Melodious Silence

 

Create degrees of silence

Don DeLillo

All silences are not created equal

There is silence

and there is silence

There is the hush of dawn

And the thundering silence of a lonely night

Claude Debussy said

Music is the silence between notes

Choose your silence well

it is the melody of your life

and that's poetiquejustis

            And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: 

and after the fire a still small voice.

1 Kings 19:12

Outta here!

 

Get rid of everything except your loves.

Voltaire

Old clothes

Old hats

Old cars

Old food

Old Grudges

Old disappointments

Let them go

and make room

for the beauty that life has ready to bloom!

and that's poetiquejustis

Isaiah 43:19

Your Art of Living

 

Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls illusions.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Don't be afraid

 Follow your heart

Paint your world with all those things that only your heart knows are real

Illustrate your life

With the illusions of your heart

And your life will be real

And your life will be art

and that's poetiquejustis

I Corinthians 2:9 

But as it is written: 

"Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, 

Nor have entered into the heart of man 

The things which God has prepared

 for those who love Him".

Train of Thought

 

Surprised by joy

C S Lewis

                                 When was the last time you had a friendly chat with yourself?

You know-

                                                                    happy reminiscing about

the travels you have taken

The bridges you have crossed

The directions you have chosen

 The decisions you have made

 

The sights you have seen

When was the last time you celebrated the journey?

 

Reflect on it all

Because those moments 

 brought you to your present

                                                             and will bring you to

your future

That's the ticket 

and that's poetiquejustis

God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do.

Ephesians 2:10

Going Forward

 

Work backwards

Accomplishment

Action

Preparation

Now....

 Make a decision

Good!

Now- start at the bottom and work up

 refuse to be overwhelmed

Successful people are the people who do the things

no one else wants to do

and does them well

and that's poetiquejustis

 Jesus replied, "No one who puts a hand to the plow

 and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."

Luke 9:62

What Can You Do?

 

Not my circus

Not my monkey

Polish proverb

People around you doing things you cannot change?

Repeat after  me

Decisions being made that are just plain silly

but you cannot change them?

Repeat after me

You have tried to be the voice of reason,

The prompt for ethics

and no one is listening?

I am listening

Repeat after  me

Their drama may be THEIR greatest show on earth

But you have better things to see and do

Here is what you CAN do

 

If you have a vote- use it! 

 

God listens- pray!

 

 

That's what you can do 

 and that's poetiquejustis

Oh, the joys of those who do not
    follow the advice of the wicked,
    or stand around with sinners,
    or join in with mockers.

Psalm 1:1

Consider It Done

 

It's the person who has done nothing who is sure nothing can be done.
- Patrick Ewing

 There are people who are sure they can do things that need to be done

And people who are sure they cannot

The people who are sure they can do things that need to be done

Usually end up doing those things for those who are sureit cannot be done

I guess it does not really matter
as long as the things that need to get done
get done

But those who think they cannot
Are missing all the fun
And that's poetiquejustis

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works
Hebrews 10:24