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!

My Musical Life 7-17-26

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July 17th, 2026

#21 O-o-h Child (The Five Stairsteps) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Ooh child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh child
Things’ll get brighter🪄
Ooh child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh child
Things’ll get brighter🪄
Some day, yeah
We’ll put it together and we’ll get it undone
Some day
When your head is much lighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Some day
When the world is much brighter🪄
Ooh child
Things are gonna be easier
Ooh child
Things’ll be brighter🪄
Ooh child
Things are gonna be easier
Ooh child
Things’ll be brighter🪄
Some day, yeah
We’ll put it together and we’ll get it undone
Some day
When your head is much lighter🪄
Some day, yeah
We’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Some day
When the world is much brighter🪄
Some day, some day, some day, some day yeah
We’ll put it together and we’ll get it undone
Some day
When your head is much lighter🪄
Some day, yeah
We’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Some day
When the world is much brighter🪄
Ooh child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh child
Things’ll get brighter🪄
Ooh child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh child
Things’ll get brighter
(Right now)
Oh yeah
(Right now)
Oh baby
(Right now) and you just wait and see how things are gonna be
(Right now) if you just wait and see how things are gonna be
(Right now) if you just wait and wait and see

My Abundant Life 7-17-26

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July 17th, 2026

Loaves and Fishes, Part I

“We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.”

Matthew 14:17

“When we don’t get it, it’s usually because we can’t interpret the outward experience as it is relayed over the interior intercom. We can’t process it in our souls. What’s really happening in our outward lives is somehow taking place in a foreign language that we don’t understand. So we either assume that the outward manifestation is reality (which it isn’t necessarily), or we keep having to repeat the experience until it starts to make sense–rather like learning a foreign language by total immersion.”

“It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another–it’s one damn thing over and over.”

Edna St. Vincent (American Poet & Playwright; February 22nd, 1892 to October 19th, 1950)

“But speaking in tongues is a gift of Spirit. The language of the heart is longing; the language of the mind is rationalizing, the language of emotions is feeling. Spirit speaks them all. Today I would love for all of us to get it at last: not to focus on what we don’t have, but to be grateful for what we do. For us to accept, give thanks, bless, and share. For us not to hoard or hold back for fear that there won’t be enough. Because Spirit lacks for nothing.”

“As long as you have a few loaves and fishes, and know what to do with them, all you have is all you need.”

“I have spoken in tongues during moments of true elation. As someone with synesthesia, I interpret the world through color via emotions and authentic expression by myself and others. Blue is my favorite flavor of color, so if you occur blue to me, you are golden! Secret: My now husband appeared to me with blue aura the very first day we met. It was meant to be!”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 261 to 263 of 501.

I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.

My Musical Life 7-16-26

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July 16th, 2026

#20 Spill The Wine (Eric Burdon & War) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
I was once out strolling one very hot summer’s day
When I thought I’d lay myself down to rest
In a big field of tall grass
I laid there in the sun and felt it caressing my face
As I fell asleep and dreamed
I dreamed I was in a Hollywood movie
And that I was the star of the movie
This really blew my mind🪄
The fact that me, an overfed long haired leaping gnome
Should be the star behind a Hollywood movie, hmm
There I was
I was taken to a place
The hall of the mountain kings
I stood high by the mountain tops
Naked to the world
In front of
Every kind of girl🪄
There was long ones, tall ones, short ones, brown ones
Black ones, round ones, big ones, crazy ones
Out of the middle, came a lady
She whispered in my ear
Something crazy
She said…🪄
Spill the wine, take that pearl
Spill the wine, take that pearl
Spill the wine, take that pearl
Spill the wine, take that pearl🪄
I could feel hot flames of fire roaring at my back
As she disappeared, but soon she returned
In her hand was a bottle of wine
In the other, a glass
She poured some of the wine from the bottle into the glass
And raised it to her lips
And just before she drank it, she said🪄
Take the wine, take that pearl
Spill the wine, take that pearl
Spill the wine, take that pearl
Spill the wine, take that pearl🪄
It’s on girl, all you gotta do is spill that wine
Spill that wine, let me feel, let me feel hot, yeah! Yeah!
Spill the wine, spill the wine, spill the wine, spill the wine
Spill the wine, spill the wine, spill the wine
Take that pearl!

My Abundant Life 7-16-26

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July 16th, 2026

A Seasonal Feast: The Joy of Anticipation

“Why is any day better than another, when all the daylight in the year is from the sun?

By the Lord’s decision they were distinguished, and he appointed the different seasons and feasts;

some of them he exalted and hallowed, and some of them he made ordinary days.”

Ecclesiasticus (also called Sirach) 33:7-9

“The joy of seasonal cooking is the simplest of pleasures, but one of the most overlooked. It brings harmony and rhythm to our days, demonstrating with gentle wisdom that simplicity and abundance are soul mates. The joy of seasonal foods transforms even the ordinary days at the table into hallowed moments, calling to mind the Book of Proverbs’ wisdom that ‘the cheerful heart has a continual feast.'”

“Summer is when Mother Nature shows off, proving that the Universe is not stingy. Gardens and farmers’ markets now overflow with the goodness of the earth. Now, while the summer is offering bountiful home economic lessons, is the perfect time to reconsider how you cook throughout the year.”

“‘There is no season such delight can bring,’ the English Poet William Browne believed, ‘as summer, autumn, winter and the spring.’ The simply abundant joy of seasonal foods will convince you that life can be a continual feast at Mother Nature’s table.”

“I know that I am happier now than I have ever been. With that happiness comes much laughter. My cheerful home creates a feast for my enjoyment. Truly extraordinary!”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 260 to 261 of 501.

I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.

My Musical Life 7-15-26

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July 15th, 2026

#19 Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Sly & The Family Stone) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Lookin’ at the devil, grinnin’ at his gun
Fingers start shakin’, I begin to run
Bullets start chasin’, I begin to stop
We begin to wrestle, I was on the top🪄
I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin🪄
Stiff all in the collar, fluffy in the face
Chit chat chatter tryin’, stuffy in the place
Thank you for the party but I could never stay
Many things is on my mind, words in the way🪄
I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin🪄
Dance to the music
All night long
Everyday people
Sing a simple song
Mama’s so happy
Mama start to cry
Papa still singin’
We can make it if we try🪄
I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
(Different strokes for different folks, yeah)
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin🪄
Flamin’ eyes of people fear, burnin’ into you
Many men are missin’ much, hatin’ what they do
Youth and truth are makin’ love
Dig it for a starter
Dyin’ young is hard to take
Sellin’ out is harder🪄
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin🪄
I want thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

My Abundant Life 7-15-26

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July 15th, 2026

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

“I learned early on that setting a table is so much more than just laying down knives and forks. It is creating a setting for food and conversation, setting a mood and an aura that lingers long after what was served and who said what was forgotten.”

Peri Wolfman (Author; June 1960)

“The rituals of nourishment cry out for the communion cups, the special plates on which to break bread, the candle flame, the circle drawn in the dirt. Ritual protects and heals, ritual symbolizes to all who come to your tale seeking rest and renewal that they are enclosed within a sacred space. You may think you’re only laying a place at the supper table, but when you trust and follow your creative impulses to bring forth something beautiful, you experience the Sacred in the ordinary. Moses looked for God in the burning bush. We need look no further than our tables, the tables that the Hebrew Psalmist tells us have already been prepared for us so that our cups might runneth over.”

“When you take extra moments to prepare an attractive table, you’re really performing an invocation, welcoming Spirit to be present in recreation and remembrance. Choosing to dine rather than just eat is a small but significant step toward self-nurturance, and one to savor as long as we live. Creating an inviting table is possible more nights than you think, especially if you approach is as another venue of artistic expression in your daily round and confine your efforts, as Peri suggests, to ‘the simple, the doable, and the affordable.'”

“Today, start using and enjoying the beautiful things that already surround you in the home. Don’t save their loveliness only for other people to recognize and appreciate. Using them, you will become aware that authentic aspirations–from setting a pretty table to finding your life’s calling–are legitimate longings.”

“I believe every meal is a dinner party and we use all our fine ware to celebrate our dining with one another. Use it or lose it!”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 258 to 260 of 501.

I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.