A New Way

"We do not think ourselves into new ways of living

 we live ourselves into new ways of thinking."  Richard Rorh

There is a place between "Let's think about it"

and 

"Just do it"

It is a steady momentum propelling us upward

Beyond

The four walls of our mind

or what our eyes think can see

Living is more than thinking about living

 

Living is the life you bring to the thought

and that's poetiquejustis

“In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we’re pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker’s praise without anxiety.” ~A.W. Tozer

It's What You Don't Know That Can Make The Difference!

Thank goodness my education was neglected

Beatrix Potter

No one told Ms Potter 

that she had to be trained to draw

so she produced art

No one told her that she 

did not know how to publish a book

So she did- again and again and again

Where would we be had

Ms Beatrix Potter 

listened to the voices saying

"you can't do that"

Where will you be

if you do?

I was just wondering

and that's poetiquejustis

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, 

but be a new and different person with a fresh newness in all you do 

and think. 

Then you will learn from your own experience how His ways 

will really satisfy you.

Romans 12:2

Harmony- Flat Out

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed 

Mahatma Gandhi

When you play the blues, sometimes the C chord becomes a bit more interesting

if you let the 7th note go flat

You have built a good case for that chord all the way up the scale

A good strong C   a resounding E and a smack 'em down G

And no matter how you turn it around-

It is  still the same chord

It is sounding strong, and it is sounding very clear

But what makes the listener remember is if you throw in a B flat  at the end

It is like taking a bow and stepping away

When we try to make our point with people, 

 we need to learn how to let that last note go flat

Leave a little room for the imagination

and a lot of room 

for harmony

That is my note about having the last word

and that's poetiquejustis

                          Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
                                                                       Proverbs 16:24

Just a Cuppa

A cup of tea would restore my normality.

Douglas Adams

Would it now....a bit much to ask from some brewed leaves from the guy who wrote this

 But I will take his word for it

Because "normality" looks different to all of us

To some the world is always a bit bleak

To some, normal is what tomorrow will be like

To others, it will always look like yesterday

To some normal is waiting for something to appear

To others, it is always leaving something behind

Normality

Define it for yourself

That is the best that you can do

Oh...and join Mr. Adams for a have a cup of tea- 

it couldn't hurt- right?

and that's poetiquejustis

 Do not be conformed to this world, 

but be transformed by the renewal of your mind

Romans 12:2

Unexpected

The afternoon knows what the morning never expected

Swedish Proverb

Surprises

Around every corner

Across every mile

At the turn of the page

Or the turn of a head

Surprises

Oh, the things we do not know

that is what is wonderful about every day

and that is poetiquejustis

  He changes times and seasons;  

he removes kings and sets up kings;

he gives wisdom to the wise 

and knowledge to those who have understanding

Daniel 2:21

Featuring the  paintings of Edmund Tarbell

Shooing Away the Shadows

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows

Francis of Assisi

A silent prayer

A cheerful thought

A pleasant memory or two

A whimsical plan

A moment of gratitude

All sunbeams in your day

And all there for the asking

and that's poetiquejustis

A cheerful heart is good medicine,
 but a broken spirit saps a person's strength.

Proverbs 17:22

Hammer and Forge

Whatever good things we build end up building us.

Jim Rohn

Skyscrapers do not just happen

They must be built

From the ground 

Up

 In fact,

Everything in this life must be built

Including life itself

You have to dig deep and put in the foundation-

Family, friends, home

       You have to reach out to the community 

to give your life meaning and structure                  

and you have to  reach up to give your life support

If this all sounds like work, 

it is

But the view makes it all worth while

 

You cannot dream yourself into a character; 

you must hammer and forge yourself one.
Henry David Thoreau

                                                     

                                       and that's poetiquejustis

Proverbs 28:6 – “Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways