The Order of Things

An hour's industry will do more to produce cheerfulness,

suppress evil humors

and retrieve your affairs

than a month's moaning.

Ben Franklin

Cluttered closets

Junk drawers

Files in disarray

Garages that have fallen victim to the second law of thermodynamics

What a blessing!

These are mindless ventures where you can dive in and see immediate results

Suddenly, you are once again master of your destiny

Captain of your soul

Now- you are ready to take on the world!

Georgia O'Keeffe said in a biography that she could not paint until her drawers were organized

I get that- don't you?

and that's poetiquejustis

Let all things be done decently and in good order.

I Corinthians 14:40

Where Have You Been All of My Life?

The spiritual path is simply the journey of living our lives

Marianne Williamson

C S Lewis said;

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… 

It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.”

Thanks to the wonders of social media

Baby boomers from around the world are reconnecting

Old flames

                                                                               and

People you hardly remember

Once they were "there" in your past

And now they are "here" on your computer screen!

sometimes that is a good thing

other times....not so much

But how did they get from there to here?

Ask them! 

 I did recently and learned a friend had found his way from our high school graduation 

to today 

through working in Algeria

another has found her calling in the equestrian life

another as a well loved teacher

Whether your graduation was decades ago, or months ago-

Ask your friends where they have been all your life!

- you are going to get some great answers

as you brighten your day and theirs

and that's poetiquejustis

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; 

so does the sweetness of a friend's counsel that comes from the heart.

Proverbs 27:9

The Way You Do The Things You Do

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude

Zig Ziglar

People make choices

Sometimes they make bad choices

You have no choice in those matters

Except to choose how you will react to those choices

Today, do not make a bad choice because of the bad choices of  others

a choice that will ruin your day and keep you down

so don't let their choices make you blue!

                                                                       It's your choice
                                                                 and that's poetiquejustis

  Finally, brothers, rejoice. 

Aim for restoration, comfort one another,agree with one another,

live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

 2 Corinthians 13:11

Talking with your hands

With our hands, we put our heart, spirit and thought in to action
Alexandra Stoddard

Hands....

They give

and

They receive

They hold on

and they let go

They create

and the destroy

They say so much about who we are

Jewel sang:

My hands are small I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
I am never broken.....

We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's heart

Today, give some thought to the  life of your hands

then give your hands over to living!

and that's poetiquejustis

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might

Ecclesiastes 9:10

 

It Ain't Easy Being Green

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice

George Eliot

When I woke up this morning, I saw a message on my phone from a friend that said:

"we all live in the world we choose to live in"

Ultimately, that is true as we create our inner reality

making the best of the outer circumstances

I have an asparagus fern that reminds me of that daily

That poor old guy has followed me around for many years

Getting thrown in the back of the car every time we move with the rest of his buddies

Sometimes he lives in sun

Sometimes he lives in shadow

But he keeps being green and makes the best of whatever light he has

Living and growing with the choices that have been made

George Moore said 

The difficulty in life is the choice

Today, choose to make the best of what you have

....of who you are 

Choose the light

and you will grow

and that's poetiquejustis

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 8:12

Growth Chart

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice

George Eliot

To grow 

When you choose to grow

is it to grow in power?

or simply in wealth?

or only to gain  knowledge?

Or will you choose the better

The real

The lasting

 and grow in your humanity

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr earned the right to say:

An individual has not started living until he can rise above 

the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns 

to the broader concerns of all humanity.

You may not be able to reach out to millions today

But you can reach the person next door

or in the next office

That is being human

and that's poetiquejustis

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:2

The I in the Island

Communicate a sense of admiration, of wonder, of trust

Sylvia Shaw Judson

I read a line in a Dick Francis book once that stuck with me

"All around her was an island of peace."

What does the "island" around you look like?

Is it cluttered with the fruit of bitterness?

or the fruit of love and kindness for the picking?

Littered with angry thoughts and memories?

or have you captured the glow of happy memories?

Overgrown with fear and suspicion?

or a place of order and calm?

What messages are you sending from the island of your life?

When people sail near, 

do they fear the rocky shores 

or are they grateful for the safe haven?

It is your island

Make it a peaceful place to dwell  and visit

a place of comfort for yourself and others  

The world could use that right now

                                                                   and that's poetiquejustis
                                                   Do all that you an to 
                                                 live in peace with everyone.
                                                                        Romans 12:18