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Thought For the Day: They Tried To Bury Us. They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds.

Posted on March 20, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” – Dinos Christianopoulos, poet (20 Mar 1931-2020) It’s interesting how people and sources are lost along the way. It seems the origins of a phrase is that it is … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Nature Never Deceives Us; It Is Always We Who Deceive Ourselves

Posted on October 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

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First Principles: The Best of All Government Is That Which Teaches Us To Govern Ourselves

Posted on May 9, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The best of all government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832

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Parenting As We Go

Posted on April 25, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Parenting As We Goby Michael DoyleHolding on so tightAs life brings dark and lightParenting the children trusted to usAnd doing our best just becauseGod loves us and we should love one anotherAs we are either serving as father or motherIt’s … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Give of Every Good and Perfect Gift Has Called Upon Us To Mimic God’s Giving, By Grace, Through Faith and This Is Not of Ourselves

Posted on December 6, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic God’s giving, by grace, through faith and this is not of ourselves” – St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra

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First Principles: Let Us Not Love With Words or Speech But With Actions and In Truth

Posted on November 21, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. – 1 John 3:18

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First Principles: Honesty Will Be Found On Every Experiment, To Be the Best and Only True Policy; Let Us Then As A Nation Be Just

Posted on September 17, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Honesty will be found on every experiment, to be the best and only true policy; let us then as a Nation be just.” – George Washington (1783)

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First Principles: Liberty Must At All Hazards Be Supported. We Have A Right To It, Derived From Our Maker

Posted on September 8, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their … Continue reading →

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Another Whispered Truth About Love

Posted on June 12, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Another Whispered Truth About Loveby Michael DoyleListen very closelyClosely to me as I say thisOur love is our strengthIt is not our weaknessIt’s a not so hiddenSacred kind of truthHeld openly with hopeBurning from our youthThough life often teaches usHow … Continue reading →

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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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