Tag Archives: Nature

Hoosier Rains

Posted on August 11, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Hoosier Rainsby Michael DoyleIt has been over twenty years nowAnd it’s on my mind still somehow.I was driving, approaching the state lineOf Indiana, determined to make it mine.Shortly before the sight of the dunes, I had plannedTo visit like some … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Nature Does Not Hurry, Yet Everything Is Accomplished

Posted on July 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu

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Sudden Thunderstorm

Posted on May 17, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Sudden Thunderstormby Michael DoyleWhen I left to go hike, the skies were clear.I just wanted God and nature’s path to be near.Besides missing my daughters, my world had no care.It turned out that this illusion was its own snare.Having hiked … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Man’s Heart, Away From Nature Becomes Hard… Lack of Respect For Growing, Living Things Soon Led To Lack of Respect For Human Too

Posted on April 11, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man’s heart, away from nature, becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans too.” – Luther Standing Bear

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First Principles: Nature Intended Me For the Tranquil Pursuits of Science, By Rendering Them My Supreme Delight

Posted on April 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight. – Thomas Jefferson

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First Principles: There Is Nothing More Corrupting, Nothing More Destructive of the Noblest and Finest Feelings of Our Nature, Than the Exercise of Unlimited Power

Posted on April 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.” – William Henry Harrison

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Thought For the Day: Never, No, Never, Did Nature Say One Thing, and Wisdom Say Another Thing

Posted on February 21, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Never, no, never, did Nature say one thing, and Wisdom say another.” – Edmund Burke, in his Third Letter on Regicide Peace, 1797

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Cowboys and Mustangs

Posted on February 20, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Cowboys and Mustangsby Michael DoyleThe Conquistadors brought horses to these landsBack 500 years ago, as best as I understandNow, thousands are allowed to wander freeCausing irreversible damage to the rangeland countryThe conflict arises over the carrying capacity50,000 horses await adoption … Continue reading →

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Discerning the Consequences

Posted on January 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Discerning the Consequencesby Michael DoyleStanding up steady to be presentWe’re fully ready to representAs we adjust our attitudesUntil we are ready with our gratitudeRising up in confidenceWe rely on the ways of providenceAs we stumble toward getting rightWe need this … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The More I Study Nature, the More I Stand Amazed At the Work of the Creator. Science Brings Men Nearer To God

Posted on December 27, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. Science brings men nearer to God.” – Louis Pasteur, , chemist and bacteriologist (27 Dec 1822-1895)

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