Beginning Now, Beginning Here

With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere,

C S Lewis 

Thoughts begin somewhere and move on

Love begins somewhere and grows

Dreams begin somewhere and become real

Now you must begin somewhere and be who you are

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 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me. They replied, "Let us start rebuilding." So they began this good work.

Nehemiah 2:18

 

How do you do?

It all takes doing, and I do

Henry James

Someone built this

Someone wrote this

Someone believed in this 

Someone fought for this

At some point

Someone just did it

And being the someone who does something

is what it takes

And that's poetiquejustis

If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

John 13:17

 

On Our Way!

We do not know where we are going, but we are on our way

Stephen Vincent Benet

A step beyond yesterday

A step closer to our tomorrow

A step toward ...

Does it really matter?

Keep moving forward

                                                                             simply

And you will arrive

Wherever you are meant to be

And that's poetiquejustis

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.

 

What's Left over

It is not the leftovers that are wasteful-

it is the people who do not know what to do with them

or cannot be bothered.

Julian Baggini

What have you got left over at the end of your day?

A cup more energy?

A crumb or two more of a smile?

A tablespoon of  curiosity?

Whip up a bit more life!

Throw  what you have left on the fire!

 

 Then invite someone to dine with you on the very joy of living!

After you do all the things in a day you have to do-

sometimes the "leftovers" you share

 are the best part of the day!

and that's poetiquejustis

Do not forget to do good and to help one another, because these are the sacrifices that please God.

Hebrews 13:16

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And I Give Thanks

Acknowledging the good you already have in your life

is the foundation for all abundance

Eckhart Tolle

This morning,

As I prepare Thanksgiving dinner for my family

I hurt for people around the world who cannot feed their kids

As I let the water run in sink

I sigh for those who search daily for fresh water to drink

As I walk my neighborhood in safety

I pray for those whose streets are gone

I ask what I can do to help

And I give thanks for al I have

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They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;
And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights.

Psalm 36:8

Bounty

 

An open home, an open heart

Here grows a bountiful harvest

Judy Hand

To plant the seeds of acceptance

To share the earth and  grow together

To produce the fruits of freedom

 that is worth being thankful for

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We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.

Romans 12:5

All The Many Pictures

 

I'll never have enough time to paint all the pictures I want to.

Norman Rockwell

 For the words of kindness we say

and our right to say them

I am thankful

For the words we pray 

and our right to pray them

I am thankful

For the wrongs we have righted

The hope we have ignited

And the hope we still have in our hearts to give

 

And for those who remember who we are

I am thankful

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Thank you, Lord

Seamless

 

Mistakes are acceptable if they're the result of moving forward
A. Yang

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Life is almost never seamless

You put the pieces together, 

and you do it one forward motion at a time

Of course, there are some days when you have to start all over

But that certainly is better than leaving life undone

And that's poetiquejustis

Mistakes are acceptable if they're the result of moving forward.
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/andrew_yang_894404?src=t_moving_forwaBlessed be the Lord- day by day He carries us along.

Psalm 68:19 

Blessed be the Lord who daily carries us forward.