Pacing Yourself

 

One can never consent to creep when one feels the impulse to soar

Helen Keller

To creep

To soar

To run

To walk

We all get there one way or the other

The important part is getting there 

on your own terms.

and that's poetiquejustis

And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us

Hebrews 12:1

Taking Stock

 

Nothing is worth more than this day

Goethe

What would you trade for today?

Are you selling the day short?

Or are you investing in your dreams?

Are you building a portfolio of good things for tomorrow?

or are you waiting for things to get better on their own?

Take stock of your life

Take stock of your day

Before the sun goes down

and the market called "today"

closes

and that's poetiquejustis

But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called "Today," 

Hebrews 3:13

Love You Back

 

I have found that if you love life

Life will love you back

Arthur Rubenstein

Give to life

and it returns the favor

Borrow from life

and it opens it hand

but hide from life

and it will not seek you out

Today

At least meet life half way

and that's poetiquejustis

 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. 

Matthew 5:16

Behind the scenes

 

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

It is time to notice them

 the "background people"

 we need to think about them 

Those people who serve

Who get things done

who makes things nice

Who make our lives possible

They are not invisible

Today

See with your heart

 and say hello to

 the background people

and that's poetiquejustis

But in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
 

Philippians 2:3

Reflections

 

Only the still pool reflects the stars

Chinese Proverb

What are your reflecting?

The rush?

The clamor?

                                                                       

                                                                           The chaos?

Here is a thought:

Give up the need for speed

 

And reflect

 

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Lao Tzu said: 

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders

That is worth reflection

 And that's poetiquejustis

Seek peace and pursue it

Psalm 34:14

While Others Rage

 

Let us be poised, and wise, and our own today

R W Emerson

Let the thunder roar around us

Let the seas beat against our shores

                                               Let plans be made and chaos swirl

While those who know only how to hurt and not heal

Rage

Day after day they they try to darken the sun

Until the  trees are stark and bare

Press on!

Because today

..

You will be poised, and wise,

 and your own.

and that's poetiquejustis

No weapon formed against you will prosper  

Isaiah 54:17

 

 

Let Me Preface This

 

The world is made up of stories, not atoms

Muriel Rukeyser

What do you see here?

I see a thousand stories in motion

What do you see here?

I see millions of people getting ready to face another day

A story

Many stories

Lives

Not data 

Not demographics

Not a target market

 People

with stories

That is worth remembering

and that's poetiquejustis

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. 

Rather, in humility value others above yourselves

Philippians 2:3