Day: June 4, 2026

Daily Gratitude 6-4-26

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June 4th, 2026

  • “It’s up to us to choose contentment and thankfulness now — and to stop imagining that we have to have everything perfect before we’ll be happy.” – Joanna Gaines
  • “I think gratitude is a big thing. It puts you in a place where you’re humble.” – Andra Day
  • “This is a wonderful day. I have never seen this one before.” – Maya Angelou
  • “When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.” – Kristin Armstrong
  • “The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.” – Louisa May Alcott

My Musical Life 6-4-26

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June 4th, 2026

#52 Lay, Lady, Lay (Bob Dylan) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed🪄
Whatever colors you have
In your mind
I’ll show them to you
And you’ll see them shine🪄
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay
Stay with your man awhile🪄
Until the break of day
Let me see you make him smile🪄
His clothes are dirty, but his-
His hands are clean
And you’re the best thing that he’s
Ever seen🪄
Stay, lady, stay
Stay with your man awhile🪄
Why wait any longer for the world to begin?
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love?
When he’s standing, in front of you🪄
Lay, lady, lay
Lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay
Stay while the night is still ahead🪄
I long to see you in the morning light
I long to reach for you in the night🪄
Stay, lady, stay
Stay while the night is still ahead

My Abundant Life 6-4-26

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June 4th, 2026

Classic Chic 102

“Style has nothing to do with money. Anybody can do it with money. The true art is to do it on a shoestring.”

Tom Hogan

“There are five Simple Abundance strategies that are essential to elevating secondhand skills to new-to-you savvy: (1) Save. Seek. Find; (2) Understand scale and proportion; (3) Trust your instincts; (4) Train your eye; and (5) Take your time.”

“1. Save. Seek. Find. ..If you save while seeking what you really love, you will eventually find it and have the money to pay for it.”

“2. Scale and proportion. …the secret to a great looking room (or outfit) comes down to striving for balance. Not symmetry, so much, as the visual weight of scale and proportion.”

“3. Trust you instincts. You know what you love. Don’t be guided by ‘friends, fads and fashion.'”

“4. Train your eye.”

“5. Take your time. ‘Don’t be in a hurry to pull it all together. …The best rooms and wardrobes seem to evolve gradually.”

“…authentic style has nothing to do with money and everything to do with trusting your instincts.”

“This is encouraging to trust myslef and that my style will unfold when ready.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 193 to 195 of 501.

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