Tag Archives: Others

First Principles: Do Nothing Out of Selfish Ambition Or Vain Conceit. Rather, In Humility, Value Others Above Yourselves

Posted on August 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.” – Philippians 2:3 NIV

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First Principles: Do Nothing Out of Selfish Ambition or Vain Conceit. Rather, In Humility Value Others Above Yourselves, Not Looking To Your Own Interests But Each of You To the Interests of the Others

Posted on June 29, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” – Philippians 2:3-4

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Thought For the Day: Doing Nothing For Others Is the Undoing of One’s Self. We Must Be Purposely Kind and Generous, Or We Miss the Best Part of Existence

Posted on June 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of one’s self. We must be purposely kind and generous, or we miss the best part of existence. The heart that goes out of itself, gets large and full of joy. This is … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A True Leader Has the Confidence To Stand Alone, the Courage To Make Tough Decisions, and the Compassion To Listen To the Needs of Others

Posted on November 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality … Continue reading →

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It Hardly Counted

Posted on October 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

It Hardly Counted by Michael DoyleIn all my time in the dreadful warI felt certain of something moreA lot of horrible things occurredLooking back they’ve all blurredThese horrors handled with graceAre the worst, most of us faceTo know that man’s … Continue reading →

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First Principles: If Your Actions Inspire Others To Dream More, Learn More, Do More, and Become More, You Are A Leader

Posted on October 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

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Thought For the Day: The Supreme Ethical Rule: Act So As To Elicit the Best In Others and Thereby In Thyself

Posted on August 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The Supreme Ethical Rule: Act so as to elicit the best in others and thereby in thyself.” – Felix Adler, professor, lecturer, and reformer (13 Aug 1851-1933)

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Thought For the Day: Censorship Is the Tool of Those Who Have the Need To Hide Actualities From Themselves and From Others. Their Fear Is Only Their Inability To Face What Is Real

Posted on August 11, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability to face what is real, and I can’t vent any anger against them. I only feel this … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Out of the Quarrel With Others We Make Rhetoric; Out of the Quarrel With Ourselves We Make Poetry

Posted on June 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Out of the quarrel with others we make rhetoric; out of the quarrel with ourselves we make poetry.” -William Butler Yeats, writer, Nobel laureate (13 Jun 1865-1939)

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Thought For the Day: It Is Always Legitimate To Wish To Rise Above One’s Self, Never Above Others

Posted on June 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It is always legitimate to wish to rise above one’s self, never above others.” – Julia Ward Howe

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