It Is Sow Easy

Every moment

and every event

of every man's life

plants something in his soul

Thomas Merton

Souls need tending

You do in fact reap what you sow

Continue to seed them with violence

Or worry

And a forest of gloom will arise

But sow your life in beauty

And hope

And cheerfulness

And you will see a garden of joy

That is a simple fact of nature

and that's poetiquejustis

The LORD will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. 

You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.

Isaiah 58:11

Taking Flight

I was flying home now...

to books, to music, to refinement,

company, and pleasures 

and the dear old homestead 

I love so well.

Sybyll Melvyn

My Brilliant Career

Ah- the holidays were rich

So much to do 

So much to see and feel

And now as winter closes in like a cape around my soul

My "other life" is calling to me

And the obligations that I had set free

reach out

                                               to draw me home

reminding me

that here

and that's poetiquejustis

She is not afraid of snow for her household, 

for all her household are clothed in scarlet.

Proverbs 31:21

The Wonder of it all

He who wonders discovers

that this in itself is wonder

M C Escher

To wonder

To let the mind dwell in peace

and  discover

To ponder

To allow the mind to sit still upon 

a notion

and absorb

Today,

as your life moves along

if only for a moment

 among the harry and the hurry

give yourself a chance

to wonder

and that's poetiquejustis

Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.

Psalm 40:5

The Spark That Never Dies

Our brightest blazes of gladness

are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks

Samuel Johnson

Seeing your grandson's first paper airplane take flight

and remembering the day his dad's did the same

Watching the midnight moon shine through your kitchen window

and being grateful for a home

Finding a plant that was wilted and sad

and being encouraged that it has found the will to live

Having someone who wants to hold your hand

And having someone's hand that you want to hold

Those are the brightest blazes of gladness

in our lives

And those are the sparks that never die

And that's poetiquejustis

Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens

James 1:17

Who is in charge here?

All happiness depends

upon a leisurely breakfast

John Gunther

Well, at least the attitude
with which you eat your breakfast

can tell you a lot about yourself

Are you a moveable feast

Calling this a "balanced meal"?

If you are- you may have already lost control of your day.

Time is managing you!

Take charge!
Tell the day who is boss!

Hum this little ditty of Joni Mitchell's while you do
"Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning
And the first thing that I knew

There was milk and toast and honey

And a bowl of oranges, too

And the sun poured in like butterscotch
And stuck to all my senses"
Now- the day is yours!

And while you are at it..
consider some food for the soul

And that's poetiquejustis

My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning. - See more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Morning#sthash.yPHSh8gI.dpuf

 My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning
Psalm 130:6

My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning. - See more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Morning#sthash.yPHSh8gI.dpuf

I Wish I Could Say the Same

I have never been hurt

by something I did not say

Ah...  I wish I could say the same

But I cannot

The 'thanks yous' forgotten

The 'I love yous' left unsaid

The 'well dones' left silent

All of these have hurt me 

All of these have diminished me

But no more!

Never again 

will I be hurt

by things I did not say!

Frederick William Faber said:

Kind words produce much happiness,

How often have we ourselves been made happy by kind words,

in a manner and to an extent which we are unable to explain.

That is so true in my life

and I know in yours as well

and that's poetiquejustis

Gracious words are like a honeycomb, 

sweetness to the soul and health to the body. 

Proverbs 16:24

Food and Fire

A house is no home

unless it contains food and fire

for the mind

as well as the body

Margaret Fuller

and the soul!

do not forget the soul!

A home must be a place

where the soul can find peace

And the body can find rest

Because that is the only home

That can stand the test 

of time

and that's poetiquejustis

And let the peace of Christ

rule in your hearts

Colossians 3:15