Tag Archives: Man

Thought For the Day: Tolerance Is A Better Guarantee of Freedom Than Brotherly Love

Posted on September 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Tolerance is a better guarantee of freedom than brotherly love; for a man may love his brother so much that he feels himself thereby appointed his brother’s keeper.” – Everett Dean Martin (1880-1941)

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The Chi Within All

Posted on September 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Chi Within Allby Michael DoyleIt matters not, woman or manEach is to yield chi as they canIt is not for a father to sayWhich is who and what’s the wayThere in the essence of controlWhere one’s power finds one’s … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I Would Rather Be Politically Buried Than To Be Hypocritically Immortalized

Posted on August 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“I have always supported measures and principles and not men. I have acted fearless and independent and I never will regret my course. I would rather be politically buried than to be hypocritically immortalized.” – Davy Crockett, frontiersman, soldier, and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A Man Should Never Be Ashamed To Own That He Has Been In the Wrong, Which Is But Saying, … That He Is Wiser Today Than Yesterday

Posted on August 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.” – Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

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Winchester I. The Arrival

Posted on July 31, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

There is a famous house in California built the widow of the same Winchester who invented the famous rifle of the same name. Winchester I. The Arrival by Michael Doyle The bell tolls in the dark of night While the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 21, 2020 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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Truth of This Human’s Race

Posted on July 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The truth is what will set us all free. Man is mortal – limited in time. But, not in God’s grace. Truth of This Human’s Race by Michael Doyle Thank you Father for loving me Making your grace part of … Continue reading →

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War Changes A Man

Posted on June 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

While paying attention to something else, I started to think on PTSD. War Changes A Man by Michael Doyle It came on without any warning Half past two in the morning And suddenly, it was show time Landing hard like … Continue reading →

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A Champion Rides On

Posted on June 8, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

There are a lot of great ways out there to be involved in what will actually improve our nation and its society. Among these is to communicate, grow, and then use your voice in effective non-violent ways. One project that … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage

Posted on May 19, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What might it be to see the rites of passage for a Viking daring to reach west not east and in so doing changes perceptions of possibility? Rites of Passage by Michael Doyle As odd as it may seem You … Continue reading →

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