And the answer is...

 

The shortest answer is doing. ~Lord Herbert

You can start your day with 

an explanation of all you are going to do

You can wile away the hours

wishing dreams come true

Or you can get up and get moving

We both know that it's true

There is nothing to the words "to do"

Until the words become " it's done"

so talk a little less about it

and be the one who gets it done.

and that's poetiquejustis

                                                   Work brings profit; talk brings poverty!
                                                                      Proverbs 14:23

Live and Learn

We are not what we know

but what we are willing to learn

Mary Catherine Bateson

We do not need to believe everything we hear

But we need to be willing to listen

We do not even have to believe our eyes

But we should never turn away

We do not have to accept what others say

But we do have to respect their right to say it

Being willing to learn 

is being willing to live

and that's poetiquejustis

Proverbs 1:5 Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,

 

Because they care

Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things

man himself will not find peace. Albert Schweitzer

The short list?

I have a friend in Costa Rica who takes in injured squirrels

 

 And another who is making sure that the homeless in our town all get a Christmas stockings

There are those I know who work tirelessly 

to provide medical care and to fund research for sick kids

And I have friends who provide a safe haven for at risk kids

to get them off the streets

And there are more.... people who are quietly changing lives.

The common thread?

 Arthur Schopenhauer said

Compassion is the basis of morality

Sure looks that way from where I sit

and that's poetiquejustis

Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it.

Hebrews 12:1

 

What do you think?

Do not let what you can't do

interfere with what you can do

John Wooden

Can't sing an aria?

Whistle a happy tune!

Can't make a soufle?

Nothing wrong with a bowl of popcorn!

Never going to win a prize with your roses?

Love your dandelions!

It is never about what you can't do!

It is being willing to do what you CAN do

And that's poetiquejustis

I will strengthen you and help you; 

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Isaiah 41:10

 

Just a Splash of Something

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

Those are the quiet things that water our lives

and help us grow

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

 

Time and Time Again

 

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up

The greatest way to succeed is to try one more time

Thomas Edison

"I tried that"

Good for you! 

Now try again.

"That's not my style"

So how is that working for you?

Just get out there and do it!

It is the AAA of success:

Advance      

Adjust

Advance

And that's poetiquejustis

       "Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them,
    for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you."            Deuteronomy 31:6

In the Stillness

Only the still pool reflects the stars

Chinese Proverb

What are your reflecting?

The rush?

The clamor?

The never ending cycle ?

Here is a thought:

Once in a while

Give up the need for speed

 

And be your own reflection

And that's poetiquejustis

Seek peace and pursue it

Psalm 34:14