Taking It All In

If we go down in to ourselves

we find that we possess

exactly what we desire

Simone Weil

We are what we take in

We are what we embrace

We are what we believe

We are the one who made those choices

We are exactly what we desire!

And that's poetiquejustis

As a man thinks in his heart

so he is.

Proverbs 23:7

In Gratitude for All That Did Not Go Right

 A Week Of Thanksgiving

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, 

and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Melanie Beattie

Things did not always go right

But overcoming those messes got me to where I am

My goals were not always achieved

But that loss kept me moving forward

if only to leave the failure behind!

I am grateful

 

and that's poetiquejustis

Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.

I Thessolonians 5: 16-18

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
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What Have I Done?

I have always thought actions

to be the best interpreters of man's thoughts

John Locke

Say what you will

But we will know you by your works

Climb as high as you can

But we will know you by those you help along the way

 

It has been said

                      Truth is when the words and the act become one

That is the truth

and that's poetiquejustis

The King will answer them, 'I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you did for one of My brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did for Me.' Matthew 25:40

In Light of What We Know

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

Under New Management

How little can be done under the spirit of fear

Florence Nightingale

If we are fearful

we cannot create

we cannot love

we cannot dream

we cannot really live

But when  we face our fears?

When we walk upon the clouds rather than under them

Ah...that is life under
new management

and that's poetiquejustis

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. 

The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

1 John 4:18

Flights of Fancy

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes

Sara Teasdale

Coming and going

Life's ebbing and flowing

The rising and falling

Waking and sleeping

Giving and taking

It is all within your reach

If you only let it go

and that's poetiquejustis

  

But the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth

 and the desires for other things 

come in and choke the Word, making it unfruitful.

Mark 4:19

The Unexpected Way

It is always possible to reach a goal by a detour

Theodore Reik

Curves

Circles

Passes

Life travels do have their inconveniences

So what?

Aim your mind, your heart and your soul toward your goal

and enjoy the scenery along the unexpected way

because chances are you are right where you are supposed to be. 

and that's poetiquejustis

“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”

Proverbs 16:9