“I appreciate I make time at the beginning of my work day to get in a walk outdoors.” (Heather Houston 2-16-26)
“I am thankful that there was little to no traffic today due to President’s Day. However, I have no president!” (Heather Houston 2-16-26)
“I am grateful to use NotebookLM to help me save time in writing a letter of recommendation for an employee.” (Heather Houston 2-16-26)
“I am blessed to have such a loving husband!” ❤️(Heather Houston 2-16-26)
“I appreciate my innovative husband’s chefness in creating a delicious shrimp pizza.”(Heather Houston 2-16-26)
“I am thankful to have trusted my instincts to not fill my RSC tires. They felt full and I need to get them checked by a professional since the have an automatic inflation monitoring system. (Heather Houston 2-16-22)
“I am grateful I didn’t end my work day with a flat tire, since my warning light is alerting me of a low tire. (Heather Houston 2-16-22)
“I appreciate my creativity to create new cocktails for my partner and I to enjoy…Mela d’Alba (Apple Brandy Old Fashioned).🥃 (Heather Houston 2-16-22)
“I am grateful I am in generally good health. Of course, I could always do better. Thank you family gene pool! (Heather Houston 2-16-22)
“I appreciate having an indoor secure parking garage space. It makes me feel safer when I leave at 5:00AM for work. (Heather Houston 2-16-22)
Thomas Stearns Eliot OM (Known as: T.S. Eliot) (Poet, Essayist, Publisher, Playwright, Literary Critic and Editor; September 26th, 1888 ~ January 4th, 1965)
“When we live our lives authentically, we discover our true place in the world for the first time.”
“It takes tenacity and daring to travel to the darkest interior of one’s self. Who knows what we might find there?”
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.”
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (known as: J. R. R. Tolkien) (English Writer, Poet, Philologist, and Academic; January 3rd, 1892 ~ September 2nd, 1973)
“Our dragons are our fears : our day stalkers, our night sweats. Fear of the unknown. Fear of failing. Fear of starting something new and not finishing. Again. Or the real fear, the one that sends shivers up our spines: the fear of succeeding, of becoming our authentic selves and facing the changes that will inevitably bring. We ight not be happy with the way we are living now, but at least it’s daftly familiar.”
“…there is really nothing to fear from self-awareness because at the end of all our personal ecploration, we will arrive back where we started and know in our hearts that we finally belong there.”
Thomas Stearns Eliot OM (Known as: T.S. Eliot) (Poet, Essayist, Publisher, Playwright, Literary Critic and Editor; September 26th, 1888 ~ January 4th, 1965)
“Today, if you feel frightened or unsure about the future, pick up the double-edged sword of Light and Love. Always remember, it’s simple not an adventure worth telling if there aren’t any dragons. But as in the best old tales, at the end of your exploring, you will live happily ever after.”
See the King Penguins on Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands
Before my story began…(Heather Houston 2-16-22)
1972 Me…at my Aunt Carrie’s Baby Shower
“I drove the MINI Cooper out of the garage tis morning for the first time since I purchased it last night. Wouldn’t you know it, As I pulled out the garage a warning light came on…”Low Tire”. UGH! I got out checked all the tires and they felt just fine. I choose to drive to work and check the pressure and then reset the light. I think during the detailing a setting malfunctioned. This is new for me to not worry myself to death about something minor. YEAH ME!” (Heather Houston 2-16-22)
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“The dragons that lurk in the shadows of our lives can only be slayed with the double edge sword of love and light. Lately, I have been feeling empty in my job. It is not using my skills and I am surrounded by extremely needy people who suck the energy from people like myself. As an empath, I have to buffer myself from people who are vampires. I need to find something that fulfills my purpose and what gifts I can provide the world. Funny how when we age we must reinvent ourselves.” (Heather Houston 2-16-26)
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 50-51 of 501.
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