Priceless

Not everything that counts

can be counted

and not everything that can be counted

counts

A. Einstein

I have never counted  children's smiles

but they are more precious than gold

I have never counted my lover's kisses

and yet they never grow old

Counting seems a simple way

of knowing what you have lost

But loving the good that comes your way

means  you never count the cost

and that's poetiquejustis

When troubles of any kind come your way, count it as an opportunity for great joy.  For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.  So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

James 1:2

    

Who Lives in that "Village"?

The important work

of moving the world forward

does not wait to be done

by perfect men

George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)

They say it takes a village

I say it takes you

And me

And anyone else ready to show up

And do the work

That's how it gets done

And that's poetiquejustis

  Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. James 1:27

Pop Quiz!

There is no cramming for the test

of life

Madeline Albright

Learn as you go

Take notes!

Practice!

You just never know

when there is going to be

a test

and that's poetiquejustis

But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
1 Peter 3:15

Begin to Be

The best you can be

The kindest you can be

The most peaceful you can be

The most generous you can be

the more life you will live

Winston Churchill said

We make a living by what we get

We make a life by what we give

So...start

 now

Are you ready?

Go!

And that's poetiquejustis

"But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal"

Matthew 6:20

Wherever you go...

The path is your to choose

The song is yours to sing

The words are yours to say

This life is yours to live

So what is stopping you

from doing it

with all your heart?

That is the question

and that's poetiquejustis

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 6:21

Just a little more

Do a little more each day

than you think you possibly can

Lowell Thomas

 Just for today:

Be a little kinder

Dream a little bigger

Reach a little higher

See a little more

Feel a little more

Be a little more

Than you think you possibly can

and that's poetiquejustis

Proverbs 2:7 “He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless.”

Don't play it again, Sam!

Never play a thing

the same way twice

Louis Armstrong

If life is the same old song

turn the page

If life is the same old dance

learn a new step

If life is not fresh every day

Open the windows of your mind

and let in something  new

and that's poetiquejustis

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:

 The old has gone, the new is here!

2 Corinthians 5:17

Laugh Out Loud

Laugh out loud

Gretchen Ruben

I was on the Long Island Railroad one night

a somber face among many somber faces

chugging along in silence to home

so I could turn around and do it all again the next day

 It was the normal, silent evening commute

Until I saw a hand move slowly toward the floor 

and a man put a box down, opened it, and withdrew his hand

What happened next, I will never forget

it was am mechanical laughter machine

And as the laughter came from the little box 

and the people nearby heard  they began to laugh

and the laughter spread from row to row

and within minutes, these somber folks

were all laughing until they we could not breathe

And the man put the box away

and smiled

So go- be a laugh machine!

and that's poetiquejustis

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting. 

Job 8:21

A Note About Inspiration

The great composer doesn't set to work 

because he is inspired

He is inspired because he is working

Ernest Newman

                          perhaps it begins with just an idea or two - t

he or the very wisp of an idea

The shadow of an idea

                       as you go about your daily life....
                               you know there is something more

and suddenly

in the midst of life

it is there!

what you have been waiting to see and feel and hear

all of your life

 and others hear it to

in the middle of their own lives

they were inspired!

and all they had to do

was live

and that's poetiquejustis

 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 

2 Corinthians 5:17