Month: May 2026

My Abundant Life 5-26-26

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May 26th, 2026

Let Passion Be Your Decorator

“Passion is what you need to be good, an unforgiving passion.”

David Easton (Canadian-American Political Scientist; June 24th, 1917 to July 19th, 2014)

“…discovering your authentic decorating style is very similar to the creative stages of writing a book. A book may look inanimate, but like a home, it lives, breathes, and expresses your being.”

“…we need to bring a sense of passion to our work. Let passion be your muse, the authentic decorator. Let her guide and teach you to trust your instincts. Aspire to live surrounded only by those things that you passionately love. Be patient: a magnum opus can take a lifetime to create.”

“I can’t paint. I can’t write. I can’t sing. But I can decorate and run a house, and light it, and heat it, and have it like a living thing…”

Elsie de Wolfe (American Actress; December 20th, 1865 to July 12th, 1950)

“I believe a home reveals who dwells within, so make it a haven!”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 175 to 177 of 501.

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My Musical Life 5-25-26

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May 25th, 2026

#42 Love Can Make You Happy (Mercy) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning with the sunshine in your eyes
And the smell of flowers blooming fills the air
Your mind is filled with the thoughts of a certain someone
That you love
Your life is filled with joy when she is there🪄
Love can make you happy if you fine someone who cares
To give a life time to you and who has a love to share🪄
If you think you’ve found someone you’ll love forevermore
Then it’s worth the price you’ll have to pay (pay)
To have, to hold’s important when forever is the phrase
That means the love you’ve found is going to stay🪄
Love can make you happy if you find someone who cares
To give a life time to you and who has a love to share🪄
La-love, la-love🪄
Love can make you happy
Love can make you happy
Love

My Abundant Life 5-25-26

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May 25th, 2026

Passion: The Authentic Muse

“What is passion? It is surely the becoming of a person.”

John Boorman (Filmmaker; January 18th, 1933)

“Passion, after all, means the abandonment of reason in the reckless pursuit of pleasure…”

“Passion is wild, chaotic, unpredictable. Permissive. Excessive. Obsessive.”

“…passion is the muse of authenticity. It’s the primordial, pulsating energy that infuses all of life, the numinous presence made known with every beat of our hearts.”

“Every day offers us another opportunity to live passionate lives rather than passive ones, if we will bear witness to passion’s immutable presence in the prosaic. If we will stop denying ourselves pleasure.”

“Passion is holy—a profound Mystery that transcends and transforms through rapture. We need to accept that a sacred fire burns within, whether we’re comfortable with this truth or not. Passion is part of Real Life’s package because we were created by Love, for Love, to Love. If we do not give outward expression to our passion, we will experience self-immolation—the spontaneous combustion of our souls.”

“The only sin passion can commit is to be joyless.”

Dorothy L. Sayers (English Novelist & Playwright; June 13th, 1893 to December 17th, 1957)

“I must not be a sinner as I live passionately, love passionately and thrive passionately.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 174 to 175 of 501.

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My Musical Life 5-24-26

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May 24th, 2026

#40 Wedding Bell Blues (The 5th Dimension) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
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

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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.

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

My Musical Life 5-23-26

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May 23rd, 2026

#39 Time Of The Season (The Zombies) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
It’s the time of the season
When love runs high
In this time, give it to me easy
And let me try with pleasured hands🪄
To take you in the sun
To promised lands
To show you every one
It’s the time of the season for loving🪄
What’s your name? (What’s your name?)
Who’s your daddy? (Who’s your daddy?)
(He rich) is he rich like me?
Has he taken (has he taken)
Any time (any time)
(To show) to show you what you need to live?🪄
Tell it to me slowly
Tell you what
I really want to know
It’s the time of the season for loving🪄
What’s your name? (What’s your name?)
Who’s your daddy? (Who’s your daddy?)
(He rich) is he rich like me?
Has he taken (has he taken)
Any time (any time)
(To show) to show you what you need to live?🪄
Tell it to me slowly
Tell you what
I really want to know
It’s the time of the season for loving

My Abundant Life 5-23-26

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May 23rd, 2026

Nurturing Your Authentic Flair

“An interior is the natural projection of the soul.”

Coco Chanel (French Fashion Designer & Businesswoman; August 19th, 1883 to January 10th, 1971)

“The Simple Abundance path is about transformation. But transformation cannot occur without transition. This is a transitional period of liminality when things are barely perceptible—a personal rite of passage, from sleepwalking to awakening, The process is the reality and it cannot be rushed.”

“For me the practical use of space and surrounding myself with things that are significant to me creates my haven to thrive within.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 171 to 173 of 501.

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