Tag Archives: Weak

I Want To Write A Praise Song

Posted on August 21, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

I Want To Write A Praise Songby Michael DoyleI know that the past is always present.It’s nothing to me that I will resent.The scars are a reminder of whereI fell down, and God was always there.I was struggling, unable to … Continue reading →

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Silent Cal

Posted on August 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Silent Calby Michael DoyleSilent CalSpent a lot of time in his head.But those things he said,Keep on being said.Silent Cal,Kept in thought with little said.But what he said resonates a lot.It’s not very likely to be forgot.To the point, yet … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Don’t Expect To Build Up the Weak By Pulling Down the Strong

Posted on August 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.” – Calvin Coolidge

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First Principles: Permanence, Perseverance and Persistence In Spite of All Obstacles, Discouragements, and Impossibilities.

Posted on April 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.” – Thomas Carlyle

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Discouragement, Distinguish, First Principles, Impossibility, Obstacle, Permanence, Perseverance, Persistence, Soul, Strong, Thomas Carlyle, Weak | Leave a comment

In the Armor of Christ

Posted on September 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In the Armor of Christby Michael DoyleUnpacked in a letter to predicateThe good news the Bible indicatesIs the bridging of the gap to build our communityIt’s a story of starting as one to become a familyI am a wealthy man … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Armor of Christ, Bible, Born, Bridge, Challenge, Choice, Community, Consequence, Context, Determination, Devil, Devil's Army, Evil Hour, Faith, Faithful, Family, Fight, Gap, God's Power, Good News, Heaven, Letter, Light, Live, Love, Personal History, Poetry and Poems, Recompense, Resistance, Score, Shaped, Spiritual Measure, Strong, Trace, Treasure, Truth and Righteousness, Unpacked, Victims of Sin, Victory, War, Weak, Wealthy | Leave a comment

Reflections On the Aftertaste

Posted on June 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Reflections On the Aftertasteby Michael DoyleIt was just one of those endless nightsI sat feasting on a garden of fried delightsTurning the channel to hear a bit of debateSurreally hoping to help decide the nation’s fateThere on the stage were … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Human Kindness Has Never Weakened the Stamina Or Softened the Fiber of A Free People. A Nation Does Not Have To Be Cruel To Be Tough

Posted on January 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd US President (30 Jan 1882-1945)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Cruel, Fiber, First Principles, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Free People, Human Kindness, Nation, Soft, Stamina, Tough, Weak | Leave a comment

A Harper Rises

Posted on August 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

A Harper Risesby Michael DoyleWhen a harper rises from his slumberAnd whatever the spell that he’s been underHe will find his answers become rightAs though illuminated by the lightNo longer trading in colloquialisms and slightBut speaking only the true, noble, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Contempt Is the Weapon of the Weak and A Defense Against One’s Own Despised and Unwanted Feelings

Posted on February 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one’s own despised and unwanted feelings.” – Alice Miller, psychologist and author (1923-2010)

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Let Justice Be Done

Posted on September 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Let Justice Be Doneby Michael DoyleLet justice be done though the heavens fallIs a worthy maxim that we all seem to recallJustice must be done regardless of consequenceIt’s a powerful construct said with confidenceBut let it be remembered that Piso’s … Continue reading →

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