Hook, Line...and Thinker

 

Time is but a stream that I go a fishing in

Henry David Thoreau

The years as water pass by

Choose to stop along the way and cast your line to fate

Or not

Steven Wright said:

"There's a fine line between fishing

 and just standing on the shore like an idiot."

                                                But whose to say?  Live your life your way!

and that's poetiquejustis

At once they left their nets and followed him.

Matthew 4:20

Do You See It?

 

I shut my eyes in order to see

Paul Gaugin

I shut my eyes to what is hurtful

and then I may to see what is good

I shut my eyes to what you have that I do not

and then  I may bless that which is mine

but if

I shut my eyes to

to a world in need

I am only blind

and that's poetiquejustis

When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

John 11:33

Growing in Hope

 

Gardening is an exercise

in optimism

Maria Schinz

You have to keep an eye on any garden 

for weeds 

and visitors

How much more so

The garden of you soul

Yank bitterness out by the roots!

Weed out the unkind thoughts

Leave the rest to grow

in the sunshine of your smile

and that's poetiquejustis

And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden 

in the cool of the day

Genesis 3:8

The Next Chapter

 

You can't start the next chapter of your life 

if you keep re-reading the last one." — Suzy Kassem

Today, look the sun squarely in the eye

Raise your hands in thanks to all that is before you

take a moment to celebrate all that is behind

And now...move on

                                                                     That is your future

and that's poetiquejustis

Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:
    If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
    and your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 14:14

Attention!

 

People who are unhappy

have no need for anything in this world

but people capable of giving them attention

Simone Weil

The visitor who never comes

The bench that sees no old friends

The traditions that are no longer shared

 the kid whose only playmates are animated

Got a minute?

Share it.

and that's poetiquejustis

Philippians 2:4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Dreams Shaken and Stirred

 

Dreams are renewable

Dale E. Turner

My dreams went to sleep last night

and this morning, they hid their head beneath the pillow

"Wake up", I said.

But My Dreams just burrowed deeper, not wanting to face the day unfulfilled

"Wake up", I said, and shook them gently, because I need My Dreams to carry on.

Sighing, My Dreams followed me in to the day

and the day gets busy

and I forget about my dreams

and I fall in to a slumber of work-a -day busy

And My Dreams shake me gently and say

"Wake up- we need you to carry on"

and we begin again

 

and that's poetiquejustis

For the light makes everything visible. 

This is why it is said, 

"Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light."

 Ephesians 5:14

You Have to Have It to Give It Away

 

The Golden Rule is a two-edged sword.

If some of us treated others as we treat ourselves

we would be jailed.

Richard Paul Evans

Kindness begins 

in your heart

You cannot know how to be kind to others

If you do not know how to be kind

to yourself

You do not know how to appreciate others

If you do now know how to appreciate yourself

 

You cannot get a meal from an empty cupboard

and you cannot get compassion

from an empty heart

 Fill up your heart with self- kindness

so you have enough to share.

Until you are good to you

you will have no idea

how to be good

to others

Practice!

and that's poetiquejustis

 Love your neighbor as yourself.

Matthew 22:39