At The Very Minimum

I want minimum information given with maximum politeness.

Jacqueline Kennedy

Polite:

Mid 13th century from the Latin word: "refined, elegant," literally: polished," to polish, to make smooth."In 1762, it began being used as being courteous.

 

Words that smooth the way

Gestures that polish the day

Those little bits of nice

That mix well with the spice

Bringing sweetness to the day

and may I politely say...

that's poetiquejustis

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24

Dabbling

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

Do...Re....Me?

The woods would be very silent if the only birds who sang were the ones who sang best

Henry Van Dyke

Sing it out!

All your hopes and dreams and plans and joy

Sing it out!

There is a very large choir out there of those who sing of doom

Drown them out!

 That's it!  

One joyful song here

another one there

and before you know it

We will have ourselves a choir

and that's poetiquejustis

He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. 

Many will see what he has done and be amazed. 

They will put their trust in the LORD.

Psalm40:3

Why Be Shy About It?

Boldness be my friend

William Shakespeare

Walk boldly

Love boldly

Live boldly

Dream boldly

 Robert Frost said:

“Freedom lies in being bold.” 

Now that is bold!

and that is poetiquejustis

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. 

There we will receive his mercy, 

and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. 

Hebrews 4:16

The push and pull of it all

The doors of opportunity are marked push and pull.

Edith Watts Mumford

Getting to your future may take a leap of faith

I mean- who knows what's in the cards?

And there are times when you are going to feel all afloat

Everything is moving too fast

and who knows which way is up!

You do!

Press on- push if you must and pull if you have to

but press on!

and that's poetiquejustis

Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

Luke 9:62

Peacefully

A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only 

in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dares live.   

Bertrand Russell

I read a line in a Dick Francis book once that I never forgot:

"She created an island of peace around herself"

What a lovely thought!

 And then there are those who are always stirring up dust

Making waves

Stirring the pot

Those people are bad for your health. Avoid whenever possible!


 I want to be the person who asks one quiet simple question

Ali McGraw once said: I want to be a person who makes a quiet difference

And what makes the difference is being able to be quiet

Because before you can hear the needs of others

You must first be able to hear your own heart

So go....find your quiet

It will make all the difference

and that's poetiquejustis

 ... make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

I Thessalonians 4:11-12

What's on the menu?

“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” 

 ~ Joanne Kathleen Rowling 

Life always has a menu in front of your nose 

Asking you to choose those things that will say who you are

It is like a restaurant, really

Are you always going for life's emotional greasy cheeseburger

 and paying the consequences

Or grabbing that fresh green salads of peace and calm that life offers to your soul?

 and getting the reward

 We make those choices every day

What to take in 

What to leave out

What emotional "meals" you will allow to shape your soul

Life just hands you the menu

You get to choose the "meals"

                                                                          Kofi Annan said: 

"To live is to choose. 

But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for,

 where you want to go 

and why you want to get there.” 

and that's poetiquejustis

Choose this day whom you will serve

Joshua 24:15