How Perfectly Imperfect!

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing,

 is giving up on being perfect 

and beginning the work of becoming yourself.

Anne Quindelin

 

Being a kid is hard

Every day, someone is judging

Assessing

Or watching you

And we never seem to get over that, do we?

We try to be perfect

We should wonder who really created that image

Because the  thing is

You will only be a shadow of you and

never perfect

Until you are the imperfectly perfect you

you were always meant to be

 and that's poetiquejustis

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; 

your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Psalm 139:14

Doing Things on Spur-pose

I got spurs that jingle jingle jangle!

Lyrics: Joseph Little and Frank Loesser

On the spur on the moment

what does that mean?

Is it something that grabs you

Before it was seen?

On the spur of the moment

you can flip life end to end!

 you can flip and fold it

you can patch it and mend

On the spur of the moment

without thought or regret

you can do something for someone 

that they will never forget

it won't cost you a nickel

it won't cost you a dime

it won't even cost you

much of your time

you can spur people on 

when their courage is dragging

To spur on - to encourage-

To cheer on those who are lagging!

Just with a listen

Just with a smile

Just with an attaboy

Once in a while

On the spur of the moment

You can make it all right

and that's poetiquejustis

 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds

Hebrews 10:24

Putting it all on pause

The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.

 Theresa of Avila

This week, I seemed to be always trying to stay one step ahead 

of the dust and difficulties

Today.....it is time to refresh

 I will admire the gentility of flowers until I learn their ways

                                                    I will learn wisdom from the sea

And find directions in to tomorrow by watching the way of the clouds

I will fill my heart with the song every bird who sings in the tree

 and once more

I will see life as it was

and it is

and as it should be

and that's poetiquejustis

 

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. 

Not as the world gives do I give to you. 

Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

John 14:27

Philippians 1:11

I Am Expecting

Other people may not have had high expectations for me... 

but I had high expectations for myself

Shannon Miller

Enter life's stages 

Then expect to rise

Expect the best

       Sam Walton said:

High expectations are the key to everything.

People have always expected a lot from me

I have learned that the only thing that matters is what I expect of myself

 

and that's poetiquejustis

....Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Are We Together On This?

"The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose 

that I am here and you are there."

~ Yasutani Roshi 

We are all in this together

Though we rush around in our own clouds

So immersed in our own lives that we seem so far apart

We are all in this together

Today

Feel the connection

 Because we are all in this thing called life

Together

and that's poetiquejustis

Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? 

Any fellowship together in the Spirit? 

Are your hearts tender and compassionate?

Philippians 2:1

Something Engaging

There can be no greatness without abandonment

Ralph Waldo Emerson

 Lose yourself in what you are doing today

Let it take you away

 Wade right in

Dive right in!

 Be absorbed

Be fully engaged

Emerson also said: "A man is what he thinks about all day long"

So today, think about what you are doing

And that's poetiquejustis

Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God

Romans 12:1

Gathering

Gather: The act of collecting or bringing together

We always seem to be gathering something....

We are gathering your thoughts

Gathering our friends

Gathering...always gathering

Harlan Howard even said he was always collecting 
emotions for future reference

We even gather our courage

Things just seem to have a tendency to gather

Even clouds do it

But now, what we gather most is information

                                                                - a lot of information!

Gathering is good

As long as you know why you are gathering whatever it is you are gathering

                                          And what you are going to do with it once you have it
                                                            and that's poetiquejustis

                   " For where two or three have gathered together in My name,
                                                             I am there in their midst."

                                                                    Matthew 18:20