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Thought For the Day: Your Success and Happiness Lies In You. Resolve To Keep Happy, and In Your Joy and You Shall Form An Invincible Host Against Difficulties

Posted on January 2, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.” – Helen Keller

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First Principles: Be Courteous To All, But Intimate With Few and Let Those Few Be Well Tried Before You Give Them Your Confidence

Posted on November 28, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.” – George Washington

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Thought For the Day: Your Voice Dries Up If You Don’t Use It

Posted on November 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Your voice dries up if you don’t use it.” – Patti Page, singer (8 Nov 1927-2013)

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Thought For the Day: Your Value Doesn’t Decrease Based On Someone’s Inability To See Your Worth

Posted on June 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” – Unknown

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Thought For the Day: Happiness Is Not Ready-Made. It Comes From Your Own Actions.

Posted on March 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Happiness is not ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama

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Bestest Friend

Posted on February 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

I was watching a bit heralding the advent of computers and all that has happened in so short a time. It’s true and it’s fascinating. But how long do you think it took me to think of the flipside? … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Be Frugal of Your Time. It Is One of the Best Jewels We Have

Posted on February 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Be frugal of your time. It is one of the best jewels we have.” – Matthew Hale

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First Principles: Be At War With Your Vices, At Peace With Your Neighbors and Let Every New Year Find You A Better Person

Posted on December 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Short Form Poetry: In Your Name

Posted on September 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

From the short form poetry workshop last night. It is a form called anaphora. These are the notes from the first notecard explaining the concept: “Anaphora is a poetic technique. From the Free Dictionary The first definition for anaphora is … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Guard Your Kindness Within; Knowing How To Give Without Hesitation; Lose Without Regret and Acquire Without Meanness

Posted on July 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Guard within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.” – George Sand [pen name of Amantine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin], novelist (1 Jul 1804-1876)

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