Making Room for "can"

My dear friend, clear your mind

of can't

Samuel Johnson

Deep beath

Another

Another

Now, hold that a second 

holding

holding

holding

and think about all the things

you think you can't do!

Good!

Now exhale

There-the can'ts are all gone

Now

...you can

and that's poetiquejustis

For it is God who works in you to will and to act 

in order to fulfill his good purpose.

Philippians 2:13

Wonderous!

He who wonders discovers

that this in itself is wonder

M C Escher

To wonder

To let the mind dwell in peace

and  discover

To ponder

To allow the mind to sit still upon 

a notion

and absorb

Today,

as your life moves along

if only for a moment

 among the harry and the hurry

give yourself a chance

to wonder

and that's poetiquejustis

Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.

Psalm 40:5

Here is a tip

Only those who are not well balanced are easily upset

Patricia Martorano-Drown, Essayist

Got your feet under you?

Not always letting off steam?

Not bothered by the little things?

Good!

Oh....you may slosh now and then

 We all do

but if you you can keep your sense of humor

It is all going to be just fine

and that's poetiquejustis

You anoint my head with oil; 

my cup overflows. Psalm 23:5

Because of Your Yesterday

Someone is sitting in the shade today

because someone planted a tree

a long time ago

Warren Buffet

Just imagine...

Someone's heart is a little lighter today

Because you smiled at them yesterday

Someone's burden is a little lighter today

because yesterday you shared the load

Someone's today is better

because you were there for them yesterday.

you are on a roll!

I cannot wait to see what you are going to do

with today

that will chase someone's clouds away

tomorrow

and that's poetiquejustis

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. 

Matthew 7:12

Putting a Spin on It

Let the great world spin forever

down the ringing grooves of change

Tennyson

When did a lie become glorified as "spin"?

Where were we when people started being hired

Promoted

Applauded 

For turning the truth 

in to a lie?

Anyone can put a spin on things

anyone

 

But it is only the brave 

who believe in truth

and its better outcome

after they clean up the mess

left behind by the "spin"

and that's poetiquejustis

The LORD detests lying lips, 

but He delights in people who are trustworthy.

Proverbs 12:22

Nowhere to Go

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 today

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

Today, perhaps you will notice

And the wind may cease to blow apart

a single life

just because 

you noticed

And that's poetiquejustis

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

Matthew 25:40

With True Gravity I say...

Of all the laws of nature, gravity is clearly 

the most universal

Erik Verlinde, Theoretical Physicist

Life has its ups and downs

and sometimes things do not fall in to place

Just hang on

The world will turn again

And you will come out on top!

and that's poetiquejustis

And He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 

Colossians 1:17