Rise Again

To me every hour of light and dark is a miracle.

Walt Whitman

Light rises

Darkness falls

Hopes rise

  and when they do- 

just keep rising with them

and don't look down!

 and that's poetiquejustis

Christ in you, the hope of glory

Colossians 1:27 

Climb or Fall

But above all, try something

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Try

You are almost there

Only you can stop you now!

One more push and you are over the top!

On the other side!

Out from under!

Thinking about giving up?

 

I didn't think so- not you!

 

It is climb or fall

And you are a climber.

You are one of the ones 

 

who is going to make it.

and that's poetiquejustis

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer

Romans 12:12

Until It Is Yours

The last dejected effort often becomes the winning stroke.
- W.J. Camero

One more push

One more stride

One more grab for the brass ring

One more

and then one more

and then one more
until it's yours

and that's poetiquejustis

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. 

James 1:12

In Praise of Kindly Truth

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

Isaac Newton

Some things just have to be said

You do not want to say them

so you look around the room...

You look around the world!

You look around the universe!

 for somebody- anybody!

To say what has to be said.

No one.

It looks like it has to be you

 So, you go for it

you know there has to be a way to say this without hurting 

Because all you want to do is help

But how do you say what needs to be said ....and not be ....well...mean

Remember the words of Tennessee Williams?

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

That's not you!

But the truth hurts, right?

Only if you make it hurt

Try a little a sugar with that lemon

In fact,

Heap on the sugar

 

Just put in the lemon for zest

You don’t have to water it down

Just mix it up a bit...

And that’s poetiquejustis

Speak the truth in love….

Ephesians 4:15

Give Me A Reason

Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason

Novalis

A world of concrete

Of glass and chrome

Of screens and gadgets

 

Where is the poetry?

Where are the lyrical moments?

They are still in you

but you have to

Set it free

and that's poetiquejustis

In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and He answered by setting me free.

Psalm 118:5 

A Royal Reminder

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; 

And very hard the task I find of governing it well.

Louisa May Alcott

I was reminded to mind my manners

I was reminded to mind the time

 

I was reminded to

 I just wish someone had reminded me to mind my mind!

 

But I am positive....it is never too late to REmind yourself

and that is poetiquejustis

How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts

Psalm 84:1 

Look At It This Way....

"We can only see a short distance ahead 

but we can see plenty that needs to be done."

Alan Turing 

There are times when being short-sigted is good

When we are always looking at

We can miss what is right before our eyes

And there is so much there to see

Thougts to be shared

Friends to be made

Someone who needs your kindness

 

 

And it is all right there

 

Right in front of your eyes

And that's poetiquejustis

Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others  

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus 

Phillipians2: 4-5