Day: June 13, 2026

Daily Gratitude 6-13-26

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June 13th, 2026

  • “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” – G.K. Chesterton
  • “Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.” – John Ortberg
  • “The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing.” – Hannah Whitall Smith
  • “O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.” – William Shakespeare
  • “Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.” – Amy Collette

My Musical Life 6-13-26

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June 13th, 2026

#61 Gitarzan (Ray Stevens) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
He’s free as the breeze,
He’s always at ease.
He lives in the jungle
And hangs by his knees,
As he swings through trees
Without a trapeeze,
In his BVD’s.
A-hoo hoo!🪄
He’s got a union card
And he’s practicin’ hard
To play the gitar.
Gon’ be a big star,
Yeah he’s gonna go far.
An’ carry moonbeams home in a jar!🪄
He ordered Chet’s guitar course COD,
Makes A&E an’ he’s workin’ on B.
Digs C&W&R&B an’ an’ me an’ a chimpanzee
Agree that one day soon he’ll be,
A celebrity.
Get it!
Get it!
Get it!
Get it!
OWWWWWWWWW!🪄
Gitarzan!
He’s a gitar man!
He’s all you can stand,
Give him a hand,
Gitarzan!🪄
(Tarzan yell)
[Coughing]🪄
He’s gotta girl named Jane,
With no last name.
Kinda homely and plain,
But he loves her just the same.
‘Cause she kindles a flame,
And it drives him insane,
When he hears her sing.
She really does her thing.
It’s here claim to fame,
Come on, sing one Jane:🪄
Baby, baby, Whaooooo Baby!
[Scatting]
Whaooooo Baby!🪄
How ’bout that,
Lets here it for Jane!🪄
Thank ya’ folks.🪄
Well, they gotta pet monkey,
He likes to get drunky,
And sing boogie woogie,
And it sounds real funky,
Come on, yo’ time, boy,
Sing one monkey,
Here we go,🪄
[Monkey grunts]🪄
Lets here it for the monkey!
Whooooo!
(He He He He)🪄
On Saturday night they need some excitement,
Jane gets right and the monkey gets tight,
And their voices unite, in the pale moon light,
And it sounds alright, yeah, it’s dynamite,
It’s outta sight.
Let’s hear it, right nnnnnnnnow!🪄
[Gitarzan, Jane, and monkery all together]🪄
[Jane:]
Shut up baby, I’m tryin’ to sing!🪄
Get it!
Get it!
Get it!
Get it!
Owwwwwww!🪄
Gitarzan!
And his jungle band!
They’re all you can stand,
Give ’em a hand, Gitarzan!
[repeats once while fading]

My Abundant Life 6-13-26

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June 13th, 2026

Secret Passions: The Fancy Pantry

“The Array of pots rather amazed her at first, but John was so fond of jelly, and the nice little jars would look so well on the top shelf.”

Louisa May Alcott (American Novelist & Short Story Writer; November 29th, 1832 to March 6th, 1888)

“Creating a yummy larder to raid on weekends is the goal!”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 207 to 208 of 501.

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