Life is a sing-along

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

Ronald Regan

A foot on the floor

A moment  to pray

Pack a kind thought for others 

And you are off on your day

An honest day's work

A little bit learned

then you lay down your head

For the rest that you've earned

and that's poetiquejustis

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business

 and to work with your hands

I Thessalonians 4:11

Just taking it all in

To learn by observing others...

Mary Catherine Bateson

My dad was fond of saying

"If you are talking,  

 

you are not learning."

He was right, of course.

He often was.

And there is a time to be silent.

To observe and reflect

To gather strength

To  weigh what you see and hear

                                                            Doing so is responsible and good.

But once we have taken it all in

 and see that there are things that just are not right

                                                       Then, silence is no longer a virtue

                                                               and that's poetiquejustis

                                        

                                        Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness;

instead, expose them

   Ephesians 5:11

Just another fish story

To see an aquarium, better not to be a fish

Andre Malraux

Well then...to see a forest, better not to be a tree

To see the sky better not to be a cloud

And to see yourself, better not to be someone else

and that's poetiquejustis

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, 

which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. 

Ephesians 2:10

For Just Such a Season

It had done me good to be somewhat parched by heat 

and drenched by the rain of life

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The moments of greatest struggle

The hours of deepest darkness

The times when we are called upon to be greater than

To be stronger than

To be braver than

we believe we are

That is when we find out

Who we really are

and that is poetiquejustis

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.

Philippians 4:12

The Only Real Defeat

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up

Babe Ruth

The only real defeat is self defeat

The moment when you say "it's over"

"I am done"

"I quit"

It does not matter what the referee says

In your heart, you are the only one than can call the game off

And if you do not

You may have lost in the eyes of the world, 

But you and I know that you are just resting up for your next turn at bat

and that's poetiquejustis

Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. 

They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. 

I Corinthians 9:25

One From Column A

When was the last time you went into a restaurant 

Asked what the worst dish on the menu was

then ordered it?

Not lately?

I didn't think so

so why choose the things in life that make you unhappy?

Here are your life

menu choices for today:

Column I
from the dark side of the universe

fear

sadness

anxiety

 OR

Column 2
from Galatians 5

Love, 

joy,

peace,

 forbearance,

 kindness,

 goodness, 

faithfulness,   

gentleness 

self-control.

Choose the good stuff

And that's poetiquejustis

If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

Romans 12:18

Note from poetiquejustis: that includes living at peace with yourself.