Tag Archives: Life

Thought For the Day: We Make A Living By What We Get, But We Make A Life By What We Give

Posted on December 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill

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Thought For the Day: Without Music, Life Would Be A Mistake

Posted on December 4, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Without music, life would be a mistake.” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

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Thought For the Day: Count Your Age By Friends, Not Years. Count Your Life By Smiles, Not Tears

Posted on December 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” – John Lennon

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Places Forms Voice

Posted on November 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Place Forms Voiceby Michael DoyleIt’s said that place forms voiceEven when it’s not of our choiceIn my life, I’ve traveled aroundAnd this is what I, too, have foundThis is especially true of poetryEach of us is formed by our countryIt’s … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I’m the One That’s Got To Die When It’s Time For Me To Die, So Let Me Live My Life the Way I Want To

Posted on November 27, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” – Jimi Hendrix

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First Principles: Justice In the Life and Conduct of the State Is Possible Only As First It Resides In the Souls of the Citizens

Posted on November 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the souls of the citizens.” – Plato

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If Space and Time…

Posted on November 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

If Space and Time…by Michael DoyleIt’s only been a matter of a few passing yearsI’m alone on your birthday except for my tearsTalking to God again, I stare off into the nightYours was the sisterly love that was my guiding … Continue reading →

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Seasons Lived

Posted on November 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Seasons Livedby Michael DoyleLife comes and goesDefined in seasonsIt has its reasonsAs our life sowsThat which we reapComes with joy that we’ll keepKeeping goodness as our laneHoping all the others try to do the sameStepping forward into the greatnessWe know … Continue reading →

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Like Flowers In A Vase

Posted on November 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Like Flowers In A Vase (For Joni Mitchell)by Michael DoyleBlonde hair and a long silhouetteA beautiful voice, unforgotten yetLife’s so short and makes us numbBeauty like this is what we becomeA voice for her generationHeld by many with great venerationA … Continue reading →

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Remembering Prince

Posted on November 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Remembering Princeby Michael DoyleI remember listening to a nightingale singSomewhere in Europe and just about springAnd thinking about things dismissed in hasteA lot of which was only my imagined wasteOne of these was Prince, dead at fifty-sevenDid find his way … Continue reading →

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