Poetiquejustis

Thursday, January 7, 2021

You Noticed!

A summer's disregard, a broken bottle top

And one man's soul- They follow each other on the wind ya' know
'Cause they got nowhere to go

Lyrics: Man in the Mirror

when I looked up from my latte

I saw a man on the streets

Shabby and homeless

Vacant eyes

I wondered if he was born in to a family that loved him

If he had a big sister that was so excited when he was born

I wondered about his first baseball game

I wondered about his first dog

and then

I wondered how lives can be so horribly scattered like leaves in the wind

And no one seems to notice

Notice.

And that's poetiquejustis

Whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren, so you do unto me.

Matthew 25:40

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Snap, Crackle, Stop and take a breath

All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast

John Gunther

It used to be this

Or at the very least this

Now it is this

Or this

You may not have a lot of choices in your work day

But you sure should be able to make a good choice

about where it begins

Carve out a few moments of peace

to start your day

It is the first step in being in control of your life

and that's poetiquejustis

.....but in the morning there is joy.
Psalm 30:5

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Stretched

Let us train our minds to desire

what the situation demands

Seneca

I had to perform a monologue in acting class

It is not one that I particularly liked

And definitely not one I would have chosen for myself

I am pretty sure that my acting coach chose it for just that reason

Her mantra?

"Learn to do the uncomfortable"

You know....

Stretch

Grow

Out of the box you have been living in!

Washington Irving said:

"One of the greatest and simplest tools for

learning more and growing is doing more."

Ready?

Me too!

and that's poetiquejustis

Let us, then, be up and doing,
     With a heart for any fate;
 Still achieving, still pursuing,
     Learn to labor and to wait.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

But you, my brethren, do not grow weary in doing what is excellentII Thessalonians 3:13

Monday, January 4, 2021

Besting Yourself

I figured that if I said it enough,

I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.

Muhammad Ali

What do you see when you look at yourself?

Do you know that person?

Do you realize you are looking at a champ?

So what if you are a little different than the rest

You are in a league of your own

The very best at being you!

You know it, and I know it!

and that's poetiquejustis

Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else. Galatians 6:4

Sunday, January 3, 2021

Let Me Be Real With You

Once you become real, you cannot become unreal.

It lasts for always.

Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit

It's not easy being real

When you are real you get bumped and bruised and bothered

You get lost and found and mystified

Ah, but once you are real, there is no turning back!

Because as George Bernard Shaw said

"Life is not about finding yourself

Life is about creating yourself"

So, you may as well keep it real

and that's poetiquejustis

Not that I have already obtained all this,

or have already been made perfect,

but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me

Philippians 3:12

Saturday, January 2, 2021

Putting It All Together

We go together, like a wink and smile
Lyrics by Shaiman and McLean

Milk and cookies

Sun and Fun

pie and ice cream

You and the best that life has to offer

                                             Yup- some things just go together
         like a wink and smile
                                                   and that's poetiquejustis
                         May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
                                                   Romans 15:13