Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Do Not Wait For Perfection To Follow Your Heart

Posted on October 9, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing would be done at all, if a man waited till he could do it so well, that no one could find fault with it.” – Cardinal John Henry Newman One of the concerns faced by many this day is … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Honor Excellence

Posted on October 8, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“We must learn to honor excellence in every socially accepted human activity, however humble the activity, and to scorn shoddiness, however exalted the activity. An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society that scorns excellence … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Happiness Is the Best Cosmetic To Bring Out Beauty

Posted on October 7, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.” – Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington, in Desultory Thoughts and Reflections (1839), p. 90. There’s a lot of truth in this statement. Also a lot of truth in the statement received from … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Guns Don’t Kill; People Do

Posted on October 6, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Evils which are not cured in one way will cure themselves in some other.” — Thomas Jefferson (1791) I’ve been looking for a quippable quote off and on all morning that would suffice to sum up the disgust I have … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Happiness Is In the Mastery of Hardships

Posted on October 5, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.” – Helen Keller Using her own life as an example, Helen Keller, showed the world how to master hardships that knock down so many others. Her … Continue reading →

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Thought For The Day: Stand Your Ground

Posted on October 4, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Well I know what’s right, I got just one life In a world that keeps on pushin’ me around But I’ll stand my ground And I won’t back down.” – Tom Petty, in I Won’t Back Down R.I.P. Thomas Earl Petty … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Be You

Posted on October 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“If I try to be like him, who will be like me?” – Yiddish proverb There’s an open secret in life. If you listen very closely, you can hear it. Be you, says the wind, the rain, the sun and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: No Praise Or Compliment Is As Rewarding As Affection

Posted on October 1, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Praise is well, compliment is well, but affection – – that is the last and final and most precious reward that any man can win, whether by character or achievement.” – Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain I stumbled across this … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Each of Us Is Created For A Particular Work

Posted on September 30, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” – Rumi What then shall I do with my life, I once wondered. The problem was that every time I … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Serve Others

Posted on September 29, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.” – Leo Tolstoy, in What Is To Be Done? (1886) While there is certainly a lot that I disagree with Tolstoy on, there is this in common. I believe … Continue reading →

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