Ramblings, ideas and memoirs of a joyous adventurer.
Author: Heather Houston
Absinthe aficionado. Empathetic thinker-feeler. Verbose writer. Avidly authentic. Hydrangea fanatic. Snow leopard lover. Joy huntress. Promising my devotees a honest glimpse into my life as I live with freedom, power and full self-expression in an unfiltered and sometimes distilled way. CHEERS!
“If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?”
Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell DBE (British Poet and Critic; September 7th, 1887 ~ December 9th, 1964)
“Each of us has at least one special feature that can set us apart. Do you accentuate your assets?
“I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty. But I am too busy thinking about myself.”
Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell DBE (British Poet and Critic; September 7th, 1887 ~ December 9th, 1964)
“Most of us don’t spend nearly enough time thinking good things about ourselves. …Discover, flaunt, and celebrate your authentic assets.”
“Before my story began…” (Heather Houston 3-17-26)
1972 Me…at my Aunt Carrie’s Baby Shower
“I need to be more intentional on accentuating my assets. I need to be a partner with myself in feeling good about myself.” (Heather Houston 3-17-22)
“I am getting in touch with myself culturally and feel I will start to unfold my style as an extension of my self expression. I am curious to attend the NICWA conference in Oklahoma to see what others in my culture wear on a day to day basis as strong beautiful indigenous women.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 83-84 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
Lyrics: No-no, no, no, no-no-no, no, no-no, no, no-no Na-no, no, na-no, no-no, na-no, no-no, no, no-no, no Nobody can do the (Shing-a-ling) like I do Nobody can do the (Skate) like I do Nobody can do (Boogaloo) like I do Nobody can do (Philly) like I do Well, don’t you know I’m gonna skate right through Ain’t nobody do it but me Nobody but me Yeah, I’m gonna spin, I do Ain’t nobody do it but me, babe (Nobody but me) Well, let me tell you nobody Nobody but me Let me tell you, nobody (Nobody) nobody (Nobody) nobody (Nobody) nobody (Nobody) nobody (Nobody) nobody (Nobody) nobody (Nobody) nobody (Nobody) No-no, no, no, no, no-no-no, no, no-no, no, no-no Na-no, no, na-no, no-no, na-no, no-no, no, no-no, no Nobody can do the (Shing-a-ling) like I do Nobody can do the (Skate) like I do Nobody can do (Boogaloo) like I do Nobody can do (Philly) like I do Ooh, yeah Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody Nobody, nobody
“If you want to find the answers to the Big Questions about your soul, you’d best begin with the Little Answers about your body.”
George A. Sheehan (Physician, Senior Athlete and Author; November 5th, 1918 ~ November 1st, 1993)
“Like all of us, you see yourself in the mirror every day. But when was the last time you nodded your head in approval at what you saw? Today, I’d like to ask you to try something radically different: look at yourself lovingly and begin to appreciate what you see.”
“This exercise is more than just skin deep because I want you to take an inventory of what you like about yourself. Most of us are very quick to criticize ourselves. We’re always finding things wrong with the way we look. Today we’re going to discover and give thanks for what pleases us.”
“Tonight, set aside an hour to celebrate how marvelous you really are. …Ask your authentic self to bring to your conscious mind all the special things you should discover tonight. …In your most nurturing voice, tell yourself aloud how wonderful you are. …take a compassionate look at yourself in the mirror. Continue to gaze approvingly into the mirror until you find ten things that you absolutely love about your face and your body…Write all ten down in your gratitude journal. Now think about aspects of your personality that you like. …Write it all down. Do not stop until you have at least ten things about your personality for which to be grateful. Now record them all in your gratitude journal.
“And if you think you can’t find twenty things to love about yourself, go back to the mirror. Do this exercise every day until you can. …Today, be willing to search genuinely for your glorious possibilities and rejoice in your divine authenticity.
“Nature never repeats herself and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.”
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (American Writer and Activist who was a leader of the women’s rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-19th century; November 12th, 1815 ~ October 26th, 1902)
“Before my story began…” (Heather 3-16-22)
1972 Me…at my Aunt Carrie’s Baby Shower
Ten Things I like About My Body: (Heather Houston 3-16-22)
I love my blue eyes.
I love that I have actual free hanging ear lobes.
I love my hair color when it is dyed black and blue.
I love my hands and fingers.
I love my breasts…Epic!
I love my nipples…Brilliant!
I love my belly button.
I love the ratio of my labia majora to labia minor…Perfection!
I love my ass.
I love my feet.
I love the silky soft soles of my feet…no hard callouses.
Ten Things I like About My Personality:y: (Heather Houston 3-16-22)
I love my sense of humor.
I love that I am kind.
I love that I am generous.
I love that I am thoughtful.
I love that I am integral.
I love that I am intelligent.
I love my appreciation for all music.
I love that I feel fulfillment from being of service to others.
I love that I am loving.
I love that I am logical.
I love that I am warm and approachable to others.
I read the above list and still feel the same about what I love about my physical body and my personality. (Heather Houston 3-16-26)
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 82-83 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
“Any little bit of experimenting in self-nurturance is very frightening for most of us. There is a connection between self-nurturing and self-respect.”
Julia B. Cameron (American Teacher, Author, artist, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, pigeon fancier, composer, and journalist; March 4th, 1948 ~ )
“Perhaps we are all Scrooges when it comes to self-nurturing because if we were kind to ourselves, our creativity might begin to blossom like a plant moving toward the light. Of course, this would mean we’d want to make some changes in our lives, and we all know how we feel about changes, even positive ones. We may be in a rut, but at least our own familiar grooves are comforting in their own insidious fashion.”
“The way to take giant leaps and strides toward authenticity, however, is through small changes.”
“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.”
Count Lev “Leo” Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian Writer; September 9th, 1828 ~ November 20th, 1910)
“Today, make a list of ten nice things you could do for yourself. Now select one and do it.”
“Before my story began…” (Heather Houston 3-15-22)
1972 Me…at my Aunt Carrie’s Baby Shower
Ten Nice Things To Do For Myself: (Heather Houston 3-15-22)
Pedicure
Manicure
Color Hair
Buy Conditioner
Buy Leave-In Conditioner
Face Mask
Go See A Movie
Make Myself A Cocktail (Pour an apple whiskey on the rocks) 3-15-22
Listen To Fun Music
Take A Nap.
Ten Nice Things To Do For Myself: (Heather Houston 3-15-26)
Pedicure
Manicure
Buy Conditioner
Purchase 2 Boxes to hold our Malaysian/India Spices and Mexican Spices
Schedule therapist appointments to deal with past trauma. ✅
Purchase indigenous medicines at the NICWA conference in Oklahoma.
Exercise a minimum of 5 days/week.
Bake 1x/week.
Practice my violin.
Plan to get motorcycle to the shop to get a tune-up and repair the speaker system.
It seems some things keep reoccurring as I am not following through with nurturing myself.
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 81-82 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
26th Golden Globe Awards Best Original Score in a Drama, Comedy or Musical: Alex North
“I had never seen this film and thought it was quite good. It was amazing the access the film crew had to the Vatican to film this film. Anthony Quin was great as the Pope. The push and pull of creation vs. evolution was front and center.”
Lyrics: If you stay, stay darling (stay in my corner) You make me oh, so proud, stay darling Please, stay (stay in my corner) To the world, I’d cry out loud how I love you Honey, I love you, I really love you (stay, stay, stay, stay) Please, please, please stay darling (stay in my corner) And I will never, never let you down Just say you’ll stay (stay in my corner) ‘Cause I’ll need you always around to tell me you love me Honey, you love me, so darling stay (stay, stay, stay) There’ll be times when I may fail And I’ll need your love to sometimes comfort me Bitter days may prevail but just a kiss from you Will make them sweet, oh, stay, stay But just a kiss from you Will make them sweet Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Honey, I love you (stay) I love you (stay) I love you (stay in my corner) I love you I love you (stay) I love you (stay) I love you (stay in my corner) Don’t you know baby (stay) I love you (stay) I love you (ooh) stay (stay in my corner) I love you (stay) I love you (stay) I love you (stay in my corner) come on, come on, now I love you (stay) I love you (stay) I love you (stay in my corner) Baby (stay) ooh Ooh, baby (stay) I love you (stay in my corner) whoa Baby (stay) (Stay) Stay (woo) baby Stay I love you (stay) (Stay) Ooh, don’t you know, baby (stay) Don’t you know baby (stay) Yeah, yeah, yeah (stay) Ooh, I love you (stay) I love you (stay) I love you (stay) yeah
My Distilled Life 