Month: May 2026

My Abundant Life 5-12-26

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May 12th, 2026

Restoring a Sense of Harmony to Your Habitat

“I am told that when the Chinese, who know everything, build a house, they consult the precepts of an ancient science, Fen Shui, which tells them exactly how, when, and where the work must be done, and so brings good fortune to the home forever.”

Jan Morris (Historian; October 2nd, 1926 to November 20th, 2020)

“…all of us can make simple and affordable changes in our homes and workplaces that will spark our natural potential to be as alive, receptive and as focused as possible. In these rapidly changing times, simple feng shui adjustments can help bring clarity, peace, joy and prosperity.”

Katherine Metz (Contemporary Feng Shui Practitioner)

“…how to transcend the mundane through the mystical include hanging a brass wind chime inside your front door for clarity; having books in plain view as you enter your home to increase insight; hanging a round mirror in your bedroom to bring more love, compassion, and understanding to an intimate relationship; placing flowers in your bedroom, kitchen, and study to cultivate good luck; and hanging a mirror on the wall adjacent to or behind your stove to reflect the burners, which are symbols of wealth and prosperity.”

“If you are stuck in a rut or an unpleasant situation Metz advises moving ‘twenty-seven objects in your home that have not been moved in the last year.'”

“I never really considered Feng Shui, and I know some friends who swear by it.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 157 to 158 of 501.

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Daily Gratitude 5-11-26

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May 11th, 2026

  • I am proud of my self-care because it is an expression of the love I have for myself.
  • I am grateful for all the positive memories I hold in my mind.
  • Thank you to the younger people in my life who have taught me joy, playfulness, and kindness.
  • Thank you to the older people in my life who have taught me patience, resilience, and aging with grace.
  • I am grateful for the journey, not the destination.

My Musical Life 5-11-26

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May 11th, 2026

#26 In the Year 2525 (Zager & Evans) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
In the year 2525, if man is still alive
If woman can survive, they may find
In the year 3535
Ain’t gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lie
Everything you think, do and say
Is in the pill you took today
In the year 4545
You ain’t gonna need your teeth, won’t need your eyes
You won’t find a thing to chew
Nobody’s gonna look at you
In the year 5555
Your arms hangin’ limp at your sides
Your legs got nothin’ to do
Some machine’s doin’ that for you
In the year 6565
You won’t need no husband, won’t need no wife
You’ll pick your son, pick your daughter too
From the bottom of a long glass tube🪄
In the year 7510
If God’s a coming, He oughta make it by then
Maybe He’ll look around Himself and say
Guess it’s time for the judgment day
In the year 8510
God is gonna shake His mighty head
He’ll either say I’m pleased where man has been
Or tear it down, and start again🪄
In the year 9595
I’m kinda wonderin’ if man is gonna be alive
He’s taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain’t put back nothing🪄
Now it’s been ten thousand years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what, he never knew, now man’s reign is through
But through eternal night, the twinkling of starlight
So very far away, maybe it’s only yesterday🪄
In the year 2525, if man is still alive
If woman can survive, they may find

My Abundant Life 5-11-26

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May 11th, 2026

The Tao of Homecaring

“Time to dust again. Time to caress my house, to stroke all its surfaces. I want to think of it as a kind of lovemaking…the chance to appreciate by touch what I live with and cherish.”

Gunilla Norris (Author; 1939)

“One of its main themes is unity, based on yielding rather than resisting. (‘Tao is eternal without doing, and yet nothing remains undone.’) When a seeker commits to the Way she sheds her expectations, becoming an empty vessel to be filled to the brim with both the yin and yang, the opposite male and female energies of life…”

“By reflecting on the way in which our life proceeds day in, day out. What works, what doesn’t. As we pause to reflect before doing, come to an awareness of how the nature of all things—even the minutiae of the domestic sphere—contributes to the harmony of the Whole.”

“Naming is the origin of all particular things…mystery and manifestation arise from the same source.”

Lao-Tzu (Chinese Philosopher; 571 B.C.)

“Drudgery can be transformed, through a willing and open heart, into labors of love.”

“…begin to call it ‘homecaring’. Redefining our work casts a subtle but powerful spell over the subconscious mind.”

“…regard the samll as important…to make much of the little.”

Lao-Tzu (Chinese Philosopher; 571 B.C.)

“Homecaring for me is a loving act I have done all my life. It is my love language, just ask my aunties how many times I have reorganized their kitchen spice cabinets.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 155 to 157 of 501.

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

My Musical Life 5-10-26

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May 10th, 2026

#25 Get Back (The Beatles with Billy Preston) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it couldn’t last
Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass🪄
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back Jojo🪄
Go home🪄
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged, yeah
Oh, get back, Jo🪄
Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she’s got it coming
But she gets it while she can🪄
Oh, get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back Loretta, woo, woo🪄
Go home🪄
Oh, get back, yeah, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Yeah, get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged🪄
Ooh
Ooh, ooh
Get back, Loretta
Your mommy’s waitin’ for you
Wearin’ her high-heel shoes
And a low-neck sweater
Get back home, Loretta🪄
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Oh, get back, get back
Get back, oh yeah

My Abundant Life 5-10-26

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May 10th, 2026

A Place for Everything: Preserving Your Sanity with a Personal Plan

“If a home doesn’t make sense, nothing does.”

Henrietta Ripperger (Magazine & Book Writer; 1940)

“We long to make sense of the work we do in our home. To master the sacred art and craft of doing it and create a microcosm of serenity, security, and sanity for ourselves and those we love.”

“Getting our houses in order and endowing our children with a respect for, and appreciation of, order is one of the most precious gifts we can give them and ourselves.”

“…one thing is clear: sanity is preserved with planning. Always remember that “plan” comes before “work” in the dictionary and with good reason. But before planning, you’re going to have to think your way through housework, just as you’d approach an overwhelming project at work.”

Tenants to live by…”1. If you take it out, put it back. 2. If you open it, close it. 3. If you throw it down, pick it up. 4. If you take it off, hang it up.”

“Homecaring for me means no clutter. Items have a home in my home and they need proper placement. Dust is more of a seasonal thing for me where I periodically dust and clean glassware. My home doesn’t have to be magazine picture ready, but the common areas need to be tidy so everyone can enjoy and use them without wading through clutter. This a a minimum is my livability quotient.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 153 to 155 of 501.

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

Daily Gratitude 5-9-26

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May 9th, 2026

  • I am designing my own life.
  • I am not like everyone else. I am a unique human being, and that is something very special.
  • I am thankful for the wide spectrum of emotions I get to experience.
  • I am grateful for my health. My body is an intricate machine that is doing its best.
  • I am grateful for my chosen family and their endless support.

My Musical Life 5-9-26

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May 9th, 2026

#24 Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
I see the bad moon a-risin’
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin’
I see bad times today🪄
Don’t go around tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise🪄
I hear hurricanes a-blowin’
I know the end is comin’ soon
I fear rivers over flowin’
I hear the voice of rage and ruin🪄
Don’t go around tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise, alright🪄
Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we’re in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye🪄
Well don’t go around tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise🪄
Don’t come around tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise

My Abundant Life 5-9-26

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May 9th, 2026

Getting Your House in Order

“My life will always have dirty dishes. If this sink can become a place of contemplation, let e learn constancy here.”

Gunilla Norris (Author; 1939)

“The clean becomes soiled, the soiled is made clean, over and over, day after day.”

Simone de Beauvoir (French Philosopher & Writer; January 9th, 1908 to April 14th, 1986)

“…serene lives of the Amish, the Quakers, and especially the Shakers, I became struck by their seamless stitching together of life, work, and art through the thread of divine order.”

“The Shakers believed that their daily work, including housekeeping was a personal expression of worship.”

“Prayer and housekeeping—they go together. They have always gone together. We simply know that our daily round is how we live. When we clean and order our homes, we are somehow also cleaning and ordering ourselves.”

Gunilla Norris (Author; 1939)

“How we care for our home is a subtle but significant expression of self-esteem.”

“I care for my self and my home and both my body and home reflect my self-esteem…BRILLIANTLY!”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 152 to 153 of 501.

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