Star Gazing

 

^{I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will love the darkness 
because it shows me the stars.}

^{Og Mandino}

                                                                              ^{Celebrate the sky!}

^{whether if is clear}

^{or cloudy}

^{In sun and wind and even darkness.}

                                                                             

^{Greet the stars}

^{They do not shout or glare}

Today, be a star

and quietly shine

^{Anna Quindlen wrote:}

I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change

 my life. 

It never crossed my mind that that person could be me.

Today, if you will let yourself shine, the darkness will clear a path 

and that's poetiquejustis

 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. I John1:5

Desire

 

One must desire something in order to be alive

Margaret Deland

The word desire comes from "de sidere"

"what the stars will bring"

Is that why we wish upon a star?

Do you ever wish upon a star?

When no one is looking 

Is there something so deep in your soul that it reaches out to a star

That is the desire of your heart!

Go!  Desire!  

It just means you are alive

and that's poetiquejustis

Delight yourself in the LORD 

and he will give you the desires of your hear

Psalm 37:4

Go!

 

You've got to outlast yourself

Clint Eastwood

Have you ever felt like just pulling off on to the shoulder of life

Tipping your hat over your eyes and just going to sleep?

Has leaning against a tree and contemplating the clouds forever

 seemed like a good idea?

In other words- do you feel as though your dream has lost its steam?

Not the case at all!

You just needed a rest!

You are just getting going!

You are powering up!

Getting in gear!

Ready to finish the race!

That's how you do it!

and that's poetiquejustis

And let us not grow weary of doing good,

 for in due season we will reap, 

if we do not give up.

Galatians 6:9

Stringing Life Along

 

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly

Lauren Bacall

                                                Today, look at life from another perspective

Look out, look up, look beyond

Hang on to what you have

 see where it can take you

Then enjoy the view!

That is worth imagining

and that's poetiquejustis

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31

You Got It

 

It is up to each of us to contribute something wonderful to this world

Nora Neale Houston

Whatever you have to give

give it with all your heart

your art

your song

your encouragement

your words

so...

when life passes the hat

contribute

and that's poetiquejustis

In the same way, let your light shine before others, 

that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:16

A Taste for Living

 

Life itself is the proper binge

Julia Child

Life!   Take a whack at it!

let the good times roll

Dish it out

and take it in

Stir things up!

Bowl them over!

Heat it up!

But above all else

                                                               Enjoy the process!
                                                            and that's poetiquejustis
                                              So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do,
                                                       do all to the glory of God.         
                                                              1 Corinthians  10:31

Taking It Down the Field

 

Action is the real measure of intelligence

Napoleon Hill

It is football season and the armchair quarterbacks abound

But they are not seasonal

There are always plenty of people ready to tell you

what to do

how to do it

how not to do it

Makes you wonder where they get all the time-

Until you realize

They are not doing anything by themselves

That game is over!

Your game is on!

and that's poetiquejustis 

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.  

Philippians 3:12-14

Making Time for One Thing at a Time

 

He did each thing as if he did nothing else

spoken of Charles Dickens

When did we become so enamored with multitasking?

when did it become a virtue

not to be able to focus on one thing at a time?

We talk about the importance of living in the moment

 but then we stuff the moment until it is about to burst

 one moment at a time
one thought at a time
one blessing at a time

that is the rhythm   that is the music
and that is poetiquejustis

And the world is passing away along with its desires,
but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
1 John 2:17