Tag Archives: Think

Godly Thoughts

Posted on August 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Godly Thoughtsby Michael DoyleGodly thoughts are so full of powerRicher than those we think are oursWhat we think about focuses controlThat gives direction to our soulsGarbage in becomes garbage outTo be confident or filled with doubtWhat we focus on becomes … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Above, Baptized, Confident, Control, Days, Direction, Doubt, Focus, Garbage In, Garbage Out, God's Truth, Godly Obedience, Godly Thoughts, Human Depravity, Idolatry, Live, Living Love, Path, Poetry and Poems, Power, Reilience, Rich, Soul, Think, Ways | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: You Think Your Pains and Heartbreaks Are Unprecedented In the History of the World, But Then You Read

Posted on August 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“You think your pains and heartbreaks are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me were the very things that connected me with all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged All the People, Books, Connect, Heartbreak, History, James Baldwin, Pain, Read, Taught, Think, Thought For the Day, Torment, Unprecedented, World | Leave a comment

The Journey of Parenting

Posted on June 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

The Journey of Parentingby Michael DoyleSeeded with a lot of quietudeIs the truth of parenting’s magnitudeEvery day begun in earnest prayerTo take on all moments, hard or fairThe challenges sometimes come on hardAs we hold closely to each player’s cardsIt’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accountable, All Moments, Approach, Begin, Belief, Belong, Bible, Blessing, Bright Light, Cast Aside, Challenges, Coach, Consistency, Darkness, Discern, Encourage, Frame, Free Will, Full-Hearted, Godly Ways, Grief, Grow, Guessing, Hearts, Hold Closely, Holiness of Life, Hypocrisy, Integrity, Journey, Legacy, Living Days, Love, Magnitude, Miss, Modeled Example, Parenting, Plays, Poetry and Poems, Prcoess, Preach, Principles, Protection, Quietude, Reach, Road, Scripted Lessons, Scripture, Seeded, Shape, Shine, Stages of Life, Teaching, Teaching Right, Think, Truth, Values, Walk the Walk | Leave a comment

Sandhill Cranes Revisited

Posted on June 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Sandhill Cranes Revisitedby Michael DoyleEvery year Sometimes twice a yearWe would make our pilgrimage Off to Jasper PulaskiTens of thousands of cranes Filled the airZoning in on their nesting groundsZig-zag patterns as grouping Crossed by grouping Into what looks like … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Air, Better, Blessed, Bobbing and Weaving, Canada, Children, Cornfields, Could, Courtships, Cranes Mate Forever, Cycles, Dance, Danced, Dies, Different, Disregard, Drive, Every Moment, Every Year, Fail, Familial Groups, Feathered Paratroopers, Fledglings, Fleeting, Flight, Florida, Forget, Grouping, Guess, Happiness, Hardship, Harvested, Hearts, History, Hope, Humans, Ingrained, Inspired, Its Way, Jasper Pulaski, Keep, Landing, Last, Learn, Learning, Life, Loved, Marsh, Mate, Midwestern Flyway, Migrations, Migratory Routes, Minds, Momma and Poppa, Motion, Natural Wisdom, Nature, Nesting Grounds, Newly Planted, Next Generation, Nourishment, Observation Platform, Pilgrimage, Poetry and Poems, Point, Possible, Promises, Puzzle, Really So, Recognize, Remember, Rest, Revisited, Rituals of Dance, Romance, Romantic Couples, Sandhill Cranes, Scrabbles of Food, Should, Snow and Rain, Sorrow, Sounding Off, Spring, Survival, Taught, Think, Thousands, Times, Too Often, Trace, Tradition, Vain, Watch and Learn, Watching, Weariness, Wish, Wonder, Young, Zig-Zag Patterns | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Everyone Thinks of Changing the World, But No One Thinks of Changing Himself

Posted on May 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Change, Changing, Everyone, Leo Tolstoy, No One, Self, Think, Thought For the Day, World | Leave a comment

Da Vinci’s Glow

Posted on May 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Da Vinci’s Glowby Michael DoyleIt is said that the Master of All TradesWas a miracle worker coming up all spadesHe said that every painting is visual poetryAnd all poetry is a masterpiece verballyWhat others glimpse, the artist learns to seeIn … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ancient Riddle, Artist, Ashen Glow, Astronaut, Braver Souls, Charms, Clouds, Crescent Moon, Da Vinci's Glow, Darkness, Earthshine, Embrace, Error, Fear, Full Moon's Sight, Ghost, Glimpse, God Is the Greatest Artist, Heavens Above, In Motion, Iridescent, Know, Leonardo Was Here, Light, Light Pollution, Little Minds, Made Clear, Magic, Master of All Trades, Masterpiece, Mentally, Miracle Worker, Mistaken Gesture, Mistakes, Moon, Moon Dust, Mystery, New Moon, Night Skies, Ocean, Old Moon, Open Arms, Painting, Poetry and Poems, Quibbles, Reflection, Resolution, Sea of Tranquility, See, Simplicity, Sophistication, Spring, Stargazers, Summer, Swallow, Think, Verbally, View, Visual Poetry | Leave a comment

Funny How Time Slips Away

Posted on April 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Funny How Time Slips Awayby Michael DoyleI was thinking just the other dayIsn’t it funny how time slips away?Somewhere between country and rockThere’s need for living by straight talkLife has its beats and tribulationsTimes of sadness and of jubilationsIndulging in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acquisition, Appreciation, Authority, Beats, Bob and Weave, Burning It Down, Canonical, Change, Choice, Composition, Confused, Contend, Conversation, Country, Croon, Dreams, Eavesdrop, Emotional Impact, End, Endure, Eternal, Evoke, Flame, Found, Funny, Generation, Heart, Heartbroken, Human Being, Hurry, Imaginaton, Incantation, Incendiary, Indulge, Introspection, Jaded, Jubilations, Knocked Off Balance, Life, Living Wealth, Loss, Meaning, Moon, Narration, Nuance, Older, Other Day, Outlaws, Path, Poetry and Poems, Punch, Reborn, Retrospection, Rock, Round, Sadness, Self-Deprecation, Serenade, Shade, Silky Groove, Slips Away, Slow Down, Somewhere, Straight Talk, Sun, Surprised, Think, Three Chords, Tight, Time, Tribulations, Veneration, Vindication, Voice, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Core of A Free Society Is Free Choice At the Individual Level, and the Core of Free Choice At the Individual Level Is Right and Wrong

Posted on April 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The core of a free society is free choice at the individual level, and the core of free choice at the individual level is right and wrong. If there is no right and wrong, what does it matter what individuals … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Core, Free Choice, Free Society, Godless Societies, Individual Level, Make Everything Up, No Accident, Right and Wrong, Socialist Socieites, Star Parker, Think, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

One-To-One Hearted

Posted on March 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

One-To-One Heartedby Michael DoyleThere best belongs to be foundIn the miss that comes aroundWhere nothing becomes the somethingThat brings the best of everythingSo often we walk feeling perplexedUnsure of how it all connectsBut if we listen really hardOur dreams show … Continue reading →

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Inside A Glass Onion

Posted on January 30, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Inside A Glass Onionby Michael DoyleIt’s a dangerous thingTo speak without thinkingIt’s what the red pill bringsThat leaves us drunker than drinkingBringing the system down and brokenBy being violently visible and outspokenWilling to stab a friend in the faceFor the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Broken, Charade, Corruption, Danger, Disruption, Drink, Fifteen Minutes, Glass Onion, Golf Clap, Masquerade, Outspoken, Poetry and Poems, Red Pill, Stab, System, Think | Leave a comment