22nd BAFTA Awards Best Screenplay, Adapted: Buck Henry and Calder Willingham
22nd BAFTA Awards Best Screenplay, Original: Buck Henry and Calder Willingham
“I enjoyed watching this film and I have seen it several times before. Each time I glean something new from the personalities. Dustin Hoffman and Ann Bancroft are amazing. Societies constraints are magnified as this film dives into areas that are often not talked about…even today. I will definitely see this again when I need a fix.”
“I am grateful McDonalds breakfast is close by when we need breakfast and don’t want to cook.” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)
“I appreciate being witness to the impressive Olympic performance of Klabo in the 50k race.” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)
“I am grateful to enjoy a bratwurst for lunch.” Heather Houston 2-21-26)
“I am thankful a stranger at the store took my shopping cart in the parking lot…saving me extra time.” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)
“I am blessed my husband loves me so hard.” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)
“I appreciate my loving partner for making me a scrumptious breakfast…poached eggs, cherrywood bacon and sourdough toast. YUM! (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
“I am thankful that Whole Foods had beautiful brats in the meat section to substitute for the sausages we were trying to get at a Pike Place Market butcher. They were closed due to President’s Day. (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
“I am grateful for nitrogen infused Guinness beer. Simple and perfect! (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
“I am thankful for delicious brat dinner made with my honey! (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
“I am grateful for the excellent cuddle time with my partner at the end of the day. (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
Lyrics: I don’t want to hear it, No more fussin’ and fightin’ baby, Hold me tight. Let’s let bygones be bygones, Let’s think about tomorrow girl, Our future’s bright. Well, I know I was wrong, But, I was just a fool, Too blind to see You were the only girl for me. Ah but now I see the light, And everything’s gonna be all right, Baby, hold me tight. Well, I know I was wrong, But, I was just a fool, Too blind to see You were the only girl for me. Ah but now I see the light, And everything’s gonna be all right, Baby, hold me tight.
“Maybe being oneself is always an acquired taste.”
Patricia Hampl (American Memoirist, Writer, Lecturer, and Educator; March 12th, 1946 ~ )
“We must dig patiently with our pens to excavate our real selves….And fo what are we searching? Shards of our authentic self.”
“As long as one keeps searching, the answers come.”
Joan Baez (American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, and Activist; January 9th, 1941 ~ )
“The more we learn about ourselves and our preferences, the easier it is to make these choices. And creative choice is at the heart of authenticity.”
“Choice confers freedom–the freedom to embrace the new because it speaks to your soul and you are listening. Today be willing to consider the choices you have made in the past as you trace your life. Have they been the right ones for you? Do you make choices with your heart, mind, or gut? Are you comfortable with your style of making choices, or do you wish to try a different approach? Was there something you did not choose in the past that, with hindsight, you now wished you had?”
“Perhaps a long-buried dream still calls to you from a road you chose not to take. If this is true, then stop telling yourself that it’s too late.”
“Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.”
Faith Baldwin (American Author; October 1st, 1893 ~ March 18th, 1978)
“The delay of our dreams does not mean that they have been denied. Perhaps now you have the wisdom to make alterations in your dream so that it can come true. Perhaps now you have the wisdom to choose differently.”
“Before my story began…” (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
1972 Me…at my Aunt Carrie’s Baby Shower
“Certainly not all of my choices have been right. But, what is right? I am here now in a life that I am happy, joyful, and living authentically. Maybe all the choices needed to happen to get me here. If so, I would change nothing and do it all over again. I have always made choices using all three: mind, gut, heart. I am very intuitive and rely on this to guide me. I like the style I make choices, but sometimes wish I had even more of a carefree attitude. I think being neglected as a child and put in situations where my basic needs were not being met, led me to look for certainty in my life. I realize certainty is an unreality, but it was the only touchstone I had in my tool kit. I think there are always shoulda…coulda…wouldas for everyone in there past. Sometimes I think the access to a path is not available due to us not being ready yet.” (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
“I definitely make choices based on my heart, mind and gut. As an empath, I can’t avoid what I feel, sense and see. I don’t want my energies to be wound up in lamenting the past as my present is so fulfilling. My path was what is was to get me her and I am so thankful. I am the happiest I have ever been and am living in a loving relationship with my beloved husband and best friend.” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 54-55 of 501.
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