Artfully Done

 

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude

Nietzsche

You are the artist of your day

Be grateful

Your will paint your world in hues of rose and sunshine

Or streak your sky with grey

You have a choice

Be grateful

You can mold the day in to a thing of beauty

sketch your hours

Life is art, you are the artist

be grateful!

and that's poetiquejustis

And whatever you do, in word or deed, 
do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, 

giving thanks to God the Father through him. 

Colossians 3:17

Companionable

 

No road is long with good company

Turkish Proverb

Your thoughts

A book

A four footed friend

Your memories

Your hopes

These are all good companions on the road of life

 

So put it down

and take a walk

and that's poetiquejustis

"Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you"

Genesis 13:17

Core Values

 

The most important reason for valuing differences

 is that they are productive of creativity

Mary Catherine Bateson

Left brain people

We all have them in our lives

 

The yin to our creative yang

You come up with a great idea

 

They tell you how it stacks up

 

                                                    

                                                               Or how to make it work

Appreciate those left brain people!

they give us balance

                                                            and that's poetiquejustis

 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.
I Corinthians 12:14 

The Point of Pressure

 Never permit the pressure to exceed the pleasure of the moment. Ever.

Joe Madden

Pressure

Pressure cooker

Pressure points

Today

Take the pressure off of someone else

And while you are at it....

take the pressure off of yourself 

Things flow better when they are not being pushed down

 and that's poetiquejustis

In quietness and confidence is your strength

Isaiah 30:15

Make Your Mark

 

I want to live my life, not record it.

Jackie Kennedy

Freshly fallen snow

A new sheet of paper

Your new day

All empty and waiting for you!

So go!!!

Make some footprints

make a friend

Fill up the page

Tell your story

Make this day your own

Only you can create this day that was meant to be yours

and that's poetiquejustis

Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5

The Adventure of Today

 

But where after all would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves? 

Joshua Slocum

Today, you will once again you will venture forth

Prepare for the calm

Prepare for the storm

Prepare for the waves

 Prepare for the glassy sea

Ursula K. Le Guin said:

“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
Every day is your new journey

and that's poetiquejustis

  

Who is like you, LORD God Almighty? You, LORD, are mighty, 

and your faithfulness surrounds you.

You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.

Psalm 89:8-9

Freeing Up

 

To be free is to have achieved your life

Tennessee Williams

Freedom from

Freedom from

Freedom from caring about what other people will say

If you are locked in to those things

 Remember

You hold the key

So get out of your head

and in to your life

That's freedom

 

and that's poetiquejustis

 

John 14:27

“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”