May 24th, 2026
- I am grateful for a safe home.
- I appreciate my freedom of choice.
- I am thankful people who inspire me.
- I am blessed for my celebrations and traditions.
- I am thankful for my hope for the future.
Daily Gratitude 5-24-26
Day: May 24, 2026
My Musical Life 5-24-26
May 24th, 2026
#40 Wedding Bell Blues (The 5th Dimension) 👍🏼
Bill
I love you so, I always will
I look at you and see the passion eyes of May (eyes of May)
Oh, but am I ever gonna see my wedding day? (Wedding day)
I was on your side Bill when you were losin’ (when you were losin’)
I’d never scheme or lie Bill, there’s been no fooling (there’s been no fooling)
But kisses and love won’t carry me ’til you marry me, Bill
I love you so, I always will
And in your voice I hear a choir of carousels (carousels)
Oh, but am I ever gonna hear my wedding bells? (Wedding bells)
I was the one who came running when you were lonely (when you were lonely)
I haven’t lived one day not loving you only (loving you only)
But kisses and love won’t carry me ’til you marry me Bill
I love you so, I always will
And though devotion rules my heart, I take no vows (take no vows)
Oh, but Bill, you’re never gonna take those wedding vows (wedding vows)
Oh, come on, Bill (come on, Bill)
Oh, come on, Bill (come on, Bill)
Come on and marry me, Bill
I got the wedding bell blues
Please, marry me, Bill
I got the wedding bell blues (blues)
Wedding bell blues (blues, blues)
Yeah, yeah, marry me, Bill (blues)
I got the wedding bell blues
My Abundant Life 5-24-26
May 24th, 2026
The Fullness of Nothing
“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.”
Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek writer& Journalist; February 18th, 1883 to October 27th, 1957)
“In Japanese culture, the negative spaces in art, philosophy, religion, design, business, and life are not thought of as empty but rather as ‘full of nothing.'”
The empty spaces, or the “Shroud of the unknown surrounding certain events,: is referred to in Japanese as ma, a word for which there is no English translation.
Richard Tanner Pascale (Academic; June 14th, 1938 to May 24th, 2024)
“…the empty space is pregnant with possibility, shrouded by the unknown until the time is right for it to be reveled.”
“Nothing is more real than nothing.”
Samuel Beckett (Irish Novelist & Playwright; April 13th, 1903 to December 22nd, 1989)
“We need either to become more comfortable with waiting to fill what’s empty with what’s authentic or become just willing to accept the exquisite fullness of nothing. Life’s landscape becomes a lot more interesting when we realize there’s an entire dimension we’ve never considered before simply because we couldn’t see it.”
“I don’t feel compelled to collect things for the sake of collecting. Instead I prefer to surround myself with items that have significance to me and my life journey.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 173 to 174 of 501.
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