The Cat's Meow

 

He who has a why to live

can bear almost any how

Nietzsche

I have to admit, 

there are days 

when my only motivation 

for getting up

is that the cat

won't have it any other way

Then there are other days

where I find my purpose

in every blade of grass

There is a song in every tree

a poem in every task

But most days..

it is just the cat

whatever works...
and that works for me

and that's poetiquejustis

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. 

Psalm 90:12

Fancy Shmancy

 

 In my job, I have a contract that says 

I'm a singer.

 So I sing.

Tony Bennett

simple

fancy

simple

fancy

 Simple

 Fancy

Life in three plain and fancy steps

Know who you are

Be who you are

Then fancy it up any way you want

You are still simply you

and that's poetiquejustis

I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 

^{I Timothy 2:1-2}

Attitudinal Atmosphere

 Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude

Zig Ziglar

People make choices

Sometimes they make bad choices

You have no choice in those matters

Except to choose how you will react to those choices

Today, do not make a bad choice because of the bad choices of  others

a choice that will ruin your day and keep you down

so don't let their choices make you blue!

                                                                       It's your choice
                                                                 and that's poetiquejustis

  Finally, brothers, rejoice. 

Aim for restoration, comfort one another,agree with one another,

live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

 2 Corinthians 13:11

Lightly, please

 

Love must be a light 

as much as it is a flame

Thoreau

Love should see us through the dark times

It must be a light

Love should fuel our dreams

It must be a flame

In the words of Edna St Vincent Millay: 

My candle burns at both end

It will not last the night;

but ah, my foes

and ah my friends

It gives a lovely light

and that's poetiquejustis

let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:16

Polar Opposities

 

 

When men are easy in their circumstances,
 they are natural enemies to innovation

Joseph Addison

I hope you are enjoying life

I really do

But I hope you are not too comfortable

Oh no!   That will never do!

Too comfy to turn the corner?

Too placid to round the bend?

Too laid back to write but two more words:

Here it comes!

"The end"

Oh no!  That will never do!

Up at at 'em!

and that's poetiquejustis

 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:2 

A note from the author: Polar bears have been on the endangered species list since 2008

More Giving, More Living

 

The best you can be

The kindest you can be

The most peaceful you can be

The most generous you can be

the more life you will live

Winston Churchill said

We make a living by what we get

We make a life by what we give

So...start

 now

Are you ready?

Go!

And that's poetiquejustis

"But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal"

Matthew 6:20

The Art of the Best

 

Economy is the art of making the most of life

George Bernard Shaw

It is not always about what you can stretch

Or what you can pinch

Or even what you can hang on to

no...sometimes it is about what you are willing to hug

What you are happy to hold

and even what you choose to let go

That is the art

That is the gift

and that's poetiquejustis

Every good and perfect gift is from above, 

coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,

 who does not change like shifting shadows.

James 1:17

A Little Evidence of Living

 

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A single rose

A friendly smile

Someone to walk with you

That extra mile

A setting sun

An ice cream cone

Feeling that you are not alone

After the glitter and the glamor chatter

You know it is the little things that really matter

and that's poetiquejustis

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, 

and all these things will be added to you.

Matthew 6:33