Inside Out

 

You do not have a soul

You are a soul

You have a body

C S Lewis

You work out- or at least you should

You eat healthy foods- or at least you try

You sleep

You wash up

You take really good care of ....the outside

Did you ever think that is like having a really fantastic pair of shoes

And just caring for the shoebox?

 

                                                                       The soul
                                                                  Do not shoo it aside
                                                                and that's poetiquejustis


                                                            

1 Thessalonians 5:23 - And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Chris

Thanks for the Melody

 

Kind words are the music of the world

F W Farber

Kindness is the melody

That always is in harmony

Kind words the lyrics of the song

That makes the world want to sing along

and that's poetiquejustis

                                                 Sing and make melody in your heart to the Lord
                                                                  Ephesians 5:19

Hopeful

 

Hope is the most exciting thing

there is in life

Mandy Moore

Here is how it works

Get the idea?

I hope you do

and that's poetiquejustis

  May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, 

so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Romans 15:13

Simplify

 

Our life is frittered away by detail

simplify, simplify

Henry David Thoreau

It 's complicated....

It is complex

It is a labyrinth of planning 

 an overwhelming set of questions, answers, and muddles

or.....

it is not

Your life...your choice

it is that simple

and that's poetiquejustis

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you,  so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

I Thessalonians 4:11-12

Illusions

 

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Albert Einstein

 John Lennon said: Reality leaves a lot to the imagination

Perhaps too much?

Arguments in your head with someone you have not seen in twenty years

Perceived slights and snubs

The limits of what you can achieve

 Life looks a lot better in real time.....so real it in
and that's poetiquejustis
“Reality, in fact, is usually something you could not have guessed. That is one of the reasons I believe Christianity. It is a religion you could not have guessed.
C S Lewis

Write You Are

 

You fail only if you stop writing

Ray Bradbury

Writing is a ritual

One that cleanses

                                      As you are humbled
                           before the every present, unyielding keys

They are insatiable

They will not move without you 

and within them they  have locked

Everything you are meant to say

It is a rite

Is it wrong?

It is writing.

and that's poetiquejustis

 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

Psalm 19:14

Look me in the I

 

One must give back the stare of the universe.  Anyone can.

Hortense Calisher

"Look me in the eye" my challenges and fears said

But I blinked

And the world that could have been disappeared.

before my very eyes

and I was left behind

"Look me in the eye"

- my challenges and fears said again

And I glared

And they glared

And then we smiled

And life sailed on

And this time, I sailed with it

and that's poetiquejustis

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you

Psalm 56:3

The Abundant Life

 

Acknowledging the good you already have in your life

is the foundation for all abundance

Eckhart Tolle

As I feed my pets

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

As I let the water run in the bathtub

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

So much....so much

I could not ask for more

and that's poetiquejustis

 

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