Normalization and The Universe

 

A cup of tea would restore my normality.

Douglas Adams

Would it now....a bit much to ask from some brewed leaves from the guy who wrote this

 But I will take his word for it

Because "normality" looks different to all of us

To some the world is always a bit bleak

To some, normal is what tomorrow will be like

To others, it will always look like yesterday

To some normal is waiting for something to appear

To others, it is always leaving something behind

Normality

Define it for yourself

That is the best that you can do

Oh...and join Mr. Adams for a have a cup of tea- 

it couldn't hurt- right?

and that's poetiquejustis

 Do not be conformed to this world, 

but be transformed by the renewal of your mind

Romans 12:2

It's Just Part of Life

 

 

"Each small task of everyday is part of the total harmony of the universe." 
~ St. Theresa of Lisieux

                                              Theresa would have understood those words better than most

She came from a family of French lace makers

Not the lace that is driven out by machine by the yard

 But Alencon lace

Where each stitch told a story

 and was part of the whole

Lace that was the product of body, mind and spirit, reflecting nature

Tiny, tiny threads that joined together

 

to become part of life

and love

and whimsy

Today, each  thread you join to the universe-

 no matter how small you think it is- will help to make the pattern

"Lace is as much about the space between the threads 

                                as it is about the threads themselves."Lori Howe

and that's poetiquejustis

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

The Small Things

 

By faithfulness, we are wound up 

into unity with ourselves

St. Augustine

Faithful

Faithful

Faithful

Faithful

Mother Teresa said

Be faithful in small things

for in them your strength lies

and that's poetiquejustis

But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one

II Thessalonians 3:3

Look This Way

 

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,

Lighten Up!

 

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness

Confucious

Some people seem very good at letting you know just how bad things are

Just how dark things are

Just how bleak things are

Just how hopeless things are

Had enough?

Then close your ears

Open your eyes

and look to the Light

                                                              and that's poetiquejustis

When Jesus spoke again to the people,

 He said, “I am the light of the world. 

Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 

John 8:12

Turn The Knob!

 

Women's History  Month

2024

 

The human soul has need of security

and risk

Simone Weil

One foot on the ground

One hand on the door

One dream that is awakening

One life that can soar

if only.....

you would decide

that you are worth the risk

and that's poetiquejustis

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, 

who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 

James 1:15

As You See It

 

Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.

Henry Rousseau

What you see is what you get

You choose your view

You choose your take on things

You choose what will hang on the wall of your mind

Today, paint what you see 

and make it all worth keeping

and that's poetiquejustis

The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Matthew 6:22-23