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Looking Forward With Clarity

Posted on February 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on a 02022020 Sunday sermon.: Looking Forward With Clarity by Michael Romani If your eye is the light of darkness Not too speak too much in harshness But you won’t see so much with clarity That sometimes … Continue reading →

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Unpredictable Play

Posted on January 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Play is how children best first learn. Maybe it’s that way throughout all of life? Unpredictable Play by Michael Romani Life, she says, is truly best When it’s lived an unpredictable test Where attention is paid like a guest Requiring … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Only Aim To Do Your Duty And Mankind Will Give You Credit Where You Fail

Posted on January 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It behooves you, therefore, to think and act for yourself and your people. The great principles of right and wrong are legible to every reader; to pursue them requires not the aid of many counselors. The whole art of government … Continue reading →

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Ruined Absolution

Posted on December 21, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

This poem was meant for December 19, 2019. This is, among other observances, National Emo Day.. So Happy that… In my own confessional, I am struggling a bit these last few days with my upcoming birthday, Christmas almost here and … Continue reading →

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Always Thankful

Posted on November 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem of gratitude #27: Always Thankful by Michael Romani You pour another drink Taking time to think Seems we all pay our dues Too often singing the blues Dark side, downside Talking about wounded pride Staring at the shadow … Continue reading →

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Gratitude For A Unified Field of Connection

Posted on November 20, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem in the light of gratitude #20: Gratitude For A Unified Field of Connection by Michael Romani Increasingly one for less and less punctuality While I search for gratitude as my reality I find much of it has to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: God’s Hands Formed You and Me To Be the Persons That We Are

Posted on November 20, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Just think, you’re here not by chance, but by God’s choosing. His hand formed you and made you the person you are. He compares you to no one else – You are one of a kind. You lack nothing that … Continue reading →

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With Appreciation

Posted on November 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

A poem of gratitude #15 in appreciation and gratitude for the influence of the California Sound of the 1960s and early 1970s. https://flic.kr/p/udMBaZ With Appreciation by Michael Romani There is really all kinds of music But, it doesn’t really abuse … Continue reading →

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Collect Call

Posted on November 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

In humble gratitude, I offer this poem for those moments we feel most challenged in trying to understand the necessary balance of things as a poem of thankfulness #10: Collect Call by Michael Romani It’s moments like these When I’m … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Fundamental Trouble With the People of the United States Is That We Have Gotten Too Far Away From God

Posted on October 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I have been thinking a lot about these things as I have come to the realization of the tremendous responsibilities which rest upon me. It is my conviction that the fundamental trouble with the people of the United States is … Continue reading →

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