And then, there is today....

Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life,

 and every setting sun be to you as its close

John Ruskin

Begin each day with wonder

End each day with wisdom

Travel lightly

Savor

 

Leave grace in your wake

Repeat as often as Life allows

 

and that's poetiquejustis

 Man's days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months

and have set limits he cannot exceed.

Job 14:5

Beneath Your Feet- My Dreams

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

John F Kennedy

Are we over it yet?

Are we over the idea that those who are poor are lazy?

Are over it yet-that the homeless want to be homeless?

Are we over the idea that those out of work do not want a job?

Are we ?

I sure hope so, because those who are poor, unemployed and homeless are not the enemy-
they are our fellow countrymen and women

William Butler Yeats said:

"But I, being poor, have only my dreams; 

I have spread my dreams under your feet; 

"Tread softly, because you tread upon my dreams"
                            William Yeats, Irish Poet
                                     June 1865 –  January 1939)                                           

                                     and that's poetiquejustis

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat,

I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,

I was a stranger and you invited me in,

Matthew 25:35

Out of Order

We're all seeking order. We're all seeking control.

Michael Connelly

Organize

Alphabetize

Systematize

Categorize

But try as you will

But you cannot control it all

And really- do you want to?

Or shall we leave a little room for

serendipity?

and that's poetiquejustis
"Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth.
The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
Isaiah 65:17

This Very Day

Write in your heart that every day is the best day of the year

Ralph Waldo Emerson

What are you waiting for?

Today is the best day you will ever have, so tell it how you feel about it!

You will never get another chance....

Until tomorrow

But tomorrow is not here

So love the day your with!

and that's poetiquejustis

You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 16:11

Spelling It Out

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Henry David Thoreau

Planning

Evaluating

Acting

Communicating

Enjoying

And thus does wisdom bring you peace

and that's poetiquejustis

The path of life leads upward for the wise
Proverbs 15:24

Once More Around The Block

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

It Is All UP To You

Out of difficulties grow miracles

Jean de la Breyere

The soil may be dry and rocky

The light may be wrong

And the the weeds may be growing all around you

They can try to freeze you out

And they may even trample you under foot

But they cannot keep you from growing

If that is what you want to do

And that's Poetiquejustis

 

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,  neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:38-39

One Must Desire

One must desire something in order to be alive

Margaret Deland

The word desire comes from "de sidere"

"what the stars will bring"

Is that why we wish upon a star?

Do you ever wish upon a star?

When no one is looking 

Is there something so deep in your soul that it reaches out to a star

That is the desire of your heart!

Go!  Desire!  

It just means you are alive

and that's poetiquejustis

Delight yourself in the LORD 

and he will give you the desires of your hear

Psalm 37:4