Daily Gratitude 7-3-26

July 3rd, 2026

  • I am grateful for another day to make a positive contribution.
  • I accept my emotions and let them serve their purpose.
  • I forgive myself and I allow myself to feel inner peace.
  • I welcome and appreciate the good things life has to offer. It is my greatest desire to live each and every day with unlimited gratitude.
  • I am learning valuable lessons from myself every day.

My Musical Life 7-3-26

July 3rd, 2026

#5 War (Edwin Starr) πŸ‘πŸΌ

Lyrics:
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, uhh
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Say it again, y’all
War, huh (good God)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, listen to me, ohπŸͺ„
War, I despise
‘Cause it means destruction of innocent lives
War means tears to thousands of mother’s eyes
When their sons go off to fight
And lose their livesπŸͺ„
I said, war, huh (good God, y’all)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, just say it again
War (whoa), huh (oh Lord)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, listen to meπŸͺ„
It ain’t nothing but a heart-breaker
(War) Friend only to The Undertaker
Oh, war it’s an enemy to all mankind
The thought of war blows my mind
War has caused unrest
Within the younger generation
Induction then destruction
Who wants to die? OhπŸͺ„
War, huh (good God y’all)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Say it, say it, say it
War (uh-huh), huh (yeah, huh)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, listen to meπŸͺ„
It ain’t nothing but a heart-breaker
(War) It’s got one friend that’s The Undertaker
Oh, war, has shattered many a young man’s dreams
Made him disabled, bitter and mean
Life is much too short and precious
To spend fighting wars each day
War can’t give life
It can only take it away, ohπŸͺ„
War, huh (good God y’all)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, say it againπŸͺ„
War (whoa), huh (oh Lord)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, listen to meπŸͺ„
It ain’t nothing but a heart breaker
(War) Friend only to The Undertaker, woo
Peace, love and understanding, tell me
Is there no place for them today?
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But Lord knows there’s got to be a better way, ohπŸͺ„
War, huh (God y’all)
What is it good for? You tell me (nothing)
Say it, say it, say it, say itπŸͺ„
War (good God), huh (now, huh)
What is it good for?
Stand up and shout it (nothing)

My Abundant Life 7-3-26

July 3rd, 2026

The Hungry Soul

“I cannot count the good people I know who to my mind would be even better if they bent their spirits to the study of their own hungers.”

M. F. K. Fisher (American Food Journalist; July 3rd, 1908 to June 22nd, 1992)

“Many of us constantly hold ourselves in check–about food, relationships, careers–stuffing our desires down deep into the self, as if sheer determination can keep the lid on the longing. But I am gradually coming to an awareness that hunger is holy. We’re meant to be hungry every day and to satisfy that hunger every day. Why else would the first petition in the Lord’s Prayer be for daily bread, even before divine assistance?”

“Our souls know many different kinds of hunger: physical, psychic, emotional, creative, and spiritual.”

“When I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for it, and the warmth and the love of it. …And then the warmth and richness and fine reality of hunger satisfied… and it is all one.”

M. F. K. Fisher (American Food Journalist; July 3rd, 1908 to June 22nd, 1992)

“Love. Hunger. Appetite. Desire. Holiness. Wholeness. It is all One.”

“Satisfying the hunger everyday is the JUICE! Living each day as the best party ever!”


–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. β€œSimple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 240 to 241 of 501.

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