Tag Archives: World

A Photographic Means

Posted on April 1, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

A Photographic Means(Dedicated to Berenice Abbott)To widen our knowledgeOf a world seen through camera’s eyeIt’s truly something to acknowledgeAn acquaintance of truth that will not dieThough it does sometimes fadeawayIn the meantime, it teaches us of todayThere’s an education in … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The World Makes Way For the Man Who Knows Where He Is Going

Posted on March 27, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

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Thought For the Day: One Cannot Be Deeply Responsive To the World Without Being Saddened Very Often

Posted on March 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.” – Erich Fromm, psychoanalyst and author (23 Mar 1900-1980)

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Thought For the Day: We Live In A World In Which We Need To Share Responsibility…There Are Those Who See the Need and Respond. I Consider Those People My Heroes

Posted on March 20, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say “It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.” Then there are those who see the need and respond. I … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Beware of the Stories You Read Or Tell; Subtly, At Night, Beneath the Waters of Consciousness, They Are Altering Your World

Posted on March 15, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.” -Ben Okri, poet and novelist (b. 15 Mar 1959

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With An Inept Jab

Posted on March 11, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

With An Inept Jabby Michael DoyleWith an inept Parkinson jabPutin attempts to plantThe false flag of a bioweapons labAs part of his hateful rantClaiming Ukraine as part of his empireBasing this as birthright of the RusBut such a claim has … Continue reading →

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There Is A Dream

Posted on March 9, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

There Is A Dreamby Michael DoyleThere is a dreamInside our reflectionA silent sort of screamThat escapes the world’s detectionA world that no one else can seeIn an answer in search of questionsThat we won’t ask in possibilityA mirrored echo of … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The World Is A Dangerous Place To Live, Not Because of the People Who Are Evil, But Because of the People Who Don’t Do Anything About It

Posted on March 4, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein (1879-1955

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A Father’s Love

Posted on February 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

A Father’s Loveby Michael DoyleA young girl hurtsWith the soul of a womanWhy doesn’t anyone understandA father listens, alert -Doing the best that he canSilently, he offers his handShe dries her eyesWhile he simply listensTo the questions on her mindHe … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Liberty..Justly Understood Is Sacred

Posted on February 15, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world. Justly understood it is sacred next to those which we appropriate in divine adoration; but in the … Continue reading →

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