Tag Archives: People

Thought For the Day: Things Turn Out Best For the People Who Make the Best of the Way Things Turn Out

Posted on January 8, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” – John Wooden

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Thought For the Day: Be A Yardstick of Quality

Posted on January 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” – Steve Jobs

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Thought For the Day: When A Person Has Done Their Duty To Their People and Country, They Can Rest In Peace

Posted on January 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I … Continue reading →

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Llama Del Ray

Posted on December 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Happy National Llama Day 2019 to all my favorite llamas and those who love them! And that’s quite a lot of love when you think about there being something like 150,000 llamas in the United States alone…. Llama Del Ray … Continue reading →

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First Principles: This Day Is Devoted By Americans To the Service of God As the Beneficent Author of All Good

Posted on November 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I do recommend and assign [this Thanksgiving Day] to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Liberties of A People Are Never Secure When the Transactions of Their Rulers May Be Concealed From Them

Posted on November 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” – Patrick Henry

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First Principles: Our Constitution Is Wholly Inadequate For the Government of Any Other Than A Moral and Religious People

Posted on November 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” – John Adams

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Happy Birthday US Marine Corps 2019!

Posted on November 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Semper fidelis to all who served in Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children and everyone who loves someone who did!! In honor of the Marine Corps, 244 years after it was formed, according to tradition, at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia on November … Continue reading →

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A Humble Path Past Conflict

Posted on November 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Part of living a life with more gratitude might include less fight and conflict and greater humility. Poem #2 for this season of thankfulness: A Humble Path Past Conflict by Michael Romani With gratitude not as demanding Toward the God … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Are As A People Opposed To Secret Societies, To Secret Oaths and To Secret Proceedings

Posted on November 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.” – John F. Kennedy President Kennedy would be ashamed … Continue reading →

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