Reading By the Light at the End of The Tunnel

Our main business is not to see

what lies dimly at a distance

but to do what lies 

clearly at hand

Thomas Carlyle 

I was talking with an executive

who is involved in

yet more rounds of planning sessions

at his manufacturing company

He sighed and said

"we plan and we plan

but we never do".

Planning is good

But eventually, you have to get out on the field

and run some plays

I have a friend who actually calls his planning guide his "playbook"

Let me put it this way:

I can plan the menu for the next week

but if I do not get in to the kitchen today

no one eats tonight

It seems we can be so busy

trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel

That we forget to 

use the light

we have

To do the things that need to be done

today

And doing the things 

that need to be done today

is a plan!

and that's poetiquejustis

Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, 

but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. 

Proverbs 21:5

Now You Can

My dear friend, clear your mind

of can't

Samuel Johnson

Deep beath

Another

Another

Now, hold that a second 

holding

holding

holding

and think about all the things

you think you can't do!

Good!

Now exhale

There-the can'ts are all gone

Now

...you can

and that's poetiquejustis

For it is God who works in you to will and to act 

in order to fulfill his good purpose.

Philippians 2:13

What Did You Say???

We ought to see far enough in to a hypocrite

to see even his sincerity

Thomas Fuller 

I have a very wise brother

Who told me when we were just kids

That if someone

is being snarky about someone else to you

They are being snarky about you 

to someone else

Maybe they are insecure

Maybe they need to be liked

Who knows

But whatever the reason,

I thought I would pass my brother's wisdom along to you

 

OK...now you know

and that's poetiquejustis

A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. 

Proverbs 16:28

 

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
James 3:17

Life In Integers

Integrity has no need of rules

Albert Camus

Integrity and Integer

have the same root

Wholeness

An integer is a whole number

A person of integrity tells the whole truth

If you give up your integrity

you are living a fraction

of a life

That's the whole truth

and that's poetiquejustis

Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. 

Proverbs 10:9

"Spinning" out of control

Let the great world spin forever

down the ringing grooves of change

Tennyson

When did a lie become glorified as "spin"?

Where were we when people started being hired

Promoted

Applauded 

For turning the truth 

in to a lie?

Anyone can put a spin on things

anyone

 

But it is only the brave 

who believe in truth

and its better outcome

after they clean up the mess

left behind by the "spin"

and that's poetiquejustis

The LORD detests lying lips, 

but He delights in people who are trustworthy.

Proverbs 12:22

Keeping Your Balance

Life is like riding a bicycle

To keep your balance, you have to keep

moving forward

Albert Einstein

Push on

Press forward

In matters of life

If is something that matters at all

You have to keep it in gear

and keep moving forward

and that's poetiquejustis

It is God who arms me with strength,

 And makes my way perfect. 

Psalm 18:32

Keeping Your Options Open

Remove failure as an option

Joan Lunden

Today, you have lots of options

Every time you fall

Option:

Get up just one more time

Hit a dead end?

Option:

Start again!

Socrates said:

To find yourself 

Think for yourself

Option:

Stop letting problems changes your mind!

We all need options

But giving up

is the option

that takes all other options away

that's not an option

and that's poetiquejustis

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. 

Philippians 4:13