Learn a Little

 

To learn by observing others...

Mary Catherine Bateson

My dad was fond of saying

"If you are talking,  

 

you are not learning."

He was right, of course.

He often was.

And there is a time to be silent.

To observe and reflect

To gather strength

To  weigh what you see and hear

                                                            Doing so is responsible and good.

But once we have taken it all in

 and see that there are things that just are not right

                                                       Then, silence is no longer a virtue

                                                               and that's poetiquejustis

                                        

                                        Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness;

instead, expose them

   Ephesians 5:11

Fair Game

 

People who work together will win, 

whether it be against complex football defenses, 

or the problems of modern society

Vince Lombardy

It is Superbowl season and everyone is talking football

(unless you are a Detroit fan, and then you are just waiting for next season...)

but even in the off season, 

we seem to be caught up in the in the lexicon

I mean...think about it...

Our lives seem to have their share of armchair quarterbacks telling us how it all should be done

and there is always someone not playing by the rules and (hopefully) getting called on it

 

 On the bright side...

There are those who tackle the job

And make their point

Me? 

I am on the sidelines cheering on

 

 the ones who want to play fair

 

and that's poetiquejustis

 For physical training is of some value, 

but godliness has value for all things,

 holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

I Timothy 4:8

What Starts in Your Heart

 

 Cherish the music that starts in your heart

James Allen

As a Man Thinketh

There are songs in your soul

Words and lyrics written by life

Your life

It is a ballad

A Love Song

And music that rocks the world

Find those songs

and sing them

Nah!  Don't be shy!!!

Sing it out!

That's better!

 

Because once you find that music

 

 the whole world 

becomes a dance

and that's poetiquejustis

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. 

Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord

Ephesians 5:19

Triumphant

Always seek the triumph in every adversity

Og Mandino

The day did not "go wrong"-

You just expected something you did not get

Enjoy what you got

No one let you down

You just have to go the rest of the way

on your steam

Enjoy the journey

Your dreams did not disappear

They are just  not awakened yet

Give them a nudge

Seek the triumph

Enjoy the journey

keep on dreaming

That is all there is to it

and that's poetiquejustis

 

Seek good not evil that you may live

Amos 5:14

 

A Shadow of My Future Self

 

We all live in each other's shadow.

Irish Proverb

What we do does not stay with us

Good or bad

Kind or cruel

Smart or silly

It touches others

I want to remember that today

And that's poetiquejustis

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 

Psalm 91:1

The Ups and Downs

Of all the laws of nature, gravity is clearly 

the most universal

Erik Verlinde, Theoretical Physicist

Life has its ups and downs

and sometimes things do not fall in to place

Just hang on

The world will turn again

And you will come out on top!

and that's poetiquejustis

And He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 

Colossians 1:17

 

Just Perhaps

Perhaps one day I will go into space

Stephen Hawking 

The big things and the small things 

that live in the "one day"

Like

Perhaps one day keys will not get lost

and socks will come out of the dryer in pairs

Perhaps one day everyone will have a place to sleep at night

and children will not go to sleep hungry

Perhaps one day  

Today is one day

In your life and mine

and we will use it to make better things happen

perhaps

one day 

and that is poetiquejustis

The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together;

 and a little child will lead them.

Isaiah 11:6