Just some thoughts...

Every day, as I write Poetiquejustis, I pray it will be a blessing to someone.
Today, I hope it is you.






Wednesday, November 20, 2024

When Words Get in the Way

 

Words are but the signs of ideas.
Samuel Johnson
Ideas live behind the words
Like the king behind the castle wall
Words herald its approach
But can never really express the majesty 
The grandeur
The mystery
Of the new idea
and that's poetiquejustis
Be you transformed by the renewing of your mind
Romans 12:2
 

Saturday, November 16, 2024

How Thoughtful

 

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, 
but great actions speak to all mankind
Emily P Bissell
I like to think...I really do

 In fact...
I like to think that I spend quite a bit of time thinking
I think about things that are important

and those that are not so important

But there comes a time that thinking must become a deed
Otherwise, is is like buying all the ingredients for an  extraordinary chocolate cake
And never baking a thing
That takes the cake
and that's poetiquejustis
Do not refrain from doing what is excellent as long as you are able.
Proverbs 3:27

Friday, November 15, 2024

The Plus Side of the Positive

 

Wisdom is avoiding all thoughts that weaken you
Louise Hay

Did someone drop negative thoughts on you?


Kick them out



Sweep them away



Brush them off
and the person they arrived with
 to boot!
W Clement Stone said:

"There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
and that's poetiquejustis

James 1:5-8

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.  But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.


Thursday, November 14, 2024

To Coin a Phrase

 

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing
Walt Disney
Both sides of the coin
Both sides of the argument
Both sides of your brain
You can toss it
Debate it
analyze it it until it crumbles
but in the end
The only way to get it done
Is to get it done
and that's poetiquejustis
Don't let them waste their time in endless discussion of myths and spiritual pedigrees. These things only lead to meaningless speculations, which don't help people live a life of faith in God.
1 Timothy1:4

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Core Values?

 

A little thing comforts us because a little thing afflicts us
Pascal
It does not take much to make me happy
An evening with my husband with nothing to do
A call from our kids
Finding out that there is a bag of Orville Redenbacher's popcorn in the cupboard (extra butter) 
Unfortunately, I also have found it takes very little to upset the old apple cart
Working on that part....
Note to self:
Keep the apples in the cart....
at the core of it all,
we need to keep the little pleasures in our hearts
and the little annoyances in their place.
and that's poetiquejustis
The Lord has done great things for us! We are glad!
Psalm 126:3

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Live With It!

 

 

 I am an un-healable positive optimist
Andre Rieu
There is no cure
There are no meds
There is no prescription
You are just going to have to suffer with the symptoms
Of a light heart
A sunny smile
And a hopeful future
 You can live with that!
And that's poetiquejustis

                                       Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again--rejoice!
                                                                    Philippians 4:4

Monday, November 11, 2024

Just a Little Bit Longer

 

“If we walk far enough," says Dorothy, "we shall sometime come to someplace.”
L Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz


If we walk far eough

If we dream long enough\

If we believe strongly enough

If we fight hard enough

If we focus long enough
Then we will get to where we are meant to be 
Even if at this moment we do not know yet where that is
and that's poetiquejustis
 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
James 1:2-4