A Hill Far Away

I have had some lovely, extraordinary experiences

on New Year's Eve

Debby Harry

When our Labrador Retriever Morgan was still with us

and we lived in the hills of Southern California

She and I would leave the house at dusk on New Year's Eve

And walk the hills

We listened to the silence and said good bye 

to the good and bad of the year before

It was a fine way to see the old year out

and the new year in

Morgan is no longer with us

I live by the sea now

and those hills are many miles away

But tonight at dusk I will find a hill to walk

and remember....and forget....and 

wish you all the very happiest of New Years

That just seems like the right thing to do

And that's poetiquejustis

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Heathy Choices

“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” 

 ~ Joanne Kathleen Rowling 

Life always has a menu in front of your nose 

Asking you to choose those things that will say who you are

It is like a restaurant, really

Are you always going for life's emotional greasy cheeseburger

 and paying the consequences

Or grabbing that fresh green salads of peace and calm that life offers to your soul?

 and getting the reward

 We make those choices every day

What to take in 

What to leave out

What emotional "meals" you will allow to shape your soul

Life just hands you the menu

You get to choose the "meals"

                                                                          Kofi Annan said:

"To live is to choose. 

But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for,

 where you want to go 

and why you want to get there.” 

and that's poetiquejustis

Choose this day whom you will serve

Joshua 24:15

When It Is All So Taxing

Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there will be sun.

Annie

Things beginning to seem a bit taxing?

 

Here is some advice...

Have an interest in those around you

Invest in others

Bank on our communities

Sharing the dividends of love with others

Now that is an economy we should all be able to agree on!

and that's poetiquejustis

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

Matthew 6:21

Wonderful!

Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder

E B White

My, how we can take it all for granted!

We see the flower

 

But miss the wonder that may lie within

 

We may embrace the sun rise

But do we seize the wonder of the day?

We feel the rain and know its melody

But do we let it cleanse our soul with the wonder of its promise?

and when we make our plans

do we leave room for the wonder?

Napoleon Hill said:

“First comes thought;

 

 then organization of that thought,

 into ideas and plans;

 then transformation of those plans into reality.

 The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.”

So, Come to your senses!

Because that is where wonder lives

And that’s poetiquejustis

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139:14

Ahhhhh!

You can never get a cup of tea large enough

or a book long enough

to suit me

C S Lewis

It is that wonderful time of the year

The sigh between Christmas

and the New Year

The moment when all is done

And nothing is quite ready to begin

A time when slippers are the footwear of choice

and the fireside is the 'destination'

So, have some tea

Open a book

(put away your phone)

The busy will be back

soon enough

and that's poetiquejustis

The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, 

and I will give you rest."

Exodus 33:14

Fueling Life

A house is no home

unless it contains food and fire

for the mind

as well as the body

Margaret Fuller

and the soul!

do not forget the soul!

A home must be a place

where the soul can find peace

And the body can find rest

Because that is the only home

That can stand the test 

of time

and that's poetiquejustis

And let the peace of Christ

rule in your hearts

Colossians 3:15

Unto Us

Every man must bide his time

in constant, cheerful, steady endeavors.

H. W. Longfellow

Wrapping up your dreams for the days to come

Putting a bow on all that is ahead

Making that list of all that matters

and then promising yourself

that the gift that is you

is something you will share

with the world.

And that's poetiquejustis

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6

Changed Forever

Hark !

The angels are singing

The sky is alight

Reminding us that the Hope of the world

Was born Christmas night

Our hearts hear their music

There is so much to tell

Our lives changed forever

God with us- Emmanuel

And that's poetiquejustis
wishing you a Blessed and Happy Christmas