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Wonderous Sea’s Night Dive

Posted on May 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Wonderous Sea’s Night Diveby Michael DoyleAt the end of the day comes the night diveTo find that at the bottom, it’s the tinyThat somehow manages to keep us all aliveThe millions of phytoplankton are lights, however tinyEvery other breath that … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Judeo-Christian Principles Upon Which Our Country Was Founded Teach Us To Be Tolerant and Compassionate, But They Don’t Tell Us To Abandon Common Sense

Posted on March 25, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The Judeo-Christian principles upon which our country was founded teach us to be tolerant and compassionate, but they don’t tell us to abandon common sense. If we hope to change this corrosive course, we have to start by acknowledging a … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Tell Me and I Forget. Teach Me and I Remember. Involve Me and I Learn.

Posted on January 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Passing It Down

Posted on August 28, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Passing It Downby Michael DoylePassing it down to the next generationHoping it might be held in venerationSharing openly our ways of instructionIn hopes that they would avoid destructionFrom child to child this is taughtTo do as we should and not … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Students Learn From Gutless Academic Administrators That Mob Rule Is the Way To Get What You Want – and To Silence Those Who Disagree With You

Posted on May 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Our educational system may not teach students much math or science, but students learn from gutless academic administrators that mob rule is the way to get what you want — and to silence those who disagree with you.” – Thomas … Continue reading →

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A Morning’s Meditation

Posted on May 13, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

A Morning’s Meditationby Michael Doyle As in the beginning it is nowAs it will ever be yet somehowThough dead in sense from sinIf Christ is in us, we are born again Through the spirit living in eachWe are risen again … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Bible Is the Best of All Books, For It Is the Word of God and Teaches Us the Way To Be Happy In this World and the Next

Posted on April 18, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life … Continue reading →

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A Photographic Means

Posted on April 1, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

A Photographic Means(Dedicated to Berenice Abbott)To widen our knowledgeOf a world seen through camera’s eyeIt’s truly something to acknowledgeAn acquaintance of truth that will not dieThough it does sometimes fadeawayIn the meantime, it teaches us of todayThere’s an education in … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: History Teaches Us That Men and Nations Only Behave Wisely Once They Have Exhausted All Other Alternatives

Posted on March 31, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“History teaches us that men and nations only behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.” – Abba Eban (1915-2002)

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Thought For the Day: If History Teaches Anything, It Teaches Self-Delusion In the Face of Unpleasant Facts Is Folly

Posted on March 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“If history teaches anything, it teaches self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.” – President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)

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