Daily Gratitude 4-25-26

April 25th, 2026

  • I am thankful for my best friends – for being there for me whenever I need them.
  • I am grateful for my enemies – for helping me uncover my blind spots so I can become a better person.
  • I am grateful for Kind strangers – for brightening up my days when I least expect it.
  • I am thankful for my mistakes – for helping me to improve and become better.
  • I am appreciative of my Heartbreaks – for helping me mature and become a better person.

My Musical Life 4-25-26

April 25th, 2026

#9 Build Me Up Buttercup (The Foundations) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin’
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don’t break my heart🪄
“I’ll be over at ten”, you told me time and again
But you’re late, I wait around and then (bah-dah-dah)
I went to the door, I can’t take anymore
It’s not you, you let me down again🪄
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I’ll make you happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) I’ll be home
I’ll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo🪄
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin’
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don’t break my heart🪄
To you I’m a toy, but I could be the boy you adore
If you’d just let me know (bah-dah-dah)
Although you’re untrue, I’m attracted to you all the more
Why do I need you so🪄
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I’ll make you happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) I’ll be home
I’ll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo🪄
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin’
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don’t break my heart🪄
I-I-I need you-oo-oo more than anyone, baby
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don’t break my heart

My Abundant Life 4-25-26

April 25th, 2026

On a Clear Day You can See Forever

“The greatest thing a human being ever does in this world is to see something. …To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion, all in one.”

John Ruskin (English Polymath and Writer; February 8th, 1819 to January 20th, 1900)

“If only we could pull out our brains and use only our eyes.”

Pablo Picasso (Spanish Painter and Sculptor; October 25th, 1881 to April 8th, 1973)

“One eye sees, the other feels.”

Paul Klee (Swiss-German Artist; December 18th, 1879 to June 29th, 1940)

“In a way nobody sees a flower really, it is so small, we haven’t the time–and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.”

Georgia O’Keeffe (American Painter; November 15th, 1887 to March 6th, 1986)

“To see takes time. We haven’t the time. Here is the unrelenting truth and it’s chilling to the soul. Most of us have been given a miraculous gift–the ability to see–but we don’t take the time to do more than glance around. We take our sense of sight for granted.”

“I love my ability to see, just look at all the eagle sightings I post. I have a bit of an eagle eye.”


–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 131 to 132 of 501.

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