Notes From Home

Stay...stay at home my heart and rest

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Some day once again, I will wander

I will pack a few things that I cannot do without

 and follow the crowd up a ramp into the sky

And there I will hang until they set me down

 in another place- not home

I will see things and hear things and  learn things and write things

but I will be far from home
But until then

I will stay home and stay safe

and that's poetiquejustis

My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you 

that I am going there to prepare a place for you?

John 14:2

Share

Seneca said:

There is no delight in owning anything

unshared

Share...one of the first lessons we teach our children

Share the love

Share the wisdom

Share the memories

Share the ideas

 Share the day

Share the night

Lindsay Wagner said:

 It's about sharing. 

You just give what you have to give wherever you go, 

and you let God handle the rest.

Sharing....

Everyone is doing it.....

so go...share

you have so much to give!

and that's poetiquejustis

Remember this--a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop.

 But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.

2 Corinthians 9:6

It's a Risk

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

 

What is your delight quotient?

The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.

Julia Margaret Cameron

Delight always chases away de-dark

The

Detours!

The Demands!

The Declines!

Bring in De-Light!

 and bring on the day!

and that's poetiquejustis

Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart

psalm 37:4

The Deepest Cut

Don't cut your conscience to fit these year's fashions

Lillian Hellman

Cutting corners

Cutting remarks

Cutting "the fat"- aka upping the profits

Cutting quality in what we provide

None of that makes us any sharper

Especially when it dulls the heart

Today

Be a little sharper....give a little more ....sleep a little better because

 and that's poetiquejustis

Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Luke 6:31

 

Getting Up to Speed

The race is on.

Michael W. Smith

Getting to the starting line is good

Spending the day polishing the starting block is not

Having the right mental gear for the week is good

Still tying your mental shoes to get going on Tuesday is not

If you are going to show up to run

Be ready to run

and run to win

and that's poetiquejustis

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever

1 Corinthians 9:24-25

The Contented Mind

The contented mind is the only riches

The only quietness

The only happiness

George Pettie

When you can love the moment you are in

When you can still the hurried thoughts

Erase the need to be in the spotlight

And rest and rejoice in who you are

you are rich indeed

with a wealth that  you can never lose or spend away

and that's poetiquejustis

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.

Phillipians 4:12