Focus

He did each thing as if he did nothing else

spoken of Charles Dickens

When did we become so enamored with mulitasking?

when did it become a virtue

not to be able to focus on one thing at a time?

We talk about the importance of living in the moment

 but then we stuff the moment until it is about to burst

 one moment at a time
one thought at a time
one blessing at a time

that is the rhythm   that is the music
and that is poetiquejustis

And the world is passing away along with its desires,
but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
1 John 2:17

Handfuls of Life

I can well understand why children love sand

Wilhelm Wittgenstein

It is the first thing in life to slip between your fingers

And the first castle you ever own

It stretches out before you beckoning you to follow

And then begs you to stretch out  and soak up its warmth

The poet Blake suggested that within its walls we can find a universe

 

 

 And we know that within it we find the span of time

                         Today, promise to take life by the handful

and let none of it slip away

and that's poetiquejustis
 

"For You said, ' I will surely prosper you and make your descendants as the sand of the sea,
which is too great to be numbered.'"
Genesis 32:12

What's Expected

Life is largely a matter of expectation

Horace

I expect the sun to shine

Even if only the clouds can see it

When the seas of life are stormy

I expect that the waves are rolling gently to shore

Somewhere

I expect the day to bring joy

The night to bring peace

And the hours to bring opportunity

And I expect that I will be present to receive all of that

I expect the best of you and me

Whatever that looks like

"Every day in a life 

fills the whole life 

with expectations and memory.”

C S Lewis

and that's poetiquejustis

I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance 
John 10:10

Calling All Somebodies

I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. 

Then I realized I was somebody.

Lily Tomlin

"somebody should do something about that..."

"somebody should write a letter...."

"somebody should get that fixed..."

"somebody should say something..."

Somebody is going to be very busy if we don't lend a hand!

and that's poetiquejustis

Do not refrain from doing what is excellent as long as you are able.

Proverbs 3:27

Effort-Less

Keep the faculty of effort alive in you

by a little gratuitous practice every day.

William James

Give it a try

Give it a push

Give it a shove

Put a little elbow grease in there

                                                 Take it all in

Give it some love

Give it some care

This is your Life- 

Your journey

make an effort

And that's poetiquejustis

            Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men
                                          Colossians 3:23

The Story of A Star

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves

William Shakespeare

In the stars there are stories

In the stories there are dreams

In the dreams there is a future

In the future there is light

In the light there is a star

You ARE the story

Travel forth and find your Star!

and that's poetiquejustis

He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.

Psalm 147:4

Art and Soul

Without naivete there is no beauty

Diderot

We can learn so much from the artwork of kids

They take colors in hand and consider the empty page their own

They fill it with abandon and with freedom and without thought for technique

or critics

They simply put life as they see it on paper

 Today, your life is before you

Color it real!

Color it yours!

and that's poetiquejustis

The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven 

is the one who humbles himself and becomes like this child.  

 Matthew 18:4

Holding Out

There cannot be a crisis today

my schedule is already full

Henry Kissinger

 Places to be

People to see

Shopping to do

Work to get through

Books to be read

mouths to be fed

Laundry to wash

Oh my goodness- my gosh

 Be brave- 

be and be

 and today

put the world on

at least for a little while

and that's poetiquejustis

Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, He said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."

Mark 6:31