries to be fairClimbing to the highest heightTo outpace the … Continue reading →

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The Thick of the Thin

Posted on March 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

The Thick of the Thinby Michael DoyleWhispered rumor has itThat we’re the thick of the thinIf you were in HellI’d come barreling inFounded on trust and loyaltyThis is what makes us a familyMy soul is resolved in this decisionYours is … Continue reading →

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She Learns To Survive

Posted on February 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

She Learns To Surviveby Michael DoyleTo her, I’m her fatherAs I watch my daughterWalking alone in the nightShe’s always been my lightBut it wasn’t always this wayShe’s haunted by the dayThese moments hidden insideBehind her fragile prideHe took her innocenceI’ve … Continue reading →

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