A2Z Meme: J Is For JUST…

And the alphabet continues. Today bloggers are encouraged to join Patty Wysong with their posts regarding the letter “J”. Don’t forget to link up.

It would be easy to write about myself, given my name is Julie, and a lot of what you’ll read below will reveal a bit about me. The way I thought I’d use the letter is through the word JUST.

JUST CUT IT OUT

I use the word “just” in my fiction writing and my critique partners are amazing at catching it. It’s just a part of my own speaking vocabulary and I can’t help but insert it. Just when I think I’ve mastered it, they find it once again. I’m learning.

JUST a FEW HUNDRED

When I think of the word JUST, the Bible comes to mind. Curious, I did a search and found that just or a form of just(as in justice/justified) is in the NIV 568 times. When I searched NLT, it was a whopping 966 times. My favorite:

But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 1 John 1:8-10 (in Context) NLT from Biblegateway.

JUST WAIT A MINUTE

My sense for justice, appropriate or not, dates back to childhood. If I sense something is out of alignment and someone’s been dealt an unfair blow, I’m probably going to take issue. I remember a cheerleader teasing a dear friend and I couldn’t take it, even though I was afraid of repercussion, so to do something, I would fill her duck shoes (it was the 80’s) with scrap paper. I know, scandalous.

I’ll be dealing more with justice, mostly injustice, in the months and years to come as my heart expands for people who deserve to be loved and have a voice.

Also, as a kid, I was so mesmerized by the League of Justice comic book characters I tried, ahem, through my college years, to cast a pretend Justice League movie in head. The thought of my favorite super heroes meeting around a table discussing how to keep the world safe? I was all over that.

JUSTICE, HERS

Our youngest is like me in many ways, but one way we differ, style. I don’t care what I look like (to a point) or about brand names. The only brand name I remember feeling was a must have in my school years was Nike. I remember my mom asking me to please put on make up and do more things like teen girls did. So for my mini me to want make up and sketcher  shoes and brand name this and brand name that, it mystifies me. The biggie for her? JUSTICE, the store.

I’m still trying to find out who told her about this store because I’m so not name brand we don’t even go to the mall. But know it she does, and she’s constantly wanting to go. That place is like a tween threw up pink and glitter. It’s not cheap, either. In fact, she earned some spending money and guess where I’m going in 30 minutes? Yep.

How about you? What “J” word can you think of? When you think of JUST, what comes to mind?

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