Just some thoughts...

Every day, as I write Poetiquejustis, I pray it will be a blessing to someone.
Today, I hope it is you.






Friday, May 31, 2013

Once more with feeling

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


That one last spin of the dial for the salesperson


That one more crack at the books for a student


That extra hour of practice


That last read through to edit


That extra moment of prayer


Those efforts can make all the difference

And that is poetiquejustis
Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!
Psalm 27:14

Thursday, May 30, 2013

How you going to get there?

One can never consent to creep when one feels the impulse to soar
Helen Keller


To creep



To soar



To run



To walk


We all get there one way or the other

The important part is getting there on your own terms.
and that's poetiquejustis

And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us
Hebrews 12:1

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Game Over?

Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box
Italian Proverb


Is it worth it?



The extra overtime away from home and family


Taking on battles you do not need to win for a cause that is not even your own?


To impress people who do not really care

When all is said and done-

Will you think it was worth it?
That is the question-
and that's poetiquejustis

What does it profit a man if he gains the world and yet loses his soul?
Mark 8:36


Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Are you convincing?

We convince by our presence
Walt Whitman 


Showing up


Sometimes that is all it takes


Showing up

for the birthday parties


the sad moments


the happy moments

Just showing up to share the moments of life with people

That is convincing
and that's poetiquejustis

And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
Luke 6:31

Monday, May 27, 2013

Where do I begin?


With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere,
C S Lewis 
Thoughts begin somewhere and move on


Love begins somewhere and grows


Dreams begin somewhere and become real


Now you must begin somewhere and be who you are

and that's poetiquejustis
 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me. They replied, "Let us start rebuilding." So they began this good work.
Nehemiah 2:18


Sunday, May 26, 2013

Habits of the heart

If you can find it in your heart to care for somebody else, 
you will have succeeded. 
Maya Angelou


Caring for others


That is more than doing for others


It is more than buying for others


It is more than  smiling at others


Caring is...

Carrying someone along life's road for a bit



Lending an ear that really hears


Holding a hand that that does not know how to reach out

Caring....caritas...of the heart

and that's poetiquejustis
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Philippians 2:4




Saturday, May 25, 2013

The Spectator's Guide to Decorating

Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.
Henry Rousseau


What you see is what you get


You choose your view


You choose your take on things



You choose what will hang on the wall of your mind


Today, paint what you see 

and make it all worth keeping
and that's poetiquejustis

The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Matthew 6:22-23

Friday, May 24, 2013

Drawing outside the lines

One must always draw, draw with the eyes,
when one cannot draw with a pencil.
Balthus


Draw your own conclusions



Draw in a deep breath


Draw near to those you love

Draw from experience


Picasso said to draw, you must close your eyes and sing

Are your eyes closed?

That is good
and that's poetiquejustis
 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. 
James 4:8