26th Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song: The Windmills of Your Mind
41st Academy Awards Best Original Song: The Windmills of Your Mind
“One of the better Steve McQueen movies. I love that he always incorporates stunts he actually does…the glider flying and dune buggy were great. I loved Faye Dunaway as a strong powerful beautiful woman even when the misogyny in the film was horrendous.”
Lyrics: I like to dream, yes, yes Right between the sound machine On a cloud of sound I drift in the night Any place it goes is right Goes far, flies near To the stars away from here Well, you don’t know what we can find Why don’t you come with me, little girl On a magic carpet ride Well, you don’t know what we can see Why don’t you tell your dreams to me Fantasy will set you free Close your eyes, girl Look inside, girl Let the sound take you away Last night I hold Aladdin’s lamp And so I wished that I could stay Before the thing could answer me Well, someone came and took the lamp away I looked around, a lousy candle’s all I found Well, you don’t know what we can find Why don’t you come with me, little girl On a magic carpet ride Well, you don’t know what we can see Why don’t you tell your dreams to me Fantasy will set you free Close your eyes, girl Look inside, girl Let the sound take you away You don’t know what we can find Why don’t you come with me, little girl On a magic carpet ride Well, you don’t know what we can see Why don’t you tell your dreams to me Fantasy will set you free
Mary Lou Cook (Actress; December 12th, 1908 ~ August 17th, 2008)
“Today, we make peace with the past: with the bodies and faces we were born with and those that have evolved.”
“Here in this body are the sacred rivers: here are the sun and moon as well as all the pilgrimage places…I have not encountered another temple as blissful as my own body.”
Saraha, Sarahapa, Sarahapฤda (known as: The First Sahajiya and one of the Mahasiddhas) (Tibetan Poet and Teacher; late 8th century)
“It will take a bit of doing, learning to love all our personal pilgrimage places. However, before genuine love can flourish, we must finally accept ourselves exactly as we are today. Not tomorrow or next week…”
“Remember, acceptance is acknowledging the reality of a situation…Most of us think of other women as beauties, never ourselves. But every woman was created by Spirit to be a genuine beauty. We learn how to reveal to the world our unique radiance only after we acknowledge it ourselves. Today, take your personal mantra: ‘I am what I am and what I am is wonderful.'”
“Before my story began…” (Heather Houston 3-13-22)
1972 Me…at my Aunt Carrie’s Baby Shower
“It is so funny, yesterday I wrote that I should add a self-love mantra to my meditations and my request was answered with today’s reading. BRILLIANT!” (Heather Houston 3-13-26)
“I stop and pause in the mirror after every shower to marvel at the gift my body is for me…my temple. I am blessed to be almost 58 years old and have more energy and vitality than 20-30s somethings at work. I look much younger than my age. I work alongside a co-worker who is also a 1968 baby and 10-days younger than me. I look like her daughter. My physical fitness and career have kept me vital and energetic. Most of all I have found epic love has shed years from my temple. My husband IS the Fountain of Youth. I have proof as my bio-impedance scale says I am getting younger each year that passes. I love myself and my temple for the first time in my life.”
โBan Breathnach, Sarah. โSimple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joyโ. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 80 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
“I am grateful I listened to my body and spirit upon rising at 5:00AM and chose not to row and instead healed my mind with some baking. I made a Chocolate Banana Tahini Bread before work.” (Heather Houston 3-12-26)
“I am blessed to listen to blues tunes and cook in the quiet of the morning.” (Heather Houston 3-12-26)
“I am grateful to get 48 gift bags created for the Social Worker Appreciation Luncheon next week.” (Heather Houston 3-12-26)
“I am blessed to have a sexy clever loving husband.” (Heather Houston 3-12-26)
“I appreciate how our dog, Kiva, curls up in the well of my knees to sleep for the night.” (Heather Houston 3-12-26)
“I appreciate questions in emails that can be resolved with one sentence.” (Heather Houston 3-12-22)
Lyrics: Thrown like a star in my vast sleep I opened my eyes to take a peek To find that I was by the sea Gazing with tranquility ‘Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love “Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy” he sang “Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy” he sang “Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy” he sang Histories of ages past Unenlightened shadows cast Down through all eternity The crying of humanity ‘Tis then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Comes singing songs of love Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Comes singing songs of love “Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy” he sang “Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurd Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy” he sang “Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy” he sang Here comes the Roly Poly Man He’s singing songs of love “Roly poly, roly poly, holy poly poly” he sang “Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy” he sang “Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy” he sang
“How women look and how their looks change in the course of their lives, is not a frivolous question…’How do I look?’ she asks as her eyes meet the eyes in the mirror. She listens carefully for an answer, because it might prove quite illuminating.”
Kennedy Fraser (American Essayist, and Fashion Writer; 1948 ~ )
“‘How do I look?’ Is a question all of us have spent our lives asking others. But now that you are on a path towards your authenticity you have reached the point when you need to gently ask yourself this loaded question. And, once having asked, you need to listen carefully for the answer. Better yet, when you gaze into the mirror you should ask, ‘How do I feel?’ because how you feel about yourself on any particular day will influence how you look more than what you are wearing.”
“…we need to change our approach to beauty completely. Personal transformation begins with a strong inner life. We need to let Spirit show us the way…Twenty minutes of meditation a day, quiet reflection, or a restorative walk seeking your authentic self will do more for your looks than you will believe.”
“If we go down into ourselves we find that we possess exactly what we desire.”
Simone Adolphine Weil(French Philosopher, Mystic, and Political Activist; February 3rd, 1909 ~ August 24th, 1943)
“Before my story began…” (Heather Houston 3-12-22)
1972 Me…at my Aunt Carrie’s Baby Shower
“I think my meditation needs to include a mantra of self-love. I often wonder what it would be like to love yourself…love your protein sack…HHHhhhmmmmmm.” (Heather Houston 3-12-26)
“I find my inner beauty routine involves my morning meditation and devotion to my sacredness and the blessing I am. Remembering to judge nothing that occurs and remain in the world of acceptance has really started my days in better peace and tranquility. It quiets the noise so I can start the daily newly without the recording playing in the background.”
โBan Breathnach, Sarah. โSimple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joyโ. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 79-80 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
“Not a great film. Similar to The Brady Bunch. The only interesting thing was a ton of young actors were in the cast who later played in ‘Animal House’.”
Lyrics: Lady Madonna, children at your feet Wonder how you manage to make ends meet Who finds the money when you pay the rent? Did you think that money was heaven sent? Friday night arrives without a suitcase Sunday morning creeping like a nun Monday’s child has learned to tie his bootlace See how they run Lady Madonna, baby at your breast Wonders how you manage to feed the rest See how they run Lady Madonna lying on the bed Listen to the music playing in your head (head) Tuesday afternoon is never ending Wednesday morning papers didn’t come Thursday night, your stockings needed mending See how they run Lady Madonna, children at your feet Wonder how you manage to make ends meet
My Distilled Life 