Tag Archives: Life

Thought For the Day: Courage Is the Price That Life Exacts For Granting Peace

Posted on October 21, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.” – Amelia Earhart

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Thought For the Day: Life Is Mostly Froth and Bubble, Two Things Stand Like Stone, Kindness In Another’s Trouble, Courage In Your Own

Posted on October 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Life is mostly froth and bubble, / Two things stand like stone, / Kindness in another’s trouble, / Courage in your own.”– Adam Lindsay Gordon, poet (19 Oct 1833-1870)

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Does It Make You Cry?

Posted on October 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Does It Make You Cry?by Michael DoyleWhen you’re tired of laughing,Does it make you cry?This life you’ve been living, It turned out to be a lie.When you’ve given all you can,And your best isn’t good enough,Sometimes it’s hard to be … Continue reading →

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I Live My Life In Praise

Posted on October 15, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

I Live My Life In Praiseby Michael DoyleI feel God in every season,Living on faith and reason.Present in all of my days,I live my life in praise.With thanks and gratitudeI keep Jesus in my attitude.The Lord walks in my every … Continue reading →

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First Principles: If…There Be Any Kindness I Can Show, Or Any Good Thing I Can Do To Any Fellow Being, Let Me Do It Now…I Shall Not Pass This Way Again

Posted on October 13, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Loneliness

Posted on October 9, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

A Sense of Lonelinessby Michael DoyleThe strange new thoughts are invasive.The changes to what life is are pervasive.One must be careful out on the street,Especially of who one decides to eat,To keep things in the superlative, One must never eat … Continue reading →

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The Queen of Bones Takes Her Throne

Posted on October 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

The Queen of Bones Takes Her Throneby Michael DoyleTwo children live as sparks of duality,Two sparks born to burn through eternity.The blood and bones entwine with no enmity,Walked past the bewitching hours of mortality.Pagan horrors linger with dark secrets known,These … Continue reading →

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The Life of A Vampire

Posted on October 7, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

The Life of A Vampire by Michael DoyleA new vampire feels invincible at nightBut it’s quite the opposite in sunlight.Transformational in a flash of firsts,The provocations are felt in the thirst.Vampires are the apex predators holding control,The keepers of life … Continue reading →

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Normatives Shown

Posted on October 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Normatives Shownby Michael DoyleAddressing bits of truth,In this age of managed publicity,Has since my youthBeen a matter of building a legacy.Thinking on one’s feetOn the slip of a slippery slope,Helps a man escape self-deceit,Even as he hangs from his last … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Are Three Constants In Life…Change, Choice, and Principles

Posted on October 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“There are three constants in life… change, choice and principles.” – Stephen Covey

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