Month: April 2026

My Musical Life 4-20-26

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April 20th, 2026

#4 Honky Tonk Women (The Rolling Stones) 👍🏼

Lyrics
I met a gin-soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride
She had to heave me right across her shoulder
‘Cause I just can’t seem to drink you off my mind🪄
It’s the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues🪄
I laid a divorcée in New York City
I had to put up some kind of a fight
The lady then she covered me with roses
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind🪄
It’s the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
It’s the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues🪄
It’s the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues

My Abundant Life 4-20-26

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April 20th, 2026

Taking the Cure: Bathing Pleasures

“There must be quite a few things a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.”

Sylvia Plath (American Poet and Author; October 27th, 1932 to February 11th, 1963)

“…a kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship.”

Ambrose Bierce (American author and journalist; June 24th, 1842 to January 1914)

“My philosophy in life is very simple: when in doubt, take a bath.”

“I grew up as a swimmer and have been immersing myself in various bodies of water my whole life. Baths for me are a self-nurturing reset and not for cleansing.“

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 125 to 126 of 501.

I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.

Daily Gratitude 4-19-26

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April 19th, 2026

  • I am thankful for my Fears – so I know my opportunities for growth.
  • I am blessed for my Pain – for me to become a stronger person.
  • I am grateful for my Sadness – for me to appreciate the spectrum of human emotions.
  • I am thankful for my Happiness – for me to soak in the beauty of life.
  • I appreciate the Sun – for bringing in light and beauty to this world.

My Musical Life 4-19-26

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April 19th, 2026

#3 I Can’t Get Next to You (The Temptations) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
I
Can turn the gray sky blue
I can make it rain, whenever I want it to, oh I
I can build a castle from a single grain of sand
I can make a ship sail, on dry land tell ’em yeah
But my life is incomplete and I’m so blue
‘Cause I can’t get next to you🪄
I can’t get next to you, babe (next to you)
I can’t get next to you (I just can’t get next you)
I can’t get next to you, babe
I can’t get next to you🪄
I
Can fly like a bird in the sky
Hey, and I can buy anything that money can’t buy
Oh, I
I can turn a river into a raging fire
I can live forever if I so desired🪄
Unimportant are all the things I can do
‘Cause I can’t get next to you🪄
I can’t get next to you, babe (no matter what I do)
I can’t get next to you
Uh-ya🪄
Ooo-ooo
Ooo-ooo
Chica boom, chica boom
Chica boom, boom, boom🪄
I can turn back the hands of time, you better believe I can
I can make the seasons change, just by waving my hand
Oh, I
I can change anything from old to new
The things I want to do the most, I’m unable to do🪄
Unhappy am I with all the powers I possess
‘Cause girl you’re the key to my happiness
And I🪄
Can’t get next to you🪄
Girl, you’re blowing my mind ’cause I can’t get (next to you)
Can’t you see these tears I’m crying? I can’t get (next to you)
Girl, it’s you that I need, I gotta get (next to you)
Can’t you see these tears I’m crying? I can’t get (next to you)
I, I, I, I, I can’t get (next to you)
I, I, I, I, I can’t get (next to you)
Girl, you’re blowing my mind

My Abundant Life 4-19-26

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April 19th, 2026

Spring Rituals of Replenishment

“Let your mind be quiet, realizing the beauty of the world, and the immense, the boundless treasures that it holds in store.

All that you have within you, all that your heart desires, all that your nature so specially fits for–that or the counterpart of it waits embedded in the great Whole, for you. It will surely come to you.

Yet equally surely not one moment before its appointed time will it come. All your crying and fever and reaching out of hands will make no difference.

Therefore do not begin that game at all.”

Edward Carpenter (English Poet and Philosopher; August 29th, 1844 to June 28th, 1929)

“Sacred space and sacred time and something joyous to do is all we need. Almost anything then becomes a continuous and increasing joy.”

Joseph Campbell (American Writer; March 26th, 1904 to October 30th, 1987)

“I have learned to trust the flow of the Universe and ‘IT’ will unfold when it does at the perfect time and better than you could ever had expected or predicted.“

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 124 to 125 of 501.

I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.

Daily Gratitude 4-18-26

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April 18th, 2026

  • I am thankful for my good health – for enabling me to do what I want to do and for what I’m about to do in the future.
  • I am blessed for my school experience – for providing a environment conducive to learning and growing.
  • I am grateful for my teachers – for their dedication and for passing down knowledge to me.
  • I am thankful for my Tears – for helping me express my deepest emotions.
  • I appreciate my experience of Disappointment – so I know the things that matter to me most.

My Musical Life 4-18-26

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April 18th, 2026

#2 Aquarius-Let the Sunshine In (The 5th Dimension) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars🪄
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius🪄
Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the mind’s true liberation
Aquarius
Aquarius🪄
When the moon (when the moon) is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter (Jupiter) aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars🪄
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius🪄
Let the sunshine
Let the sunshine in
The sunshine in🪄
Let the sunshine
Let the sunshine in
The sunshine in🪄
Let the sunshine (oh let it shine)
Let the sunshine in (come on)
The sunshine in (now, everybody, just sing along)🪄
Let the sunshine (let the sun shine on in)
Let the sunshine in (open up your heart)
The sunshine in (and let it shine on in)🪄
(And when you are lonely) Let the sunshine
(Hey, let it shine) Let the sunshine in
(You got to open up your heart) The sunshine in
(And let it shine on in)🪄
(And when you feel like you’ve been mistreated) Let the sunshine
(And your friends turn their back on you) Let the sunshine in
(Just open up your heart) The sunshine in
(And let it shine on in)🪄
(You’ve got to feel it) Let the sunshine
(You’ve got to feel it) Let the sunshine in
(Ah, open up your heart) The sunshine in
(And let it shine on in)🪄
(Now let me tell you one thing) Let the sunshine
(I want you to sing along with the 5th Dimension) Let the sunshine in
(Hey, and open up your heart) The sunshine in
(Ah, come on)🪄
Let the sunshine (and let it shine)
Let the sunshine in (every day)
The sunshine in🪄
(Hey, you’ve got to feel it) Let the sunshine
(You’ve got to feel it) Let the sunshine in
(When you open up your heart) The sunshine in
(You got to let the sun come on in)🪄
(Now I see it in the morning) Let the sunshine
(And the rain in the evening) Let the sunshine in
(Open up your heart) The sunshine in🪄
(Hey, when you’re feeling low) Let the sunshine in

My Abundant Life 4-18-26

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April 18th, 2026

The Face in the Looking Glass

“The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”

Yves Saint Laurent (French Fashion Designer; August 1st, 1936 to June 1st, 2008)

“I began to become aware of the fact that looking your best, working with what you have, and bringing out your natural beauty with makeup was not as superficial a goal as I had originally thought. Makeup was simply a tool to help me look my best. When I looked my best, I felt better. When I felt better, I had more energy and accomplished more and was more outgoing. When I accomplished more and reached out more to others, they responded positively and my self-esteem grew.”

“I began to see that the ten minutes I took in the morning to put my best face forward for myself and not the world was a small but important way of nurturing my authenticity.”

“I grew up with no one showing me how to use make-up beyond advertisements in magazines. It wasn’t until adulthood when I began to find my niche. I wanted a classy, sexy, subtle enhancement of my features. I already liked who looked back at me in the mirror and just wanted to extenuate my assets. One thing I thin would be fun to have in the bathroom was one of the mirrors that reverses your image to how others actually see you. That additional and new perspective might change how you choose your enhancements.“

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 123 to 124 of 501.

I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.

Daily Gratitude 4-17-26

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April 17th, 2026

  • I am thankful for my lungs – for letting you breathe so I can live.
  • I am blessed for my immune system – for fighting viruses that enter my body. For keeping me in the pink of my health so I can do the things I love.
  • I am grateful for my hands – so I can type on my computer, flip the pages of books, and hold the hands of my loved ones.
  • I am thankful for my legs – for letting me walk, run, swim, play the sports I love, and curl up in the comfort of my seat.
  • I appreciate my mind – for the ability to think, to store memories, and to create new solutions.