Tag Archives: Power

Thought For the Day: Nearly All Men Can Stand Adversity, But If You Want To Test A Man’s Character, Give Him Power

Posted on February 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” -Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President (12 Feb 1809-1865) (In Remembrance of Lincoln’s Birthday!)

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Thought For the Day: What For Centuries Raised Man Above the Beast Is Not the Cudgel But the Irresistible Power of Unarmed Truth

Posted on February 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“What for centuries raised man above the beast is not the cudgel but the irresistible power of unarmed truth.” – Boris Pasternak, poet, novelist, Nobel laureate (10 Feb 1890-1960)

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First Principles: An Honest Man Can Feel No Pleasure In the Exercise of Power Over His Fellow Citizens

Posted on January 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson (1813)

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Inauguration (January 20, 2025)

Posted on January 20, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Inauguration (January 20, 2025)by Michael DoyleWatching the proceedings of the inaugurationI joined in my nation’s celebrationA nation led by a vision of principled humilityOne of the rights of the free, filled with majestyIn the stillness bestowed by God, we valiantly … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2025, Ability, Allegiance, Aspirations, Biden, Call, Celebration, Constitution, Country, Courageous, Crux, Donald Trump, Duty, Embrace, Execution, Face, Flaw, Fortitude, Free, Freedom, Glory, God, God's Glory, Guiding Light, Harris, History, Inauguration, Incidence, Instittion, J.D. Vance, Majesty, Malice, Mend, Nation, Nation's Story, New President, Philosophy, Poetry and Poems, Pomp and Circumstance, Power, Prayer, Principled Humility, Proceedings, Remember, Revive, Rights, Rule of Law, Silent Prayer, Splendid Moments, Steady, Stillness, Sunrise, Survive, Thrive, Transferred, Trust, Truth, Truths, Valiant, Vision, Wise | Leave a comment

Shalom Charis

Posted on January 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Shalom Charisby Michael DoyleJarred by the fires that burnBroken hearted as we learnThe sorrow of this seasonWe extend our love beyond reasonCalled to be holy through graceWe keep our eyes on God’s faceA spiritual gift is shown with careGod’s love … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abounding, Abundant, Bible, Broken Hearted, Burn, Called, Care, Christianity, Community, Completeness, Darkest Hour, Devastation, Done, Embrace, Faith, Fires, Fix, Forgiven, God, God's Face, God's Family, God's Ways, Good News, Grace, Hang Tough, Head, Heart, His Will, Holy, Holy Conversation, Jarred, Jesus, Learn, Love, Marked By God, Overlfowing, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Power, Priority, Reveal, Serenity, Shalom Charis, Shape, Share, Sorrow, Spiritual Gift, Talk, Unashamed, Unmerited Favor, Walk, World's Strife | Leave a comment

Fires Framing Truth

Posted on January 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Fires Framing Truthby Michael DoyleHow can you serve the peopleWhen you’re feeding them lies?How can you mislead a motherAnd look her straight in the eyes?You think a dismissive smileIs all you need to wearAs you issue your political denialDon’t you … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Authority, Burning, Care, Choke, Clarified, Common Sense, Compassion, Controversy, Courage, Decision, Dismissive Smile, Eyes, Fires, Flow, Forgot, Frame, Going Up In Smoke, Grieving Families, Homes, Houses, Hydrants, Integrity, Leader, Lies, Life, Listen, Lives, Love, Love of Ease, Love of Power, Maquerade, Matched, Measure, Memories, Mislead, Mother, No Defense, Office, Ought, People, Perceptions of Truth, Poetry and Poems, Policy, Political Denial, Power, See, Serve, Social Disease, Tears, Times of Challenge, True Strength, Trust, Truth, Vote, Walk Away, Water, Wear, Who | Leave a comment

Dark Sources

Posted on January 7, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Dark Sourcesby Michael DoyleThe optics make me cringe.Almost every newscast is on the fringeIt seems that we’re invited into the conspiracyWhile they really don’t care about historyEveryone vents and is set on blamingIt’s that PR game known as framingTruth, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged :Profound, Blame, Captains of America, Care, Complexity, Connective Tissue, Conspiracy, Constitution, Cringe, Dark Sources, Downed, Endangered, Every Night, Explanation, Fleshed Out, Foundation, Framing, Fringe, Gangrene, Groove, Hide, History, Honest Brokers, Huddle, Invitation, Life, Looking In, Media, My Side, Neighbors, Newscast, Nowhere, Objective, Optics, Optimism, Original Sin, Pessimism, Poetry and Poems, Poison, Polluted Air, Power, Public Relations, Quizzically Smile, Roots, Rumors, Runaway, Shots, Society, Souls, Stay, Strategic, Subjective, Systemic Racism, Team, Television, Texts, Truth, Vent, Walls, Your Side | Leave a comment

First Principles: May the God of Hope Fill With All Joy and Peace In Believing, So That You Will Abound In Hope By the Power of the Holy Spirit

Posted on December 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Romans 15:13

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A Road of Traveled Story

Posted on December 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Road of Traveled Storyby Michael DoyleThis universe isn’t made of cosmic dustThough we all depend on God as we mustThis universe is a road of traveled gloryEach of us has our own part in this storyGiven our roles, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Angel, Answer, Beautiful Mind, Beauty, Blind, Broken Arrow, Challenges, Choice, Choices, Cosmic Dust, Crash, Cure, Dark, Days, Decision, Devil's Train, Door, Duty, Fate, Friends, God, Gypsy Tears, Hate, Hope, Hurt, Imprisoned, Life, Light, Love, Mine, Morning, Narrow, Night, Opportunity, Own Part, Poetry and Poems, Power, Prism, Refrain, Road, Roles, Shine, Sighted, Sky, Still Live, Story, Time, Traveled Story, True Love, Ugly, Universe, Veil, Voice, Walls, Ways, Weight, Years | Leave a comment

This Is Not True Victory

Posted on December 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

This Is Not True Victoryby Michael DoyleIn memory of Queen Lili‘uokalani I declare this is not a true victoryWhen back in the year of 1893The United States overthrew her monarchyDespite the wrongness of things doneShe did not choose the white … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1893, A People and A Nation, Apology, Authority, Battle, Cleansing Way, Constitutional Sovereignty, Dennis Kanahele, Dignity, Federal Recognition, Free Hawai'i, Freedom, Guns, Homes, Hope, Hour, Islands, Kanaka Maoli, Legislation, Live, Manifest Destiny, Milatancy, Monarchy, Native Community, Notion, Overthrow, Person's Station, Poetry and Poems, Poverty, Power, President McKinley, Queen Lili‘uokalani, Rerservation, Self-Determinatoin, Sins of Man, Survive, The People, Tourist Destination, Tribe, True Heart, True Victory, United States, Voices, Voices of God, Wrongness | Leave a comment