My Musical Life 7-10-26

July 10th, 2026

#12 Everything Is Beautiful (Ray Stevens) πŸ‘πŸΌ

Lyrics:
Jesus loves the little children
All the children of the world
Red and yellow, black and white
They are precious in his sight
Jesus loves the little children of the worldπŸͺ„
Everything is beautiful in its own way
Like a starry summer night
On a snow covered winter’s day
And everybody’s beautiful in their own way
Under God’s heaven
The world’s gonna find the wayπŸͺ„
There is none so blind
As he who will not see
We must not close up minds
We must let our thoughts be freeπŸͺ„
For every hour that passes by
You know the world gets a little bit older
It’s time to realize that people lies
In the eyes of the beholderπŸͺ„
And everything is beautiful in its own way
Like a starry summer night
On a snow covered winter’s day, ah, sing it children
Everybody’s beautiful in their own way
Under God’s heaven
The world’s gonna find a wayπŸͺ„
We shouldn’t care about the length of his hair
Of the color of his skin
Don’t worry about what shows from without
But the love that lives withinπŸͺ„
And we’re gonna get old again now
Everything is gonna work out fine
Just take a little time to look on the good side my friend
And straighten it out in your mindπŸͺ„
And everything is beautiful in its own way
Like a starry summer night
On a snow covered winter’s day, ah, sing it children
Everybody’s beautiful in their own way
Under God’s heaven
The world’s gonna find a way, one more timeπŸͺ„
Everything is beautiful in its own way
Like a starry summer night
On a snow covered winter’s day

My Abundant Life 7-10-26

July 10th, 2026

Kitchen Mysticism

“After all, it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.”

Evelyn Underhill (English Writer; December 6th, 1875 to June 15th, 1941)

“I desperately need to restore harmony in my life, to find balance again between the inner and the outer, the visible and the invisible. The writing doesn’t seem to be coming from me as much as through me, almost in spite of me. Today the strings on this instrument are very taunt. I’ve got to loosen them so that they don’t snap. Maybe you feel the same way. Maybe the pitch of pressure is too high, the tone in your voice too sharp, the decibels of the demands on you deafening.”

“We need to explore the fourth Simple Abundance principle–harmony–most deeply when life is out of tune.”

“Evelyn Underhill, an English mystic and writer of the early twentieth century, believed that women mystics with worldly responsibilities often became ‘visionaries, prophetesses’ because they were able to combine ‘spritual transcendence with great practical ability.’ Be they poets, saints or cooks, they ‘remained all their lives the devout lovers of reality’ while seeking Spirit.”

“I feel my own unfolding and peeling transformation has led me to my own understanding as a goddess and mystic.”


–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. β€œSimple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 251 to 252 of 501.

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