Tag Archives: Live

For Your 16th Birthday

Posted on August 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

For Your 16th Birthdayby Michael DoyleThe hours are past and moved into the nightI was blessed by a day that you made brightA day before your actual birthday but beautifulIt was a celebration of how you’re so wonderfulSweet daughter of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 16th Birthday, Beautiful, Birthday, Blessed, Bright, Celebration, Daughter of Mine, Did Good, Face, Father, Gift, Greatest Treasures, Grow, Grow Up, Guess, Heart's Delight, Hours, Know, Live, Loving Daughter, Night, One, Poetry and Poems, Presents, Proud, Shopping, Smile, Step Farther, Thank God, Trial, Watch, Ways, Wonderful | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Man Who Has Begun To Live More Seriously Within Begins To Live More Simply Without

Posted on July 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without.” – Ernest Hemingway, author, journalist, Nobel laureate (21 Jul 1899-1961)

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Daring To Live Different

Posted on June 28, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Daring to Live Differentby Michael DoyleAs we learn to accept who we areWe set our eyes on the mother starIt’s the urge to get back homeTo the family, no longer aloneThe heart breaks on the shoreBut still we dare to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accept, Alone, Bonds, Brave Souls, Create, Dare, Defile, Different, Eyes, False Gods, Family, Home, Imitate, Learn, Life Happens, Live, Mother Star, Motivation, Outcast, Past, Poetry and Poems, Search, Shape and Mold, Shore, Style, Traditions, Urge, Wait | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: I Shall Live Badly If I Do Not Write, and I Shall Write Badly If I Do Not Live

Posted on June 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live.” – Francoise Sagan, playwright and novelist (21 Jun 1935-2004)

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The Wonderous California Coast

Posted on May 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

The Wonderous California Coastby Michael DoyleWe are escorted by dolphin laughterComing from guardians who are afterThe company that they find in playAlong the bow of our boat, much like yesterdayWhen mighty Calypso sailed the coastal deepsAlong the coral reefs to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alto, Aquarium, Baja, Battle, Beauty, biodiversity, Blind, Blue Planet, Blue Skies, Cacti, California Coast, Calypso, Capacity, Chart, Coastal Deep, Company, Coral Reef, Distinction, Divers, Dolphin, Drops of Water, Efficient, Escort, Existence, Extinction, Fault, Feed, Find, Forest, George Waashington, Guardians, Heart Break, Imperil, Jouney, Kelp Bed, Knowledge, Laughter, Live, Love, Mankind, Mexico, Nature, Noses, Notion, Oblivious, Ocean World, One Water System, Play, Poetry and Poems, Point, Pretense, Protection, San Jose Island, Scarcity, Sea of Cortez, Sequoia, Squid, Sun, Survival, Sustainability, Time, Water, Wonderous, World Apart, Wounded Heart | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: I Live In the World Rather As A Spectator of Mankind Than As One of the Species

Posted on May 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“I live in the world rather as a spectator of mankind than as one of the species.” –Joseph Addison, essayist and poet (1 May 1672-1719)

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Thought For the Day: Live Each Day With Enthusiasm, Optimism, and Hope

Posted on April 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Live each day to the fullest. Live each day with enthusiasm, optimism and hope. If you do, I am convinced that your contribution to this wonderful experiment we call America will be profound.” – Ronald Reagan

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Thought For the Day: Death Tugs At My Ear and Says, ‘Live, I Am Coming’

Posted on March 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Death tugs at my ear and says, ‘Live, I am coming.’” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., poet, novelist, essayist, and physician (8 Mar 1809-1894)

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Thought For the Day: If We Had Paid No More Attention To Our Plants Than We Have Our Children, We Would Now Be Living In A Jungle of Weeds

Posted on March 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weeds.” – Luther Burbank, horticulturist (7 Mar 1849-1926)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Attention, Children, Jungle, Live, Luther Burbank, Paid, Plants, Thought For the Day, Weeds | Leave a comment

Giving Is A Heart Matter

Posted on February 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Giving Is A Heart Matterby Michael DoyleChurch can be satisfying and funWith all of God’s delights to be doneLeaning in for the moments of developmentWorship done properly leads to contentmentUnified and faith-filled the church leadsTo spiritual sanctification and Godly deedsLife … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Attention, Called Out, Church, Commitment, Community, Contentment, Decision, Delight, Development, Faith-Filled, Family, Fun, Generosity, Giving, God, Grace, Gratitude, Guidance, Heart Matter, Live, Live Out, Love In Action, Pastor, Path, Poetry and Poems, Received, Right Attitude, Sage, Sanctification, Sow, Standards, Stewardship | Leave a comment