Ramblings, ideas and memoirs of a joyous adventurer. Absinthe aficionado. Empathetic thinker-feeler. Verbose writer. Avidly authentic. Hydrangea fanatic. Snow leopard lover. Joy huntress. Promising my devotees a honest glimpse into my life as I live with freedom, power and full self-expression in an unfiltered and sometimes distilled way. CHEERS!
“The ordinary arts we practice every day at home of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.”
Thomas Moore (Irish writer & Poet; May 28th, 1779 to February 25th, 1852)
“Creating a comfortable, beautiful, well-run home can be among our most satisfying accomplishments as well as an illuminating spiritual experience. Like sweat equity, channeling your time and creative energy closer to home will produce a big emotional return for yourself and those you love.”
“The order in my home creates a space where my mind can rest in sanctuary and peace.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 151 to 152 of 501.
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“Home is the definition of God. Eden is that old-fashioned House we dwell in every day.”
Emily Dickinson (American Poet; December 10th, 1830 to May 15th, 1886)
“Perhaps now—of all times—when I am nearly bowed under physically, emotionally, and psychologically by the minutiae of the mundane, is the very moment I need the reverence of poets who bear witness to the sacredness of the ordinary.”
“We are all given a choice each day. We can react negatively to the demands made on us or we can choose to live abundantly, to transform the negative into the meaningful. Attitude is all. If I do not endow my life and my work with meaning, no one will ever be able to do it for me.”
“I enjoy the daily ‘To Dos’ to keep the household running smoothly. They are almost meditative and tend to clear my mind for greater creative energy when the household is in order.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 149 to 151 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
“When friends enter a home, they sense its personality and character, the family’s style of living—these elements male a house come alive with a sense of identity, a sense of energy, enthusiasm, and warmth, declaring, ‘This is who we are; this is how we live.'”
Ralph Lauren (American Fashion Designer, Philanthropist & Billionaire Businessman; October 13th, 1949)
“To one who waits, all things reveal themselves…so long as you have the courage not to deny in the darkness what you have seen in the light.”
Coventry Patmore (English Poet & Literary Critic; July 23rd, 1823 to November 26th, 1896)
“Because our ‘hobbit house’ is so small, we only surround ourselves with items that we use and bring us joy. No hoarding ‘stuff'”.
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 147 to 149 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
Driving to Headquarters for a training, I spotted three Bald Eagles circling Smith Tower west of I-5 North. I am so blessed and in the “FLOW”.🦅
My Distilled Life 