Starting Now

Start where you stand

Napoleon Hill

This is it

This is where  today begins

and yesterday ends

-Right now-

This is where you are who you are

and it is from here

this very spot

 

that you will begin to seek

whoever you are going to be

and do all the things you are going to do

right here

right now

Isn't that amazing?

and that's poetiquejustis

 I am holding you by your right hand - I, the Lord your God - and I say to you, don't be afraid; I am here to help you. 

Isaiah 41:13

The Rain or the Rainbow

You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down

Charlie Chaplin

For some

It is simply raining

For others

Life is making rainbows

Today

You decide 

will you only see the rain

or will you be the rainbow?

 and that's poetiquejustis

I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

Genesis 9:13 

A Full Heart

Faith came singing into my room

And other guests took flight

Grief, anxiety, fear, and gloom

Sped out into the night

Mrs. E.  Cheney, Poet

Your heart can only hold so much

So make it count

Clear away the pain

Leave the shadows behind

Make room for faith, and hope and love

and light
and that's poetiquejustis

 Jesus turned and saw her.
 “Take heart, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.”
And the woman was healed at that moment.
Matthew 9:22

The Grass is Already Greener

The grass is always greener

where you water it

Neil Barringham

The room that holds the odd things you care for

The friend that stays in touch

The book that you read and re-read and re-read

The sweater you grab when you are feeling sick

The chair that knows how to be quiet with you

I wish you many splashes!

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

To See The Good

What is art but a way of seeing

Saul Bellow

 To see the good*

To hear the melody **

To taste the sweetness ***

To feel the power****

of love

Life becomes art

when people care

about other people

Can you see that?

and that's poetiquejustis

*     Father Greg Boyle:  Homeboy Industries- jobs not jail
**   Lincoln County Inmates Choir
*** Homeboy Bakery: Jobs not jail
**** The Bard Prison Initiative  held its 11th college commencement at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Woodbourne, New York, on Saturday, May 31.

To Make Your Soul Soar

To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind.

John Lyly

What do you fancy?

What makes your eyes shine

And your heart sing

And your soul soar?

When you are window shopping in life

what do you fancy?

What makes you leap in to the day

And keep moving forward?

What do you fancy?

I hope the list is very long because those are the places 

where you touch the heart of life

and that's poetiquejustis

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good...

Luke 6:45

Sole Purpose

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

Quitting's not an option

It is always too early to quit

Norman Vincent Peale

Imagine what your world would be

If you did all the things you are talking about doing

Having adventures instead of idea

Making progress instead of excuses

Where would you be if you headed down the road ahead

Instead of frantically looking for detours?

So tell me...

Where will you be tomorrow

If you just get it done today?

Ralph Marston said:

What you do today can improve your tomorrow.

and that's poetiquejustis

“Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning."

Luke 12:35