“I am again thankful for a light commute to work.” (Heather Houston 2-17-26)
“I am thankful it did not snow today.” (Heather Houston 2-17-26)
“I appreciate being able to make a point in a meeting that usually I get shut down in by my management colleagues.”(Heather Houston 2-17-26)
“I am blessed that my administrative assistant made Lithuania pancakes for breakfast.” (Heather Houston 2-17-26)
“I am grateful for the spicy garbanzo bean burrito my husband concocted for our dinner…YUM!”(Heather Houston 2-17-26)
“I appreciate me sticking up for myself when my supervisor inadvertently uploaded a file to SharePoint and wiped out 2-3 hours of my work completed the previous day. (Heather Houston 2-17-22)
“I am thankful I was able to put aside my frustration with my supervisor and move forward in my work day, productively. (Heather Houston 2-17-22)
“I am grateful my partner is a selfless sounding board for my frustrations and challenges. (Heather Houston 2-17-22)
“I am thankful to have been selected for an interview with the Wounded Warriors Project as the Adaptive Sports Director position. (Heather Houston 2-17-22)
“I am blessed to have had all my professional experiences to make me an asset to any organization as I am versatile and have many soft/hard skills to draw upon. (Heather Houston 2-17-22)
Sam Walter Foss (American Librarian and Poet; June 19th, 1858 ~ February 26th, 1911)
“…not only desolate with grief but bereft of purpose.”
Mary Henrietta Kingsley (English Ethnographer, Scientific Writer, and Explorer; October 3rd, 1862 ~ June 3rd, 1900)
“In Africa, to go on safari—the Swahili word for journey—is to leave the comfort and safety of civilization to venture into the wilderness. Each time you listen to the woman within—your authentic self—you do the same.
“You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition…What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself.”
Alan Alda (American Actor and Comedian; January 28th, 1936 ~ )
“Reading this today I found myself dreaming of adventure. Riding my motorcycle down the length of PCH. Going on a walk-about. Creating my own vision quest through my indigenous roots. Being free of debt to wander and explore would be glorious!” (Heather Houston 2-17-22)
“I find myself bereft with purpose in my career. I feel an urge to find my place in this world. Particularly since the life I lived for 30 years was far from authentic. I am not in a hurry, but feel a deep wanderlust inside me. My husband has been very supportive and offered for us to get our instruments out of storage to begin exploring our musical interests. I am game as I have not really focused on my music in years. I have spent the last 8-years on a safari of my authentic self and spirit. I yearn for new adventures to explore this beautiful world we inhabit. I am in action of this presently as I soon will be visiting Oklahoma City for an indigenous conference. This will be the first time I am able to sit and commune with people from my culture…Cherokee/Choctaw. I am beyond thrilled! I am hoping I will have time to also visit the town my grandfather and great grandparents resided to simply touch the earth of my ancestors. This is the exploration I am on.” (Heather Houston 2-17-26)
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 51-52 of 501.
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