One More Round

Energy and persistence conquer all things.  Benjamin Franklin and....

There are days I want to quit - we all have those days!

We want to thrown in the towel.

Stay down for the count

Never come out of the corner again

But then- the bell rings

That "bell" in our head that says

keep going

And we take life on for

 just one more round

Because that is who we are

And that is what we do.

and that's poetiquejustis

No weapon formed against me shall prosper

Isaiah 54:17

All Will Be Well

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

James Thurber

You might as well give it all you got 

if you are going to give it anything at all

 You might as well reach as high as you can 

and not worry about the fall

You might as well be the word that's kind 

and cheer along the way

You might as well be the one that brings 

light to a life that has turned grey

You might as well be the well today 

because well is what we need

 

You might as well, you might as well, 

you might as well indeed

and that's poetiquejustis

 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

I Thessalonians 5:11

You Lucky Duck!

Just tell yourself, Duckie, 

you're really quite lucky!

Dr Seuss

So, sometimes you just feel different and you don't know why

and there are days when no matter what you do

you get stuck in the tall grass and cannot get going!

and there are those days when it feels as though no one is listening

but other days

 you know someone cares

 Someone is there to show you the way home

 and you just know you belong!

so all, in all, Duckie,

you really ARE quite lucky

and that's poetiquejustis

                                  For I have learned to be content 
                                      whatever the circumstances.
                                                                  Philippians 4:11

The Dull Bits

Ideas come from everywhere

Alfred Hitchcock

Your next great idea

It could be just beyond the window

Heading right for you

Or reaching out for you to grab

Just hang on

Hitchcock said: Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Could be, but I have met some very good ideas 

during those "dull bits"

so I think I will leave them in 

the final version of my life

and that's poetiquejustis

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, 

who^[ have been called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28

The Joyful Obligation

Deeper bonds meant creating obligation

Sue Bender

The casual hello to the neighbor

then you are on your way

The person alone at church you never reached out to

even though you see them there week after week

The check written 

instead of the help given

Warning:

The distance- so safe

but

So shallow

And so sad

You have been given something the world needs!

It is not for you to keep- go- 

Give it away!

And that's poetiquejustis 

Isaiah 1:17

Stuck on You

Consider the postage stamp:  

its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.  

~Josh Billings

You can lose your keys

You can lose your way

You can lose your focus

You can lose your appetite

But whatever you do -

do not lose heart!

that's right...it is all about hanging in there!

and that's poetiquejustis

The Limits of Success

The one thing I know

is that you win with good people

Don Shula

You do not need an army

to win in this life

you just need to choose

the right people

to believe in

and who believe in you

 

and that's poetiquejustis

Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, 

but a good word makes him glad. 

Proverbs 12:25