Tag Archives: Live

Something Beyond Beautiful

Posted on August 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Something Beyond Beautifulby Michael DoyleWhen the hurricanes pass me by,And I realize that I did not die.I go to the place where the river flows,That quiet place where nobody goes.I find that passion has ruled my game,And my character has … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: For To Be Free Is Not Merely To Cast Off One’s Chains, But To Live In A Way That Respects and Enhances the Freedom of Others

Posted on July 18, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” – Nelson Mandela

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Thought For the Day: I Don’t Know Any Other Way To Live But To Wake Every Day Armed With My Convictions, Not Yielding Them To the Threat of Danger

Posted on July 14, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“I don’t know any other way to live but to wake up everyday armed with my convictions, not yielding them to the threat of danger and to the power and force of people who might despise me.” – Wole Soyinka

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Thought For the Day: Consider Your Origins: You Were Not Made To Live As Brutes, But To Follow Virtue and Knowledge

Posted on May 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.” – Dante Alighieri

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Thought For the Day: Live In the Sunshine, Swim the Sea, Drink the Wild Air

Posted on May 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To Live In the Law

Posted on March 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

To Live In the Lawby Michael DoyleWalked into the doctrines of controversyThere is a stiff challenge without heresyDown through God’s good agesThere are debates that readily rageThe dialog should be had with all humilityGracefully admitting a bit of grace and … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Were Therefore Buried With Him Through Baptism Into Death In Order That, Just As Christ Was Raised From the Dead Through the Glory of the Father, We Too May Live A New Life

Posted on March 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” – Romans 6:4

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Past Blinking Twice

Posted on February 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Past Blinking Twiceby Michael DoyleSome say forgetting is a giftIt’s a way past the riftBetween personal rationalizationAnd what allows you past sensationsThe ones that we cannot forgiveAnd yet it is that we must liveHowever, far past the thresholdThat our senses … Continue reading →

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First Principles: I Hate War As Only A Soldier Who Has Lived It Can, Only As One Who Has Seen Its Brutality, Its Futility, Its Stupidity

Posted on February 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Rumor Is…

Posted on February 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Rumor Is…by Michael DoyleRumor is that happinessIs not a preconceived moment of blissBut a journey through the yearsTaken awhile with all of your peersWho feel as though they’ve lived theirs rightWhile yours has been a constant fightFaceless and somehow namelessThey … Continue reading →

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