Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: The Christmas Frame of Mind Has Been Changing. Let’s Do Something About it!

Posted on December 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind and that’s what’s been changing. That’s why I’m glad I’m here, maybe I can do something about it.” – Kris Kringle from ‘Miracle on 34th Street’       … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Stacks of Books From the Past Provide Guidance and Perspective When Viewing the Present World

Posted on December 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The walls of books around me, dense with the past, formed a kind of insulation against the present world and its disasters.”  – Ross Macdonald, novelist (13 Dec 1915-1983)      

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Thought For the Day: Everything You Add To the Truth, Substracts From the Truth

Posted on December 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn, novelist, Nobel laureate (11 Dec 1918-2008) This why a person should be very careful around such things as A Course In Miracles that purports to be a … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Is Christmas Every Time You Let God Love Others Through You

Posted on December 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you.” – Mother Teresa      

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Thought For the Day: We Make A Living By What We Get, But, We Make A Life By What We Give

Posted on December 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill      

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Thought For the Day: The Wise Teacher Leads You To the Threshold of Your Mind, Not Theirs

Posted on December 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“If  (the teacher) is indeed wise, he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.” – Kahlil Gibran    

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Thought For the Day: True Wisdom Comes At Realizing How Little We Understand About Life, Ourselves and the World Around Us

Posted on December 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.” – Socrates      

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Thought For the Day: Though We Have Nothing Left To Give Away, Let’s Not Forget It’s St. Nicholas Day!

Posted on December 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Once again St. Nicholas Day Has even come to our hideaway; It won’t be quite as fun, I fear, As the happy day we had last year. Then we were hopeful, no reason to doubt That optimism would win the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: To Discover the Truth and Achieve A Higher Spiritual State Is the True Meaning of Ninja

Posted on December 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Looking for the meaning of life, one man can discover the order of the universe. To discover the truth, to achieve. a higher spiritual state, that is the true meaning of ninja.” – Masaaki Hatsumi      

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Thought For the Day: Homemade Cookies Are Preferable To All the Store-Bought Cookies

Posted on December 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find.” – James Beard      

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