Yours to keep

Never be in a hurry, do everything in a  calm spirit. 

Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever

Even if your whole world seems upset

Saint Frances de Sales

Choose life's ocean that you will sail upon

and then be prepared for the calm

and the storm

for the waves

and the glassy sea

and then

simply sail

and that' s poetiquejustis

He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves,  

“Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm

Mark 4:39

The Garden Path

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own

Alice Walker

A search for a garden of my own

A garden of thoughts

A garden of hopes

A garden of dreams

A garden of happily ever afters

And a garden of  things that never were

A garden  of my own

Planted with seeds from those who went before

To leave to those who will follow

 That is how a garden grows from generation to generation

and that is poetiquejustis

The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

Isaiah 58:11

A Mountain in the Making

One way to get high blood pressure

 is to go mountain climbing over molehills. 

                                                                    Earl Wilson

                     There are people who can turn a bowl of cold cereal
                                                   in to a three act play

everything is a crisis

 

a struggle

 They are always heading in to the wind

In 55 AD, the Roman historian Tacitus said:

We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, 

and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.

 Knowing the difference makes all the difference

and that's poetiquejustis 

“For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

 2 Timothy 1:7

What's Your Whether Report?

It is terribly amusing how many different

climates of emotion one can go through 

in one day.

Ann Morrow Lindbergh

From a  peaceful sunny disposition

To a heart windswept with clouds

From a downcast soul

with a promise of rain

To sunny skies again

 

Whether you like it or not

things do change 

day to day

hour to houir

Just weather the storm

and keep moving on

and that's poetiquejustis

A twinkle in the eye delights the heart.
    Good news refreshes the body.

Proverbs 15:30

Walk A Mile

If the shoe fits it is probably worn out.

Craig Bruce

Out of sync?

Out of step?

Out of date?

 

That's ok

Just keep stepping!

And don't let anything stop you. 

And that's poetiquejustis

For we walk by faith, not by sight.

2 Corinthians 5:7

Open to the Day

And all the windows of my heart 

I open to the day

John Greenleaf Whittier

The sunshine of smiles

The mist of tears

The winds of change

The fog of sadness

The chill of pain

The warmth of love

I will make a room in my heart for all

And welcome each as a friend

They are all a part of living

and that's poetiquejustis 

 .... for I have learned to be content in whatever situation I am in.

Philippians 4:11

Your Light is Waiting

Color in certain places has the great value of making the outlines and structural planes 

seem more energetic.

Antonio Gaudi

There are days when you can feel that you are fading

Simply blending in to the background of life

and other people's agendas

A dot on life's illustrated version

No!

Refuse to fade!

 Leave the shadows behind

Find your place in the sun

Find your light

and shine

and that's poetiquejustis

And God said: Let there be light, and there was light.

Genesis 1:3

Keep the Love

Get rid of everything except your loves.

Voltaire

Old clothes

Old hats

Old cars

Old food

Old Grudges

Old disappointments

Let them go

and make room

for the beauty that life has ready to bloom!

and that's poetiquejustis

Isaiah 43:19