Something That Needs to Be Done

 

You must do things you think you cannot do

Eleanor Roosevelt

 There is something that needs to be done

You know it must be done

And you know you are the one who has to do  it

Like it or not!

But you say you can't!

You may not do it perfectly the first time

or the second

or the third

But do it you must

Because it-

 whatever it is

 (only you know!)

must be done

 so do  it!

and that's poetiquejustis

                                   “If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.”
                                                                               Ecclesiastes 11:4

Aspire

Our aspirations are our possibilities

Samuel Johnson

Aspire

From the Latin: To breathe upon

To give life to your hopes

and let them take wing

Take a breath!

Now give it back to the universe as your possibilities fulfilled

and that's poetiquejustis

"But it is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding. - See more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Breath-Of-God#sthash.NDOzNHO8.dpuf

"But it is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding. - See more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Breath-Of-God#sthash.NDOzNHO8.dpuf

 But it is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding

Job 32:8

 

Along the Water's Edge

My life is like a stroll upon the beach as near

the ocean's edge as I can go.

Thoreau

Dipping a toe into a new challenge

Diving into a new experience

Taking the ride all the way

And then going back for more

That's a life with depth and motion

and that's poetiquejustis

That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,  that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,  may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3: 16-19

 

Spell It Out

 

Who has words at the right moment?

Charlotte Bronte

Words

All around us

In our head

In our ear

In our face

Words

There are none of no effect

What will your words do today?

Choose your words

Use your words

You can build someone's world with your words

and that's poetiquejustis

For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

Isaiah 55: 10-11

That's the Ticket!

 

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.

Lao Tzu

When I first read this quote, my thought was
 'you will never get anywhere that way'.

But then I got a note from a student thanking me for my help on her "journey"

Is that the difference?

Letting life become a journey rather than a sprint from goal to goal?

Journey comes from the Latin word diurnal,meaning one day

Today....enjoy the journey through a day that will never come again

and that's poetiquejustis

But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today

Hebrews 3:13

Right Before Your Eyes

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper

Bertrand Russell

Are you looking for a miracle today?

Maybe this will help.

Over here!

Over here!

Over here!

Over here!

 Now, your turn

go find a mirror...

That's right...the miracle of you!

and that's poetiquejustis

"I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are your works, and my soul knows very well."

Psalm 139:14

 

A Taste for Living

 

Life itself is the proper binge

Julia Child

Life!   Take a whack at it!

let the good times roll

Dish it out

and take it in

Stir things up!

Bowl them over!

Heat it up!

But above all else

                                                               Enjoy the process!
                                                            and that's poetiquejustis
                                              So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do,
                                                       do all to the glory of God.         
                                                              1 Corinthians  10:31

Curiouser and Curiouser

 

Curiosity is one of the permanent

and certain characteristics 

of a vigorous 

intellect.

Samuel Johnson

Perhaps these folks were just curious to see what they had in them

Annie Edson Taylor went over Niagara Falls in a barrel

at the age of 63

At 93, P G Wodehouse wrote his 97th literary offering and was knighted

 At 94, comedian George Burns performed in Schenectady, NY, 63 years after his first performance there

At 89, Arthur Rubinstein performed one of his greatest recitals in Carnegie Hall.

"So"

my curious cat seems to ask of me

"What's your excuse? Aren't you a little bit curious

about that you can do now?"

That is a good question

and that's poetiquejustis

Psalm 71:18 You got me when I was an unformed youth God, and taught me everything I know.
Now I’m telling the world your wonders;
    I’ll keep at it until I’m old and gray.