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 Abundant Life 5-27-26

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May 27th, 2026

An Interior Vision Inventory

“We shape our dwellings, and afterwards our dwellings shape us.”

Winston Churchill (Statesman & Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; November 30th, 1874 to January 24th, 1965)

“I think I am my home mold and shape one another.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 177 to 178 of 501.

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

My Musical Life 5-26-26

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May 26th, 2026

#43 Good Morning Starshine (Oliver) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Good mornin’, starshine
The Earth says, “Hello”
You twinkle above us
We twinkle below
Good mornin’, starshine
You lead us along
My love and me as we singing
Our early mornin’ singin’ song🪄
Gliddy glub gloopy, nibby nabby noopy la, la, la, lo, lo
Sabba sibby sabba, nooby abba nabba, le, le, lo, lo
Tooby ooby walla, nooby abba naba
Early mornin’ singin’ song🪄
Good mornin’, starshine
There’s love in your skies
Reflecting the sunlight
In my lover’s eyes
Good mornin’, starshine
So happy to be
My love and me as we singing
Our early mornin’ singin’ song🪄
Gliddy glub gloopy, nibby nabby noopy la, la, la, lo, lo
Sabba sibby sabba, nooby abba nabba, le, le, lo, lo
Tooby ooby walla, nooby abba naba
Early mornin’ singin’ song🪄
Can you hear me singin’ a song, lovin’ a song, singin’ a song
Lovin’ a song, laughin’ a song, singin’ a song
Sing a song, song a sing, song, song, song, sing
Sing, sing, sing song🪄
Song, song, song sing, sing, sing, sing song
Sing, sing, song, sing a song
Yeah, you can sing, sing, sing song, sing a song
Sing, sing, song, sing a song
Sing

My Abundant Life 5-26-26

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May 26th, 2026

Let Passion Be Your Decorator

“Passion is what you need to be good, an unforgiving passion.”

David Easton (Canadian-American Political Scientist; June 24th, 1917 to July 19th, 2014)

“…discovering your authentic decorating style is very similar to the creative stages of writing a book. A book may look inanimate, but like a home, it lives, breathes, and expresses your being.”

“…we need to bring a sense of passion to our work. Let passion be your muse, the authentic decorator. Let her guide and teach you to trust your instincts. Aspire to live surrounded only by those things that you passionately love. Be patient: a magnum opus can take a lifetime to create.”

“I can’t paint. I can’t write. I can’t sing. But I can decorate and run a house, and light it, and heat it, and have it like a living thing…”

Elsie de Wolfe (American Actress; December 20th, 1865 to July 12th, 1950)

“I believe a home reveals who dwells within, so make it a haven!”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 175 to 177 of 501.

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

My Musical Life 5-25-26

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May 25th, 2026

#42 Love Can Make You Happy (Mercy) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning with the sunshine in your eyes
And the smell of flowers blooming fills the air
Your mind is filled with the thoughts of a certain someone
That you love
Your life is filled with joy when she is there🪄
Love can make you happy if you fine someone who cares
To give a life time to you and who has a love to share🪄
If you think you’ve found someone you’ll love forevermore
Then it’s worth the price you’ll have to pay (pay)
To have, to hold’s important when forever is the phrase
That means the love you’ve found is going to stay🪄
Love can make you happy if you find someone who cares
To give a life time to you and who has a love to share🪄
La-love, la-love🪄
Love can make you happy
Love can make you happy
Love

My Abundant Life 5-25-26

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May 25th, 2026

Passion: The Authentic Muse

“What is passion? It is surely the becoming of a person.”

John Boorman (Filmmaker; January 18th, 1933)

“Passion, after all, means the abandonment of reason in the reckless pursuit of pleasure…”

“Passion is wild, chaotic, unpredictable. Permissive. Excessive. Obsessive.”

“…passion is the muse of authenticity. It’s the primordial, pulsating energy that infuses all of life, the numinous presence made known with every beat of our hearts.”

“Every day offers us another opportunity to live passionate lives rather than passive ones, if we will bear witness to passion’s immutable presence in the prosaic. If we will stop denying ourselves pleasure.”

“Passion is holy—a profound Mystery that transcends and transforms through rapture. We need to accept that a sacred fire burns within, whether we’re comfortable with this truth or not. Passion is part of Real Life’s package because we were created by Love, for Love, to Love. If we do not give outward expression to our passion, we will experience self-immolation—the spontaneous combustion of our souls.”

“The only sin passion can commit is to be joyless.”

Dorothy L. Sayers (English Novelist & Playwright; June 13th, 1893 to December 17th, 1957)

“I must not be a sinner as I live passionately, love passionately and thrive passionately.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 174 to 175 of 501.

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

My Musical Life 5-24-26

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May 24th, 2026

#40 Wedding Bell Blues (The 5th Dimension) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Bill
I love you so, I always will
I look at you and see the passion eyes of May (eyes of May)
Oh, but am I ever gonna see my wedding day? (Wedding day)
I was on your side Bill when you were losin’ (when you were losin’)
I’d never scheme or lie Bill, there’s been no fooling (there’s been no fooling)
But kisses and love won’t carry me ’til you marry me, Bill🪄
I love you so, I always will
And in your voice I hear a choir of carousels (carousels)
Oh, but am I ever gonna hear my wedding bells? (Wedding bells)
I was the one who came running when you were lonely (when you were lonely)
I haven’t lived one day not loving you only (loving you only)
But kisses and love won’t carry me ’til you marry me Bill
I love you so, I always will
And though devotion rules my heart, I take no vows (take no vows)🪄
Oh, but Bill, you’re never gonna take those wedding vows (wedding vows)
Oh, come on, Bill (come on, Bill)
Oh, come on, Bill (come on, Bill)
Come on and marry me, Bill
I got the wedding bell blues
Please, marry me, Bill🪄
I got the wedding bell blues (blues)
Wedding bell blues (blues, blues)
Yeah, yeah, marry me, Bill (blues)
I got the wedding bell blues