Tag Archives: Weak

Thought For the Day: To Be Gentle and Yielding Is the Disciple of Life

Posted on March 20, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“A man is born gentle and weak. At death, he is hard and stiff. Green plants are tender and filled with sap. At death, they are withered and dry. Therefore, the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death, and … Continue reading →

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Who Do You Say That I am?

Posted on February 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Matthew 15:16: Who Do You Say That I Am? by Michael Romani Sometimes stigmatized by the visual Here in this age of consuming digital I see what my eyes choose to see Wondering if it’s with … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acuity, Alone, Apart, Approval, Blind, Book of Matthew, Broken, Certainty, Clear, Confidence, Crack, Creativity, Deflection, Digital, Disguise, Distraction, Eye, Eyes, Fall, False Assumption, Foolishness, God, Gravity, Heart, Hide, Imperfection, Impression, Jacked Up, Jesus, Kindness, Knee Jerk Reaction, Levitate, Lost, Love, Measure, Mind, Mirror, Negativity, One Half, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presumption, Promise, Recall, Renew, Rust, Soul, Stigma, Stone, Strong, Toss, Treasure, Trouble, Trust, Visual, Warrior, Weak, Wisdom | Leave a comment

Ruin and Salvation

Posted on January 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes we find our strengths are our weaknesses and our weaknesses our strength. Who is to say which is which? Only in the blackest points of our lives do we ever really know. Ruin and Salvation by Michael Romani Out … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abyss, Brew, Cost, Depth, Disgrace, Embrace, Fight, Forgive, Ghost, Hell Driven, Help, Honor, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Ruin, Salvation, Storm, Strong, Truth, Weak, Wish | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Grudges Only Make You Bitter; Forgiving Sets You Free

Posted on December 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Holding a grudge doesn’t make you strong; it makes you bitter. Forgiving doesn’t make you weak; it sets you free.” – Dave Willis

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Bitter, Dave Willis, Forgive, Free, Grudge, Hold, Strong, Thought For the Day, Weak | Leave a comment

A Lotus Blossoms

Posted on December 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

In part, I have bene raised around Asian influences. Then again, in this modern world, perhaps we all are? A Lotus Blossoms by Michael Romani A lotus blossoms in its own way The sun rises on each new day Weakness … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anger, Asia, Beast, Bless, Blossom, Conquer, Day, East, Fears, Heart, Humble, Involve, Lotus, Loud, Love, Noon, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Preserve, Pride, Protect, Proud, Reconnect, Resolve, Revere, Storm, Strong, Sunrise, Tea, Tears, Warm, Weak, Whisper, Wounded Child | Leave a comment

The Gentleness In Us

Posted on November 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Philippians 4:5: The Gentleness In Us by Michael Romani The Wizard announced his greatness Dorothy responded with her meekness Not a cowering bit of quiver But with the strength to make evil shiver This thing we … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday (I Miss You)

Posted on November 24, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Some people leave an indelible mark on your life. It’s only natural that one of these is my sister. They say the pain will stop. Then why am I in tears?? Happy Birthday (I Miss You) by Michael Romani Standing … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Awake, Bad Dream, Best Answer, Breaking, Cancer, Charm, Crying, Dark Pit, Death, Example, Faking, Gallery, Gone, Happy Birthday, Harm, Hero, Hurt, Labored Breath, Life, Lonely, Love, Miss, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Protector, Reminder, Sense, Shaking, Sister, Sleep, Speak, Steep, Strong, Sympathy, Talk, Teacher, Waking, Weak, Years | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Danger In American Democratic Institutions Is Its Lack of Security Against Tyranny

Posted on November 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The main evil of the present democratic institutions of the united states does not raise, as is often asserted in Europe, from their weakness, but from their irresistible strength. I am not so much alarmed at the excessive liberty which … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Alexis de Tocqueville, Democratic Institutions, Europe, Evil, Excessive Liberty, Inadequate Security, Strength, Thought For the Day, Tyranny, United States, Weak | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Integrity Without Knowledge Is Weak; Knowledge Without Integrity Is Dreadful

Posted on March 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.” —Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Balance, Cohesion, Dangerous, Dreadful, Integrity, Knowledge, Samuel Johnson, Useless, Weak | Leave a comment