I Just Wanted to Say Thank You

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all the others. 

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Some days are just better than others

 Some days make you want to sing

Some days make you want to run for cover

We learn from the good days

And we learn from the not-so-good days

And maybe we remember that our worst days are good 

compared to what others may have coming at them

Give thanks a chance to do its work in your life

And that's poetiquejustis

“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

Colossians 3:17

Coming In For a Landing

 

 

 I don't think you can write novels on the road.

Leonard Cohen

 Life on the run

 

Life on a merry-go-round

 

Life  always

 

A traveling circus

 

It can happen even if you stay in one place

A peaceful life begins in the heart

 

Moves to the head

 

And lands you on your feet

 And from there, the sky is the limit.

And that's poetiquejustis

 

Let your roots grow down intoHim, and let your lives be built on Him. 

Colossians 2:27

A Cup of Hope

You have to fill your cup. You then give away the overflowing,

 but you keep a cupful for yourself.

Wynonna Judd

 

 Hope overflowing

Hope is something that you cannot keep inside

It has to get out

To overflow unto others

Or else it dries up

Hope is something you splash around in

Hope

If you have it

 Don't keep it to yourself 

And that's poetiquejustis

 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

A Feast for the Ears

 

 

 "Kind words produce happiness." Frederick William Faber

  They come rolling out

 

 Thoughts that have been mixed with experiences

 Hurts that have been given form

 And we offer them up to the world. 

Filtered or not

What if we chose to use our words to bring joy?

To untangle the fears and concerns of others

That would be a feast for the ears

And that's poetiquejustis

We use God's mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.

2 Corinthians 10:4 NLT

Let Contentment Come To You

 At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you.    Elizabeth Gilbert

There is a very old and venerable pepper tree in my backyard

 

It has withstood many challenges by putting its roots ever deeper. 

I have learned from that tree

No matter how small you feel

 You grow when you put down some roots

Stability:

The ability to stay where you are and finish the job

No place is perfect

So be content to make it better

 

No life is always blissful

 

So be aware of the blissful moments you find

Continue to grow

Continue to challenge yourself

 

And make one of those challenges

Do not be afraid of contentment

 

It does not mean you have stopped growing

 

It just means your roots are going to deep

and that's poetiquejustis

 So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.

1 Timothy 6:8

Transformation

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings

into actions

Madame de Stael 

Feeling sorry for the family without a home?

Action item

Worrying about the folks with no food?

 Action item

Concerned about the youth in your community?

Action item

Thomas Jefferson said:

Do you want to know who you are?

Don't ask

Act!

Actions will define you. 

and that's poetiquejustis

Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.
If one of you says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?

James 2:15-16

Your Personal Best

"You are never too old to set another goal

or dream a new dream." C S Lewis

There is a difference between having a dream

And always being in a competition

The wiser we get

The less we want to "best someone"

And the more we want to be our best

When your focus goes beyond overtaking others 

And you set the goal of running your own race well

You  are on our way every day of our life

And that's poetiquejustis

Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, 

and in your teaching show integrity, dignity.

Titus 2:7