Tag Archives: Remember

First Principles: Remember Not Only To Say the Right Thing In the Right Place, But Far More Difficult Still, To Leave Unsaid the Wrong Thing At the Tempting Moment

Posted on May 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Thought For the Day: Always Remember the Essence of Christian Holiness Is Simplicity and Purity; One Design, One Desire – Entire Devotion To God

Posted on March 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Always remember the essence of Christian holiness is simplicity and purity; one design, one desire – entire devotion to God.” – John Wesley

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Thought For the Day: We Cannot Always Assure the Future of Our Friends; We Have A Better Chance of Assuring Our Future If We Remember Who Our Friends Are

Posted on March 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.” – Henry A. Kissinger

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Thought For the Day: A Man May Commit Sin and Yet Be Ignorant of It, and Fancy Himself Innocent When He Is Guilty…We Shall Do Well To Remember That

Posted on February 9, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“A man may commit sin and yet be ignorant of it, and fancy himself innocent when he is guilty… We shall do well to remember that when we make our own miserably imperfect knowledge and consciousness the measure of our … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Benediction For A New Day

Posted on January 21, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Benediction For A New Dayby Michael DoyleIf it isn’t too demandingMight we live in peace and understandingWith opened eyes might we seeThe path walked within divinityThe wooded trace is sacred groundWaiting for its holiness to be foundWith every step each … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Making It Do

Posted on January 14, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Making It Doby Michael DoyleThe world’s painIs dipped in blueThinking I remember thatAbout me and youWalking in withMy life’s game faceIf you keep on running awayDoes it leave its traceMost of the living worldIs a bit under the weatherWe keep … Continue reading →

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What She Doesn’t Know Yet

Posted on November 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

What She Doesn’t Know Yetby Michael DoyleListening to my daughters proudlyAs they talk a bit too loudlyEach holding her own in conversationEach of them has their own ambitionsMy babies have grown up without regretBut I wish each would kindly not … Continue reading →

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Remembering Prince

Posted on November 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Remembering Princeby Michael DoyleI remember listening to a nightingale singSomewhere in Europe and just about springAnd thinking about things dismissed in hasteA lot of which was only my imagined wasteOne of these was Prince, dead at fifty-sevenDid find his way … Continue reading →

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Love Is A Choice

Posted on September 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Love Is A Choiceby Michael DoyleSometimes I silently look at youIn awe and wonder at all you doAnd I know, it’s true what some sayI fall deeper for you with each dayFor the good and bad of this voiceI know … Continue reading →

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