Your Secret Weapon

 

The human race has only one real effective weapon 

and that is laughter.

Mark Twain

The sound of rain on the roof while you sit before a fire

The sound of someone cooking in the kitchen

when you know the meal is for you

The sound of birds when Spring has finally returned

The sound of children's voices raised in song

The sound of truth when it falls upon your ears
and tears away the lies.

When there seems to be nothing but noise and clambering

coming at you from every direction

These are the sounds that you must hold inside your heart...

and never forget 

                                                  the laughter

And that's poetiquejustis

Worry weighs us down;
    a cheerful word picks us up.

Proverbs 12:25

Sizing It All Up

 

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

Jean De La Fontaine

 

I live in a County where "things"

Houses and watches have to be big

 

Bodies and iPads have to be thin

 

Texts have to be brief

 

And salaries have to be 6 figures

 

Sizing it all up...... Unless there is depth to

 our thoughts,

 our love

 and our compassion

                                                     we all come up short

                                                  and that's poetiquejustis

 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?

Matthew 6:25

Every Reason to Sing

 

A bird does not sing because it has an answer.

It sings because it has a song

Lou Holtz

Life is not waiting for your answers

Life is not even waiting for your questions

Life is not tapping its toe until you give it logic

certainly not logic

And life does not care if you give it 

or a 

Life just wants you to 

and maybe a bit of a song

so today-

find your song

and sing it!

and that's poetiquejustis

Praise the LORD! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting!

Psalm 147:1

Life's Learning Curve

 

 I have been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle
that does not require my presence
Gary Trudeau

When I was a little girl my family moved to Europe

I had to leave my home

 and my swing

and my dog

 And life required that I learn about loss
So I learned about loss

When I was a young woman

I had children

Who needed me for everything
and life  required of me that I learn to love unconditionally
So I learned about love

                                                           Now that I am older
                                                          Life is requiring of me
                                                          that I learn ...simply learn...

So...I will learn
And that is poetiquejustis

Mankind, He has told you what is good and what it is the LORD requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God
Micah 6:8

Hope in Bloom

 

Where hope grows, miracles blossom

Elina Rae

We bought a home where the backyard

had been left to weeds, dust, 

and a few generations of hearty squirrels,

for over 40 years

That's it.

Nothing else

As we critically eyed the ground, 

we knew we wanted to see it bloom

So we dug in to the rocky, grainy soil, planted, and watered, 

At the end of the first day, one side of the yard was covered in red and pink geraniums

and lot's of hope

and that hope kept us planting

under some very watchful eyes, I might add.

You know what we learned?

Sometimes, no matter how bad the landscape looks

a little work

and a lot of hope

 

can change it all

for everyone

 

and that's poetiquejustis

In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, you will have a bright future, and your hopes will not be cut short.

Proverbs 24:14

What's Your Plan?

 

It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.

Plublius Syrius

 Make a plan

Work the plan

Watch the plan unfold

Test the plan

Critique the plan

Listen to what you're told

Make a plan

To change the plan

Make the changes bold

Make a plan

Work the (new) plan

Watch the plan unfold

                                       Repeat as needed

and that's poetiquejustis

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

Proverbs 15:22

Let Me Think About This

 

Knowing is not enough-

We must apply.

Willing is not enough-

We must do.

J. W. Goethe

To be or not to be

To exercise or not

To eat another slice of pizza or not

Drink yet another the soda or not

Blow off the studying or not

Ignore the  poor

....or not

Winston Churchill said:

“It is not enough that we do our best; 

sometimes we must do what is required.”  

and that's poetiquejustis

Mankind, He has told you what is good 

and what it is the LORD requires of you: 

to act justly,

 to love mercy, 

and to walk humbly 

with your God. 

Micah 6:8