Life Was Not Made for Nibbling

I wish you all the joy that you can wish.

Shakespeare

The great actress Rosalind Russel:

She was challenging us to finish what life puts on our plate

To  taste new ideas

maybe stop nibbling at life

and stop letting life nibble at you

Life is a banquet

And you have a seat at the table.

And that's poetiquejustis

You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. Psalm 23:5

From Where I Sit

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

Icy Words

One kind word can warm three winter months.

Japanese Proverb

Baby, it's cold outside

 

Harsh words raining down like an ice storm

Chilling rhetoric

That can make the heart cold

But today, you can start to melt the ice

Your words matter

You may not have a microphone

And no one may interview you for the nightly news

But someone is going to hear your words today

and a little warmth could go a long way

and that's poetiquejustis

Rash language cuts and maims,
    but there is healing in the words of the wise.

Proverbs 12:18

It's A Hit!

 “What helps you persevere is your resilience and commitment.”
― Roy T. Bennett From Light in Heart

 Resilience is great

 It helps you to bounce back

To push through

To break through those barriers life seems to set up pretty consistently

But without commitment

 It may end up just being the trivia in your own story

and not the theme of your life

Begin! Go Forward! Keep Going!

and that's poetiquejustis

In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 

Romans 8:37

Everyone Is Going Somewhere Today

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known

Sharon Begley

We are all headed somewhere today

Some of us will be in a hurry

Some of will be dragging our feet

                                             Some of us will only move along in our minds

                                         But today, we are all headed somewhere

 

And we will not be the same person tomorrow that we are today 

Carol King asked us why nobody stays on one place any more

Good question

Why is so much the world built to move?

Rivers flow

Tides go in and out

Birds take flight with the seasons

It seems we too are  built for the journey

and perhaps to help someone along the way

 

Because everyone is going somewhere today.

and that's poetiquejustis

 

In the way of righteousness there is life;

along that path is immortality

Proverbs 12:28

See You In The Funny Papers

It is, after all, impossible in the modern world to shield everyone from nonsense and stupidity.

L. M. Krauss 

A little nonsense goes a long way

 

Dr. Seuss took flight with it

Then he took it on the road

Nonsense can be fun

As long as we keep it in its place

That is key

 

 

and that's poetiquejustis

Proverbs 16:24 “Kind words are like honey–sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.”

In Character

 “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

Charles Dickens

 Poverty has many faces

Some are poor in spirit

Others are out of hope

Some just have very few options

 and these lives are not just another story

They are your opportunities

to be more than you are by helping someone else

be more than they think they are

Go! 

Help someone see it is never too late 

to begin again

and that's poetiquejustis

He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord

and He will reward him for what he has done. Proverbs 19:17