Tag Archives: See

Cross Shaped of An Imperfect Heart

Posted on April 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

On the ninth day of Na/GloPoWriMo 2020, the optional prompt is to “write a “concrete” poem – a poem in which the lines and words are organized to take a shape that reflects in some way the theme of the … Continue reading →

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Mathing the COVID-19 Curve

Posted on April 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Day 7 of Na/GloPoWriMo! The target objective? “…a poem based on a news article.” My subject today can be drawn on any number of articles plastered throughout our daily news periodicals to the point it cannot be escaped really. But, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: One Secret of Success…Lies In the Ability To Get the Other Person’s Point of View and See Things From That Person’s Angle As Well As Your Own

Posted on April 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.” – Henry Ford

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Ability, Angle, Henry Ford, One, Other Person, Point of View, Secret, See, Success, Thought For the Day, Your Own | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Hope Has Two Beautiful Daughters; Their Names Are Anger and Courage. Anger At the Way Things Are and the Courage To See They Not Remain As They Are

Posted on April 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” – Saint Augustine

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Anger, Beautiful, Courage, Daughters, Hope, Remain, Saint Augustine, See, Thought For the Day, Two, Way Things Are | Leave a comment

Getting Your Shot

Posted on March 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Photography is a bit of a passion of mine. As this pandemic rages on, the decision was made to review a Great Courses program to review the fundamentals as a sort of brush up. Today’s lesson was about equipment. From … Continue reading →

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The Spark of Growth

Posted on March 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Luke 17:1-6: : The Spark of Growth by Michael Doyle We do not need to live in fear Rather it be from afar or near We must live by faith in our day The Lord is … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Confronted

Posted on March 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

On looking slightly back at a day of visitation with two princesses who mean all the world to me and reflection on the current events of our times. Pandemic Confronted by Michael Doyle What a day to roundly irrational In … Continue reading →

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A Pi-Ku For Albert

Posted on March 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Today curiously enough is Pi Day and the anniversary of Albert Einstein’s Birth. So why now a Pi-Ku… What’s a Pi-Ku you ask? Well, it’s 3-1-4 in format. A Pi-Ku For Albert by Michael Doyle Albert’s birth Seems Began this … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Age, Albert Einstein, All, Be, Began, Birth, Flat, Format, Glory, Glow, Know, Known, Lie, Math, Numbers, Photograph, Pi-Ku, Poem, Poetry, See, Shown, Soul, Tells, True, Truth, Worth | Leave a comment

Words To Feeling

Posted on March 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

These days with so many choices out there, it seems an endless spiral of restless hearts. Here’s to those whose hearts have found their home. I see it in a plethora of friends who have now been married a … Continue reading →

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Seeing To See

Posted on March 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What if God walked among us today? What if wasn’t if? He does… Seeing To See by Michael Doyle So that seeing They may not see In the being Of supreme divinity A look into His eyes May bring grace … Continue reading →

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