Tag Archives: Today

Too Many Voices

Posted on March 3, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Too Many Voicesby Michael DoyleThe mourning after is brought by its happy day.Maybe it amounts to the memory kept, and by the way.How do I keep you today, hoping for our tomorrow,Without my smile, sometimes slipping into sorrow.If I should … Continue reading →

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Laughing At Life

Posted on September 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Laughing At Lifeby Michael DoyleHere I am, sitting on the floor.I’m lost in numbers, collating the score.I’m not saying that I need it easy.But wish for once it would even up to please me.We’re laughing at all of life’s dramady,But … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: No Idleness, No Laziness, No Procrastination: Never Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today

Posted on September 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” – Lord Chesterfield

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First Principles: To Befoul the Unholy Alliance Between Corrupt Business and Corrupt Politics Is the First Task of the Statesmanship of Today

Posted on August 13, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow’s Children

Posted on July 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Tomorrow’s Childrenby Michael DoyleBy a leap of faith, we look into the futureLearning what there is to know and nurture.But the best of yet to come, so it seems,Belongs to those who believe in their dreams.I’ve spoken, often, of the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: You Cannot Escape the Responsibility of Tomorrow By Evading It Today

Posted on July 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln

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First Principles: The Only Limit To Our Realization of Tomorrow Will Be Our Doubts of Today

Posted on May 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Contamination of Life and Thought

Posted on May 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Contamination of Life and Thoughtby Michael DoyleAs a small child, often alone, I usually readThe kinds of books that put thoughts in my head.About lives well lived in their grand nobility,These were filled with love and remarkable purity.To be fair, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Timeless In You Is Aware of Life’s Timelessness. And Knows That Yesterday Is But Today’s Memory And Tomorrow is Today’s Dream

Posted on March 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream.” – Kahlil Gibran, in The Prophet

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Signs of Peace In An Artificial World

Posted on February 28, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Signs of Peace In An Artificial Worldby Michael DoyleI grew up strong and being taught what it meansTo walk justly and forthright with other human beingsThis meant that one didn’t have to fight to be a manThrowing one’s weight around … Continue reading →

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