“I appreciate grocery shopping with my husband…like food foreplay to a predictably delicious meal.” (Heather Houston 2-28-26)
“I am grateful my husband noticed the low fuel gauge and stopped to fill up the car before heading home from our errands.” (Heather Houston 2-28-26)
“I am thankful for having the energy to clean the kitchen and start the laundry before starting our weekend errands.” (Heather Houston 2-28-26)
“I am blessed to be the one my husband shares his chefy gifts. Today he made Pho that filled the house with beautiful smells. The Pho was amazing!” (Heather Houston 2-28-26)
“I appreciate our bedtime ritual to wind down our day and reflect with gratitude to bookend a perfect day.” (Heather Houston 2-28-26)
“I am thankful my eyesight is still reasonably good.” (Heather Houston 2-28-22)
“I appreciate being able to spend a sick day home with my favorite person.” (Heather Houston 2-28-22)
“I am blessed to have two children who are serving our country in the Army.” (Heather Houston 2-28-22)
“I am thankful I was able to create and working budget.” (Heather Houston 2-28-22)
“I appreciate my partner working tirelessly on a business plan to create abundance in our lives.” (Heather Houston 2-28-22)
Lyrics: I’m a girl watcher, I’m a girl watcher Watchin’ girls go by, my, my, my I’m a girl watcher, I’m a girl watcher Here comes one now, mh, mh, mh I was just a boy when I threw away my toys I found a new pastime to dwell on Whenever I detect members of the other sex I play the game I do so well, oh I’m a girl watcher, I’m a girl watcher Watchin’ girls go by, my, my, my I’m a girl watcher, I’m a girl watcher Here comes one now Hello, there, female, my, my, but you do look swell Would you please walk a little slower? I wonder if you know that you’re putting on a show Could you please walk a little closer? I’m a girl watcher, I’m a girl watcher Watchin’ girls go by, my, my, my I’m a girl watcher, I’m a girl watcher Here comes one now, mh, mh, mh
“You must have room or a certain hour of the day or do where you do not know what was in the morning paper…a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are, and what you might be…At first you may find nothing’s happening…But if you have a sacred place and use it, take advantage of it, something will happen.”
Joseph John Campbell (American Writer; March 26th, 1904 ~ October 30th, 1987)
“Before my story began…” (Heather Houston 2-28-22)
1972 Me…at my Aunt Carrie’s Baby Shower
“The request is to create a sacred space. I use my whole house as a sacred space with heartfelt and gratitude inspired trinkets, babbles and pictures throughout it to remind me wherever I am, that I am thankful and loved.” (Heather Houston 2-28-22)
“After reading ‘Rediscovering Your Sacredness.’ I endeavored to create a sacred space in my home where I could concentrate all of my spiritual energies. I choose the quiet of the morning after cleaning the kitchen from the previous nights cooking to sit in the candlelight of my alter to remind myself of my sacredness and to center myself spiritually before my day unfolds. This quiet early morning solitude fills my soul. Even my dog Kiva looks forward to my intentional breathing and words speaking into the sacredness of all beings. The days I miss this devotional time, I feel the energy of the world beginning to build up within me. Similar to Buddhist teachings, I welcome in the world energy and slough it off daily and return it to the Sacred Whole.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 61-63 of 501.
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