Month: April 2026

My Musical Life 4-17-26

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April 17th, 2026

#1 Sugar Sugar (The Archies) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Sugar
Oh, honey, honey
You are my candy girl
And you got me wanting you🪄
Honey
Oh, sugar, sugar
You are my candy girl
And you got me wanting you🪄
I just can’t believe
The loveliness of loving you
I just can’t believe it’s true
I just can’t believe
The wonder of this feeling, too
I just can’t believe it’s true🪄
Ah, sugar
Oh, honey, honey
You are my candy girl
And you got me wanting you🪄
Oh, honey
Oh, sugar, sugar
You are my candy girl
And you got me f- wanting you🪄
When I kissed you, girl
I knew how sweet a kiss could be
(I know how sweet a kiss can be)
Like the summer sunshine
Pour your sweetness over me
(Pour your sweetness over me)🪄
Oh-oh-oh-oh, sugar
Pour a little sugar on it, honey
Pour a little sugar on it, baby
Make your life so sweet, yeah, yeah, yeah
Pour a little sugar on it, oh yeah
Pour a little sugar on it, honey
Pour a little sugar on it, baby
I’m gonna make your life so sweet, yeah, yeah, yeah🪄
Pour a little sugar on it, honey
Ah, sugar
Ah-ah-ah, honey, honey
You are my candy girl
And you got me wanting you🪄
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Honey (honey, sugar, sugar)
Sugar sugar (honey, honey, sugar, sugar)
You are my candy girl

My Abundant Life 4-17-26

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April 17th, 2026

Making Peace with Your Hair

“Genius is of small use to a woman who does not know how to do her hair.”

Edith Wharton (American Writer and Designer; January 24th, 1862 to August 11th, 1937)

“Hair is a living, powerful, mercurial, metaphysical energy force to be respected, reckoned with, and reconciled to, but it cannot be controlled any more than atomic fusion.”

“Hair humbles us, and we need to make peace with it.”

“Growing up, I was obliged to have a short cut as I was told it was easier to keep up, etc. I hated my short hair. I understand better now as I embrace my cultural roots. Hair is sacred and a reflection of the sweet grass on Mother earth. My hair is a gift and I enjoy playing with it, untangling it and wrestling with it in the wind. I feel blessed to have fine dark hair which is an expression of my authentic self. With wedding #3 approaching, I believe wedding braids might be in order soon.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 120 to 123 of 501.

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

Daily Gratitude 4-16-26

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April 16th, 2026

  • I am thankful for my sense of touch – for letting me feel the texture of my clothes, the breeze of the wind, the hands of my loved ones.
  • I am blessed for my sense of smell – for letting me smell scented candles, perfumes, and beautiful flowers.
  • I am grateful for my sense of taste – for letting me savor the sweetness of fruits, the saltiness of seawater, the sourness of pickles, the bitterness of bitter limes, and the spiciness of curry.
  • I am thankful for my speech – for giving me the outlet to express myself.
  • I appreciate my heart – for pumping blood to all the parts of my body every second since I was born; for giving me the ability to feel.

My Musical Life 4-16-26

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April 16th, 2026

#100  Never Give You Up (Jerry Butler) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
… Never gonna give you up
No matter how you treat me
Never gonna give you up
So don’t you think of leavin’🪄
… Girl, you treat me bad and I know why
Yeah, I’ve seen you runnin’ around with another guy
And you think if you hurt me that I’ll go away
Made it up in my mind that I’m here to stay🪄
… So tell him
(Never gonna give you up)
Whisper in his ear
(No matter how you treat me)
You tell him that Jerry said he’ll never let you go (never gonna give you up)
(So don’t you think of leavin’)
Hey, don’t you understand
What you’re doing to the man?🪄
… Do you see these tears here in my eyes?
Ain’t no use in me lyin’ ’cause I really cried
You think you’re gonna take me and put me on the shelf
Girl, I’d rather die than see you with somebody else🪄
… So throw it out of your mind (never gonna give you up)
I’ll never leave you (no matter how you treat me, never gonna give you up)
Though you grieve me and deceive me, yeah (so don’t you think of leavin’)
Hey, don’t you understand
What you’re doing to the man?🪄
… My friends all say that I’m your fool
And you’re using me like a carpenter uses a tool
And I know their intentions are all very good
Some of them would help me if they could🪄
… But I’m never gonna give you up
Never, never, never, never let you go
(No matter how you treat me)
No matter what you say (never gonna give you up)
(So don’t you think of leavin’)
Baby, don’t you understand
That you’re killing this man?🪄
… never gonna give you up
(No matter how you treat me) no matter what you do to me, baby now
(So don’t you think of leavin’) one of these days
I’ll be always standing around the door (never gonna give you up)
(No matter how you treat me)
Even though you say that you don’t love me no more (never gonna give you up)

My Abundant Life 4-16-26

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April 16th, 2026

Walking as Meditation

“I will tell you what I learned myself. For me a long, five- or six-mile walks helps. And one must got alone and every day.”

Brenda Ueland (American Journalist and Editor; October 24th, 1891 to March 5th, 1985)

“It requires a direct dispensation from Heaven to become a walker.”

Henry David Thoreau (American Naturalist and essayist; July 12th,1817 to May 6th, 1862)

“…most days I go on walks for a ‘movement meditation’–fitness of the spirit. I try to quiet the voices in my head, take long strides, and concentrate on the slow, steady rhythm of my breath, comforted by the interior silence.”

“I love walking and try to get in a 3-5 minute walk every hour at work. Usually once around the block is enough to clear my head and breath fresh air. My favorite meditative walks are holding my husband’s hand and walking quietly together in wonder of the majesty of the beautiful planet we inhabit.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 120 of 501.

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

Daily Gratitude 4-15-26

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April 15th, 2026

  • I am thankful for my parents – for giving birth to mw. Because if there is no them, there would not be me.
  • I am blessed for my extended family – for being my closest kin in the world.
  • I am grateful for my friends – for being my companions in life.
  • I am thankful for my sense of sight – for letting me see the colors of life.
  • I appreciate my sense of hearing – for letting me hear trickle of rain, the voices of my loved ones, and the harmonious chords of music.

My Musical Life 4-15-26

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April 15th, 2026

#99  Hey, Western Union Man (Jerry Butler) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Oh, western union man send a telegram to my baby
Send a telegram, send a telegram, oh
Send a telegram to my baby
This is what I want you to say🪄
I want you to tell her that I’m all alone
I tried to call her on the phone
Tell her I’m in misery and think she’s avoiding me
And if the telegram don’t do
Send a box of candy too and maybe some flowers🪄
Tell her that I miss her for hours and hours
Send a telegram, send a telegram
Hurry up, send a telegram, man, to my baby
Do you hear what I say🪄
Oh, western union man, send a telegram
Oh, send a telegram to my baby
Western union man, hey, send a telegram, oh
Send a telegram, send a telegram, oh
Send a telegram, man, to my baby
This is what I want you to do🪄
Listen, tell me, have you got a boy you can send
This is what I want him to do
Put him on his bike right away
See if he can get my message through
Maybe tomorrow but mail it right away🪄
I want the girl to know that I missed her
Something like yesterday
Send a telegram, send a telegram, oh
Send a telegram, man, to my baby
Do you hear what I say🪄
Oh western union man why don’t you send a telegram
Well send a telegram to my baby
Western union man, send a telegram
Oh send a, send a telegram, send it
Send it, send it, send it, right on to my baby
Do you hear what I say🪄
Hey western union man, send a telegram, oh
Send a telegram to my baby, hey