Those Other Days

I like living.

Agatha Christie

Life is messy

The lines are not always straight

The seams are not always pressed

And sometimes you just go aorund in circles

But then there are the other days

The sunny times

The days of clarity and purpose

The days when you know your "why"

Those are the days we live for

And that's poetiquejustis

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

Proverbs 16:9

 

A Good Cry

“We need never be ashamed of our tears.”
Charles Dickens

Flowers  cry you know...

Even kittens shed a tear

The best people are doing it

Because sometimes your heart just cannot hold all you have inside

                                                            and it just needs someplace else to go

                                                             and that's poetiquejustis

You keep track of all my sorrows.
    You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
    You have recorded each one in your book.

Psalm 56:8

 

Powerful

"To live happily is an inward power of the soul." ~ Aristotle 

Cakes are made from the outside in

Buildings are built from the bottom up

Make up brushes on 

 and washes off

 ah..but joy....

and happiness....

and freedom from fear

 only comes from living from the inside out

Today...take inventory

What is powering your soul?

Does it feel like this?

or this?

 Choose your power

and that's poetiquejustis 

 Now glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more

than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—

infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes. 

 

Serendipity

We're all seeking order. We're all seeking control.

Michael Connelly

Organize

Alphabetize

Systematize

Categorize

But try as you will

But you cannot control it all

And really- do you want to?

Or shall we leave a little room for

serendipity?

and that's poetiquejustis
"Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth.
The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
Isaiah 65:17

 

Someone's Gotta Give

It is up to each of us to contribute something wonderful to this world

Nora Neale Houston

Whatever you have to give

give it with all your heart

your art

your song

your encouragement

your words

so...

when life passes the hat

contribute

and that's poetiquejustis

In the same way, let your light shine before others, 

that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:16

 

On a Whim

Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit

Antoine de Saint Exupery

Logic has its place

 so keep it in its place!

Today.....

Indulge in a whim

Dream of a scheme

Slide down a rainbow

You have been grown up enough for one week-

go on- 

Have a giggle!

and that's poetiquejustis

He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting. 

Job8:22

 

Getting, Getting, Gone

Put Your Feet Down

It is not a lack of time

It is a lack of direction

Zig Ziglar

Going in too many directions

Taking on too many tasks

Try, trying, trying

Getting, getting, getting

Nowhere

Stop.

Stand still

Better still

Take a stand

 Make time for who you are and what you want to do

and you will find you have

all the time in the world

and that's poetiquejustis

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you

Psalm 32:8