Day: January 27, 2026

Daily Gratitude 1-27-26

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January 27th, 2026

  • “I am grateful to not have to workout today…Doctors orders. As my chest is pretty sore.” (Heather Houston 1-27-26)
  • “I am blessed my husband has been on cleaning duties to give me a break while I heal from my puncture wound…LOL!” 🏹 (Heather Houston 1-27-26)
  • “I am thankful to witness a colleague come to a transformative realization about her BEingness in life and sharing that tidbit with me. So powerful!” (Heather Houston 1-27-26)
  • “I am blessed to live in a time when medical care can be advanced enough to help prevent life ending diseases when caught early.” (Heather Houston 1-27-26)
  • “I am thankful my husband plays an audiobook to put me to sleep at night so my mind has little time to wander.” (Heather Houston 1-27-26)
  • “I am blessed to have the time in the morning to get the house in order so when my partner rises in the morning, he as a clean home to start his day in.” (Heather Houston 1-27-22)
  • “I am grateful that a swimming pool has hours that align with the coaching hours for my athletes.” (Heather Houston 1-27-22)
  • “I am thankful the traffic on my commute home today was unusually light.  Seems like I got home in less than an hour today.  WINNING!”🏆 (Heather Houston 1-27-22)
  • “I appreciate the simple things in life.  My partner and I settled on loaded baked potatoes for dinner which was simple, easy and fabulous!” (Heather Houston 1-27-22)
  • “I am thankful for the softest sheets in the universe on my bed.  It makes going to bed each night a joy!” (Heather Houston 1-27-22)

My Musical Life 1-27-26

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January 27th, 2026

#11 Harper Valley P.T.A. (Jeannie C. Riley) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
I wanna tell you all a story ’bout
A Harper Valley widowed wife
Who had a teenage daughter
Who attended Harper Valley Junior High
Well, her daughter came home one afternoon
And didn’t even stop to play
And she said, “mom, I got a note here from the Harper Valley PTA”🪄
Well, the note said, “Mrs. Johnson
You’re wearin’ your dresses way too high
It’s reported you’ve been drinking
And a-running ’round with men and goin’ wild
And we don’t believe you oughta be a-bringin’ up
Your little girl this way”
And it was signed by the Secretary
Harper Valley PTA🪄
Well, it happened that the PTA was gonna meet
That very afternoon
And they were sure surprised
When Mrs. Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room
And as she walked up to the blackboard
I can still recall the words she had to say
She said, “I’d like to address this meeting of the Harper Valley PTA🪄
Well, there’s Bobby Taylor sittin’ there
And seven times he’s asked me for a date
And Mrs. Taylor sure seems to use a lotta ice
Whenever he’s away
And Mr. Baker can you tell us why
Your secretary had to leave this town?
And shouldn’t widow Jones be told to keep
Her window shades all pulled completely down🪄
Well, Mr. Harper couldn’t be here
‘Cause he stayed too long at Kelly’s Bar again
And if you smell Shirley Thompson’s breath
You’ll find she’s had a little nip of gin
And then you have the nerve to tell me
You think that as the mother I’m not fit
Well, this is just a little Peyton Place
And you’re all Harper Valley hypocrites”🪄
No, I wouldn’t put you on because it really did
It happened just this way
The day my mama socked it to the Harper Valley PTA
The day my mama socked it to the Harper Valley PTA

My Abundant Life 1-27-26

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January 27th, 2026

The Daily Dialogue

“I will write myself into well-being.”

Nancy Mair (Author; July 23rd, 1943 ~ December 3rd, 2016)

“I took a spiral notebook and began having a conversation with myself on the paper. Everything I was worried about just pilled out in a rapid stream of consciousness. What I was doing was not so much recording the events in my life as much as eliminating the mental minutiae that was depleting my creative energy and driving me crazy.”

“Groan and forget it.”

Jessamyn West (American Author of short stories and Novels; July 18th, 1902 ~ February 23rd, 1984)

“I call this ritual the daily dialogue because you are really conversing with someone much wiser and saner as you write: your authentic self.”

“Try writing a daily dialogue as an experiment for twenty-one days. That’s the length of time psychologists tell us we need to perform a new behavior before it becomes habitual….Stressed souls need the reassuring rhythm of self-nurturing rituals.”

“Just get down on paper whatever’s hovering on the horizon of your brain disguised as a dull headache.”

“With pencil and paper, I could revise the world.”

Alison Lurie (American Novelist and Academic; September 3rd, 1926 ~ December 3rd, 2020)

“The last few weeks have been frustrating as I learned my salary for the next 5-years in my current contract was not even near the COLA (2.5%) increase annually. What is did for me was give me clarity on my next steps in my career. With this shift, I was able to let go of some of the frustrations in my current workplace. I am still doing complete work, but I am not going above and beyond. This has given me relief in the level of stressors in my work environment. My co-workers are beginning to realize what I was actually doing for the team and what is now left for them to complete without my assistance. I am on a quest to find the perfect fit for my new career chapter. This excites me and I am committed to strive toward this without fear or reservation. I appreciate knowing how much my employer values me so I can find a place and a position where my efforts and contributions will be valued for what they are.”🙏 (Heather Houston 1-27-22)

“My biopsy really zapped my energy. It is not everyday you get a puncture wound the size of a 1/4-thikness of an arrow. Yes, I said an arrow like Robin Hood. I found at the end of he day I felt like I collapsed into bed from the sheer ongoing ache and soreness. I can’t wait until my histology results are complete so I can close this chapter.” (Heather Houston 1-27-26)

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 27-29 of 501.

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