Gently now...

Take the gentle path

George Herbert

You can blast your way through life

You can tread all underfoot

You can mow down  all that is in your way

But then be ready

to build your life on the rubble

Today- by all means, go forward

Gently now

You will still get where you want to go

And it will be a much nicer place to live 

when you get there

and that's poetiquejustis

Let your gentleness be known to all

Philippians 4:5

Look To Your Heart

The Golden Rule is a two-edged sword.

If some of us treated others as we treat ourselves

we would be jailed.

Richard Paul Evans

Kindness begins at home

in your heart

You cannot know how to talk to others

If you do not know how to speak

to yourself

You do not know how to appreciate others

If you do now know how to appreciate yourself

You cannot get a meal from an empty cupboard

and you cannot get compassion

from an empty heart

 Fill up your heart with self- kindness

so you have enough to share.

Until you are good to you

you will have no idea

how to be good

to others

Practice!

and that's poetiquejustis

 Love your neighbor as yourself.

Matthew 22:39

Lose Something?

"Resolve and thou art free."

H W Longfellow

"I will"

I don't.

"I can"

I won't

"I believe..."

I'm not sure 

 You have not lost your talent

And you have not even lost your way. 

You have just lost your resolve!

Find it and press on smartly!

and that's poetiquejustis

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with a firm resolve of the heart-
Acts 11:23

Getting from there to here

And a mess is still a moment

I can seize until I know

that all will be well

Gabe Dixon

Righting the ship

Getting back on track

Leveling out

There are days you are a hero just because you kept going.

That is the journey

and that's poetiquejustis

 “Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest."

Matthew 11:28

Grateful for the ho-hum

Someone is boring me. I think it is me. 

Dylan Thomas

 

There are days I look at my life and say "ho-hum'. 

 

 

To quote the writing team of Fox and Gimbel "my life goes along as it should"...

 Like the cozy house I have with all the requisite hot and cold amenities

that I take for granted

Until I looked at the numbers:

1.1 billion people do not have access to electricity

 

1.6 billion people lack adequate housing

 

35% of the world's population does not have fresh water

 

6.3 million people are refugees

 

 Maybe my life is more unique than I realize!

 

After I say "Thank You!"

I hope I say

"How can I help others be blessed with a ho-hum life?"

and that's poetiquejustis

If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God’s love? It disappears. And you made it disappear.

I John 3:17

Listen to Your Melody

What we play is life.

Louis Armstrong

The Blues

The Rock

The harmony

The Solo

Listen to the music of life

then learn to play it well

Because it was a melody written just for you

and that's poetiquejustis

 Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other.

Colossians 3:15

Something to Share

Find out how much has been given you

and take what you need; 

the remainder is needed by others.

Augustine

Sharing

Taking and giving

 

Saving and passing along

 Knowing what you need- and what you need to share

That is a cornerstone of humanity

and that's poetiquejustis

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. 

Hebrews 13:16

Get the Picture?

For an artist, withdrawal is necessary.

Julia Cameron

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You are the artist of your life

Every day, you are creating your world

Bringing your gifts to the picture of life

And to do that well means having to slip away once in a while

To see things from your own perspective

Mary Sarton said:

Loneliness is the poverty of self; 

 

solitude is the richness of self. 

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and that's poetiquejustis

With the crowd dispersed, Jesus climbed the mountain so he could be by himself and pray. 

He stayed there alone, late into the night.

Matthew 14:23

 

 

Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.
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Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.
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*Yaoyao Ma Van