Tag Archives: Worth

Rituals

Posted on July 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Ritualsby Michael DoyleRitualsTaken in sequenceProtect us from harmVisuals Seemingly in coincidenceHave their illustrious charmsEvery step takenTo shake the forsakenTo hunt or to be huntedHead on the swivel; fear bluntedTo move beyond first baseA destiny to embraceCaught in a game of … Continue reading →

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First Principles: In Questions of Science, the Authority of A Thousand Is Not Worth the Humble Reasoning of A Single Individual

Posted on November 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.” – Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

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Thought For the Day: An Ounce of Mother Is Worth A Pound of Clergy

Posted on August 31, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.” – Spanish proverb

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Thought For the Day: Lest I Keep My Complacent Way, I Must Remember Somewhere Out There A Person Died For Me Today. As Long As There Must Be A War, I Ask and I Must Answer; Was I Worth Dying For?

Posted on May 30, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer; was I worth dying for?”- Eleanor Roosevelt

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Thought For the Day: A Change In Perspective Is Worth 80 IQ Points

Posted on May 17, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points.” – Alan Kay, computer scientist (b. 17 May 1940)

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First Principles: When the Well’s Dry, We Know the Worth of Water

Posted on February 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Life Worth Living

Posted on December 27, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Life Worth Livingby Michael DoyleI’ve never been one given to chanceDetermined to rise above my circumstancesAs a child of God driven by destinyTaking this challenge as my legacyHeaven holds all of my best treasureGod first, then family, is my measureA … Continue reading →

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The Boundaries of Humanity

Posted on November 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Boundaries of Humanityby Michael DoyleA problem in law that too often escapes detectionIs the weakest in life to have adequate protectionRather the unborn or those at the ends of their lifeEach deserves their own good without facing strifeTo pursue … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abortion, Adequate Protection, Affirmation, At Play, Atomized Strangers, Beginning, Believe, Bioethics, Body-Soul Dualism, Bonds of Society, Boundaries, Break, Choice, Conflicts of Interests, Conspire, Contribution, Correct, Danger, Defense, Desreve, Dignity, Dignity of Life, Dominance, End of Life, Equality, Equitable Solution, Errors In Thought, Essence, Ethical Anthropology, Explicit, Family, Freedom to Kill, Functional Personality, Ghosts, God, Good, Harm, History, Human Being, Human Community, Human Rights, Humanity, Ignore, Implicit, In the Light, Individual Desires, Infanticide, Invisible, Lack Capability, Lacking Argument, Law, Legitimate, Liberty, Live Our Lives, Machines, Meaning of Self, Mistake, Morality, More Than Survive, Mother and Child, Murder, Network of Interdependent Vulnerability, Persons, Philosophy, Photograph, Place, Poem, Poetry, Pretense, Principle, Problem, Pursue Happiness, Put To Right, Pyres, Requirement, Responsiability, Sacred Sense, Sake of A Thrill, Speak, Throw Away Culture, Today, Unborn, Understanding, Unreasonable, Uphold, Varying Degrees, Vulnerable, Weakest In Life, Will, Without Strife, Worth | Leave a comment

First Principles: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth A Pound of Cure

Posted on November 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”– Benjamin Franklin

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Thought For the Day: Being Brave Means To Know Something Is Scary, Difficult and Dangerous and Doing It Anyway Because the Possibility of Winning the Fight Is Worth the Chance of Losing It

Posted on September 8, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Being brave means to know something is scary, difficult and dangerous and doing it anyway because the possibility of winning the fight is worth the chance of losing it.” – Emilie Autumn

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