Days to (Ful)fill

Starting with tomorrow, and for the remainder of his life

how he chose to fill his days was up to him.

Ray Shepherd: The Christmas Store 

No matter where tomorrow finds you

No matter what the world tells you

No matter what the weather forecast

No matter what the news may broadcast

                                               
                                                You choose what your soul lets in to stay
                                                 Yes, today, tomorrow and everyday

                                                          
                               
                                                           And that's poetiquejustis

 

Right on Track

 “Many times the wrong train took me to the right place.”  Paulo Coelho

 

Last week, my friend got on the wrong train

Not only the wrong train- but it was going in the wrong direction

 

She ended up missing her  connection

 

and a two hour trip

Turned in to a five hour ordeal

What did she do?

She took out her ever present crocheting

Found a place for coffee

And settled down to wait it out.

She turned an ordeal into an opportunity for much needed rest and contemplation.

 Turns out, she was right on track.

Ad that's poetiquejustis

"The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance." 2 Peter 3:9

 

That Little Light of Mine

 

How far that little candle throws his beams!

 So shines a good deed in a weary world.
William Shakespeare

The smallest act of kindness

The flicker of  a smile

The  touch that warms the heart

The words that light the way

Today, may you give and receive that light

in abundance

and that's poetiquejustis

You, Lord, keep my lamp burning;
   My God turns my darkness into light.

Psalm 18:28

All That Choosing

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. 

Dr Seuss

What to do...what to do.....

 It can all get very confusing

As though just living was not enough

There is always all that CHOOSING

Where to live!  
                       Where to work!

 

What to have for dinner!

 What to read, what to wear

so you can be a winner!

 It's under your hat!

It's in your head

 Just keep in mind what Dr Seuss said:

You're on your own, and you know what you know. 
And you are the One who'll decide where you want to go.

and that's poetiquejustis

The heart of man plans his way,
    but the Lord establishes his steps.
Proverbs 16:9

 

I Know You!

 

All discomfort comes from suppressing your true identity

Bryant McGill

Who are you?

 Well- that depends.....

You are whoever you need to be 

to get the job done

You are whoever you want to be

To help someone else on their way

You are the best of winners

 You are the best of losers

You are all that you can be

when you are being who you are.

to get done what needs to be done

today

and that's poetiquejustis

For the eyes of the Lord search back and forth across the whole earth, looking for people whose hearts are perfect toward him, so that he can show his great power in helping them.
2 Chronicles 16:9

Take the Time

You can never get a cup of tea large enough

or a book long enough

to suit me

C S Lewis

It is that wonderful time of the year

The sigh between Christmas

and the New Year

The moment when all is done

And nothing is quite ready to begin

A time when slippers are the footwear of choice

and the fireside is the 'destination'

So, have some tea

Open a book

(put away your phone)

The busy will be back

soon enough

and that's poetiquejustis

The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, 

and I will give you rest."

Exodus 33:14

 

Starts and Finishes

 

I love it, I love it- and who shall chide me

for loving that old armchair

Eliza Cook

We are closing in on the New Year

We are poised for the sprint

We are gearing up for the dash

We are resolved

We are renewed

We are...exhausted!

Where did we ever get the idea 

that we could make rational decisions about the coming year

while we are still de-toxing from

Christmas overload not to mention the drama of 2020?

Sit....dream...gather your thoughts

Find a friendly chair

and give yourself a moment

 and that's poetiquejustis

 But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. 

Isaiah 40:31