Tag Archives: Someone

If You Should Let Go

Posted on January 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

If You Should Let Goby Michael DoyleBelieveJust believeA little bit longerHold OnJust hold onA little bit strongerTo that love in your soulWhen your passion gives up controlEven when you feel down and outThis is the only thing you can’t doubtYou … Continue reading →

Thought For the Day: Every Student Needs Someone Who Says, simply, “You Mean Something. You Count.”

Posted on July 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Every student needs someone who says, simply, “You mean something. You count.” – Tony Kushner, playwright (b. 16 Jul 1956)

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Thought For the Day: People’s Souls Are Like Gardens. You Can’t Turn Your Back On Someone Because His Garden’s Full of Weeds. You Have to Give Him Water and Lots of Sunshine

Posted on July 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“People’s souls are like gardens. You can’t turn your back on someone because his garden’s full of weeds. You have to give him water and lots of sunshine.” – Nancy Farmer, author (b. 7 Jul 1941)

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Standing In the Light

Posted on July 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Standing In the Lightby Michael DoyleLet me share a secretThat’s hard to forgetThey say to write what you knowThis blank page only goes to showMaybe how little that isAnd how much I missIn a life that’s full motionBut often empty … Continue reading →

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In Pursuit of Great Expectations

Posted on May 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In Pursuit of Great Expectationsby Michael DoyleI love the way you love meThe way that it makes me feelIt helps me find the abilityTo make it through and keep things realShining like a beacon of lightIt’s you that gets me … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: To Convince Someone of the Truth, It Is Not Enough To State It, But Rather One Must Find the Path From Error To Truth

Posted on March 28, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Valentine’s Season

Posted on February 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Valentine’s Seasonby Michael DoyleIn a circular society, there are seasonsSome of these devoid of sensible reasonsAs to why there is plenty or there is lessLove to be found, yet if I had to guessIt’s more worth quietly learning to resignAnd … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The True Measure of A Man Is How He Treats Someone Who Can Do Him Absolutely No Good

Posted on October 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” – Samuel Johnson

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Thought For the Day: One of the Oldest Human Needs Is Having Someone Wonder Where You Are When You Don’t Come Home At Night

Posted on December 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night.” -Margaret Mead, anthropologist (16 Dec 1901-1978)

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Thought For the Day: Remember, Compassion Is Not A Sign of Weakness

Posted on August 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“If someone behaves negatively towards you, it helps to remember that he or she is a human being like you and to distinguish between an action and the person who does it. If counter measures are needed to prevent someone … Continue reading →

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