Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Death Changes Us, the Living. In the Presence of Death, We Become More Aware of Life

Posted on June 9, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Death changes us, the living. In the presence of death, we become more aware of life…. It can inspire us to decide what really matters in life–and then to seek it.” – Candy Lightner

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Thought For the Day: If You Break Your Neck, If You have Nothing To Eat…Then You’ve Got A Problem. Everything Else Is An Inconvenience

Posted on June 4, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you’ve got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in the oatmeal, a lump … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A Man Always Has Two Reasons For What He Does – A Good One and the Real One

Posted on June 3, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“A man always has two reasons for what he does — a good one, and the real one.” – J. P. Morgan (1837-1913)

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Thought For the Day: The Whole Aim of Practical Politics Is To Keep the Populace Alarmed (and Hence Clamorous To Be Led To Safety) By Menacing It With An Endless Series of Hobgoblins, All of Them Imaginary

Posted on June 2, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” – H. L. Mencken (1880-1956)

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Thought For the Day: A World of Unseen Dictatorship Is Conceivable, Still Using the Forms of Democratic Government

Posted on June 1, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“A world of unseen dictatorship is conceivable, still using the forms of democratic government.” – Kenneth Boulding (1910-1993)

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In Remembrance of Memorial Day

Posted on May 31, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure that it will cost to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States.” -John Adams

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Thought For the Day: Lest I Keep My Complacent Way, I Must Remember Somewhere Out There A Person Died For Me Today. As Long As There Must Be A War, I Ask and I Must Answer; Was I Worth Dying For?

Posted on May 30, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer; was I worth dying for?”- Eleanor Roosevelt

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A Call To Revamp General Healthcare Public Policy Subsequent to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Posted on May 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

A Call To Revamp General Healthcare Public Policy Subsequent to the Covid-19 Pandemic Under the broader heading of healthcare policy are the concerns related to general health which includes obesity. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, approximately 17-20%% of the nation’s … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I Don’t Know What Your Destiny Will Be, But One Thing I Do Know; The Only Ones Among You Who Will Be Really Happy Are Those Who Have Sought and Found How To Serve

Posted on May 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” – Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Why Is it That One Can Look At A Lion Or A Planet…As Long As One Pleases, But Looking Into the Eyes of Another Person Is…A Perilous Affair?

Posted on May 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Why is it that one can look at a lion or a planet or an owl or at someone’s finger as long as one pleases, but looking into the eyes of another person is, if prolonged past a second, a … Continue reading →

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