“I am thankful I have learned to listen to my body and rest when I need it. Today was one of those days.”(Heather Houston 2-10-26)
“I appreciate my supervisor acknowledging the disrespect and mistreatment by a colleague and offering suggestions on how to deal with this issue moving forward.”(Heather Houston 2-10-26)
“I am blessed to have a wonderful administrative assistant. She honored me today with public acknowledgement around her thankfulness of me as her manager at our staff meeting. Iwas moved touched and inspired by her acknowledgment.”(Heather Houston 2-10-26)
“I am thankful my husband made a fabulous chicken shawarma meal tonight. It was a food orgasm!”(Heather Houston 2-10-26)
“I am blessed to have such a kind conscientious husband. I have been in pain the last few weeks as I recover from my biopsy. Apparently, I was uncomfortable in my sleep…whining and crying. He woke me to give me Tylenyol to help ease the pain. Thank you honey!” ❤️ (Heather Houston 2-10-26)
I appreciate getting a coffee and the barista asking how my morning is going and is actually interested and listening. (Heather Houston 2-10-22)
I am grateful that my internet connection did not drop at work as I heard many other departments lost all connectivity. This makes it hard to keep caught up. (Heather Houston 2-10-22)
I am thankful for the weekend forecast of sunny weather. (Heather Houston 2-10-22)
I am grateful to have a home that feels like a sanctuary. (Heather Houston 2-10-22)
I am blessed to have indoor plumbing. I can’t imagine having to tramp out in the cold to a dump toilet all the time. (Heather Houston 2-10-22)
#25 Judy In Disguise (John Fred & His Playboys) 👍🏼
Lyrics: Judy in disguise, well that’s what you are A lemonade pie with your brand new car Cantaloupe eyes come to me tonight Judy in disguise, with glasses Keep a-wearing your bracelets and your new Rara And cross your heart, yeah, with your livin’ bra Chimney Sweep Sparrow with guise Judy in disguise, with glasses Come to me tonight, come to me tonight Taking everything in sight Except for the strings on my kite Judy in disguise, hey that’s what you are A lemonade pie, hey, got your brand new car Cantaloupe eyes come to me tonight Judy in disguise, with glasses Come to me tonight, come to me tonight Taking everything in sight Except for the strings on my kite Judy in disguise, what you aiming for? A circus of a-horror, yeah-yeah, well that’s what you are You made me a life of ashes I guess I’ll just take your glasses
Creating An Authentic Lifestyle For Yourself And Those You Love
“It’s a funniy thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”
William Somerset Maugham CH (English Playwright, Novelist, and Short-Story Writer; January 25th, 1874 ~ December 16th, 1965)
“It’s far easier to live an elegant, beautiful life when you’re not on a budget. When cash is readily available, you don’t have to learn the lessons that delayed gratification teaches us. But having money does not guarantee that we live authentically. Nor does being surrounded by beautiful things guarantee a lifetime of happiness.”
“When you learn what you can live without, you are able to ask life for the very best because you possess the gift of discernment. You develop patience that enables you to wait gracefully and gratefully until the best arrives because you know it will. You are able to create an authentic life for yourself and those you love because you are able to make conscious choices.”
“Long afterwards, she was to remember that moment when her life changed its direction…It was not predestined; she had choice. Or it seemed she had. To accept or refuse. To take one turning down the crossroads to the future or another.”
Evelyn Bridgett Patricia Ward-Thomas, née Stephens (known as: Evelyn Anthony) (British Writer; July 3rd, 1926 ~ September 25th, 2018)
“Turning away from the world and toward your own happiness is the path of authenticity.”
“Today, my soldier-athlete in my sprinting group learned the lesson of proper warm-up and flexibility. She experienced a bit of a calf strain due to not being fit enough to handle 30m sprint drills…very basic. It was an opportunity to help her learn how to warm-up to be preventative and to approach her drills from a focus on form vs. speed. Great learning day!” (Heather Houston 2-10-22)
“I have spent a lifetime waiting and discerning what to add to my life. My fiscally challenged upbringing was a gift and taught me what I could live without and if I needed something how to budget and be patient. Learning early what I could live without made it possible for me to be living the life I love presently. 8 years ago I asked the Universe for the very best life and “TADA” I am living it.” (Heather Houston 2-10-26)
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 44-45 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
Driving to work westbound, I spotted a beautiful bald eagle perched on the railway wind gauge pole facing the south at the midspan point of the bridge. IT was turned looking eastbound and I got to witness a beautiful profile of such a majestic bird!🦅
My Distilled Life 