Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Sometimes Radical Change Is Necessary To Reveal Beauty

Posted on December 7, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, psychiatrist and author (1926-2004)

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Thought For the Day: You Do A Child No Favor By Shielding Them From Reality

Posted on December 5, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“I don’t believe in playing down to children, either in life or in motion pictures. I didn’t treat my own youngsters like fragile flowers, and I think no parent should. Children are people, and they should have to reach to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Excessive Taxation Is Little More Than Extortion

Posted on December 4, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“When more of the people’s sustenance is exacted through the form of taxation than is necessary to meet the just obligations of government, such exaction becomes ruthless extortion and a violation of the fundamental principles of a free government.” –President … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Music Makes Us All A Little Immortal

Posted on December 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.” – Henry David Thoreau This post dedicated to a blogger who made me … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: You Are the Sculptor of Your Life

Posted on December 2, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“We are all sculptors and painters, and our material is our own flesh and bones.” – Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862) In this present life, what we choose to do and not do; consume and not consume; believe … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Mankind Is Too Complex For Labels

Posted on December 1, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Labels are for the things men make, not for men. The most primitive man is too complex to be labeled.” – Rex Stout, novelist (1 Dec 1886-1975) The world would be all the poorer without his work. I find it … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Be Willing To Bear Ridicule and Reproach For Truth’s Sake

Posted on November 30, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“If I can do no more, let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.” – Louisa May Alcott, … Continue reading →