Daily Gratitude 7-5-26

July 5th, 2026

  • I am grateful for my life’s challenges for helping me grow and become who I am.
  • I am grateful for my dreams and I know I have the power to manifest them.
  • I love myself, respect myself, and accept myself exactly as I am.
  • I choose to be kind to myself and love myself unconditionally.
  • Happiness begins with me and me alone. I have the power to create my happiness.

My Musical Life 7-5-26

July 5th, 2026

#7 I’ll Be There (Jackson 5) πŸ‘πŸΌ

Lyrics:
You and I must make a pact
We must bring salvation back
Where there is love, I’ll be there (I’ll be there)πŸͺ„
I’ll reach out my hand to you
I’ll have faith in all you do
Just call my name and I’ll be there (I’ll be there)πŸͺ„
And oh, I’ll be there to comfort you
Build my world of dreams around you
I’m so glad that I found you
I’ll be there with a love that’s strong
I’ll be your strength
I’ll keep holdin’ on (holdin’ on)
Yes I will, yes I willπŸͺ„
Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter
Togetherness, girl, is all I’m after
Whenever you need me, I’ll be there (I’ll be there)
I’ll be there to protect you (yeah baby)
With unselfish love that respects you
Just call my name and I’ll be there (I’ll be there)πŸͺ„
And oh, I’ll be there to comfort you
Build my world of dreams around you
I’m so glad that I found you
I’ll be there with a love that’s strong
I’ll be your strength
I’ll keep holdin’ on
Ooh ooh ooh
Yes I will (holdin’ on, holdin’ on)
Yes I willπŸͺ„
If you should ever find someone new
I know he better be good to you
‘Cause if he doesn’t
I’ll be there (I’ll be there)πŸͺ„
Don’t you know, baby, yeah, yeah
I’ll be there, I’ll be there
Just call my name, I’ll be there (I’ll be there)
Just look over your shoulders honey, ooh
I’ll be there, I’ll be there
Whenever you need me, I’ll be there (I’ll be there)πŸͺ„
Don’t you know, baby
I’ll be there, I’ll be there
Just call my name, I’ll be there (I’ll be there)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, I’ll be there

My Abundant Life 7-5-26

July 5th, 2026

Cooking Companions

“No one who cooks cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.”

Laurie Colwin (American Writer; June 14th, 1944 to October 24th, 1992)

“I know that young children will wander away from the table, and that family life will never smooth, and that life itself is full…not only of charm and warmth and comfort but of sorrow and tears. But whether we are happy or sad, we must be fed.”

Laurie Colwin (American Writer; June 14th, 1944 to October 24th, 1992)

“Convincing my husband he is a chef has transformed his cooking to epic levels!


–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. β€œSimple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 243 to 245 of 501.

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