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 6-28-26

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June 28th, 2026

Repotting: Giving Roots and Yourself Room To Grow

“Little flower–but if I could understand

What you are, root and all, and all in all

I should know what God and [woman] is.”

Alfred Lord Tennyson (Poet & Former Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom; August 6th, 1809 to October 6th, 1892)

“I don’t know when I myself am too pot-bound, …Lacking courage to be replanted, to take the shock of the new soil, to feel into the unknown and take root in it.”

Gunilla Norris (Author; March 1939)

“We, too, need to consider repotting for growth. But when? When we wilt even before the day begins. When we can’t seem to visualize or dream. When we can’t remember the last time we laughed. When we have absolutely nothing in the next twenty-four hours to look forward to. When this happens, week in, week out, we need to realize that we’re pot-bound. We need to gently loosen the soil around our souls, find something that sparks our imagination, quickens our pulse, brings a smile or a giddy lilt to our conversations.”

“As I work with my plants, I see that the roots are just stunted. Gently, with my fingers, I untangle them. Leaf, Stem, Root. Mind. Body. Soul. Three in one. Spirit’s seamless thread of mystery. I have often thought that if I could just discover where one strand left off and another began, I could understand it all. As it is, I understand little, yet somehow I know.”

“Speak to Him thou for He hears. …Spirit with Spirit can meet–closer is He than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet.”

Alfred Lord Tennyson (Poet & Former Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom; August 6th, 1809 to October 6th, 1892)

“Root and bud bear silent witness to the restoration.”

“My second half of my life has been a sort of repotting. My roots became blunted and needed new soil and a more expansive setting to allow me to thrive and grow. I am forever thankful for the garden my love, Neil has planted me in and nurtured me with the sun of his love.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 229 to 231 of 501.

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

Daily Gratitude 6-27-26

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June 27th, 2026

  • I am thankful to the Universe for allowing me to take birth and go through life’s experiences.
  • I am grateful to the universe for manifesting all the wonderful things in my life so far.
  • With a sense of gratitude, I see the world in a new light. Each day is an opportunity and a gift.
  • I am grateful for my sense of gratitude – I know it is the way to joy, peace, and the life of my dreams.
  • I live in a state of gratitude and I am always thankful for the help and support of others who have helped me along the way.

My Musical Life 6-27-26

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June 27th, 2026

#96 Laughing (The Guess Who) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
I should laugh, but I cry
Because your love has passed me by
You took me by surprise
You didn’t realize but I was waiting🪄
Time goes slowly, but carries on
And now the best years have come and gone
You took me by surprise
I didn’t realize that you were laughing🪄
’cause you’re doin’ it to me
(Laughing) it ain’t the way it should be
You took away everything I had, you put the hurt on me🪄
’cause you’re doin’ it to me
(Laughing) it ain’t the way it should be
You took away everything I had, you put the hurt on me🪄
I go alone now, calling your name
After losing at the game
You took me by surprise
I didn’t realize that you were laughing🪄
Time goes slowly, but carries on
And now the best years
The best years have come and gone
You took me by surprise
I didn’t realize that you were laughing🪄
’cause you’re doin’ it to me
(Laughing) it ain’t the way it should be
You took away everything I had, you put the hurt on me🪄
’cause you’re doin’ it to me
(Laughing) oh, what you doing to me?
You took away everything I had, you put the hurt on me, oh🪄
ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
(Laughing) ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
(Laughing) were you laughing at me?
(Laughing) were you laughing at me?🪄
oh, what you’re doin’ to me, girl?
(Laughing) I’m-a looking, you’re laughing
(Laughing) I’m-a looking, you’re laughing
(Laughing) you’re looking, I’m laughing
(Laughing)

My Abundant Life 6-27-26

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June 27th, 2026

Rosemary for Remembrance: Sowing Herbal Hopes and Wishes

“Balm brings you sympathy and Marjoram joy

Sage is long life…Sweet Woodruff augurs well for health–

A blessing richer far than wealth.

While Lavender means deep devotion, Herb of sweet omen, Rosemary conveys

Affection and remembrance all your days.

May Heaven and Earth and Man combine

To keep these blessings ever thine.”

Rachel Page Elliott (Author; February 27th, 1913 to March 20th, 2009)

“King Charlemagne of France, the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, believed that herbs were ‘the friend of the physician and the pride of cooks’ and ordered the planting of a royal herb garden in the ninth century. Herbs were considered essential for a long, happy, and healthy life.”

“Jeri performs a Native American ritual as she collects herbs. She wears a sacred pouch that carries wheat seeds. As she gathers from the earth, she personally returns an offering by scattering seeds. And even if the seeds don’t sprout, at least she is feeding the earth’s creatures. ‘The Native Americans have a chant that they invoke when they gather.’ Jeri says. ‘The Earth is my Mother, I take care of Her.”

“Today, sow some symbolic seeds, even if you don’t have a garden, as a gesture to ritualize the new life you are creating within. Ask for blessing of Spirit and the nurturing of the Great Mother and know that in due time there will be an abundant harvest for yourself and those you love.”

“In search of my mother’s garden I found my own.”

Alice Walker (American Novelist & Short Story Writer; February 9th, 1944)

“The idea that even in the 9th century, man knew the value of plants to a healthy life. I love the idea of sowing seeds as a gift to Mother Earth. To return to this gifting might yield a a beautiful canvas or sorts. This gives me hope to be an artist after all.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 228 to 229 of 501.

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

Daily Gratitude 6-26-26

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June 26th, 2026

  • Today I am planting the seeds of growth in my life. I am absolutely committed to watering them every day.
  • I am focusing on the joy of living my life and helping others where and when I can.
  • Every person on this planet enriches my life in some way or another. I am thankful to all.
  • I realize that every situation in life has some purpose and I thank the Universe for it.
  • The air I breathe, the ground I walk on, are all a gift from the Universe, I express my gratitude for the same.

My Musical Life 6-26-26

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June 26th, 2026

#93 Oh Happy Day (The Edwin Hawkins Singers) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
Oh when he washed (When Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
He washed my sins away (Oh happy day)🪄
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
Oh when he washed (When Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
Oh, when he washed (When Jesus washed)
He washed my sins away (Oh happy day)
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)🪄
He taught me how to watch, fight and pray
(Fight and pray)
(And he’ll rejoice every day)
(Every day)
(Every day)🪄
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
Oh when he washed (When Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
He washed my sins away (Oh happy day)
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)🪄
He taught me how to watch, fight and pray
Fight and pray!
And he’ll rejoice every day
Every day
Every day🪄
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)🪄
When I get to heaven (Oh happy day)
I’m gon’ talk right down, yeah (Oh happy day)
Ask my lord Jesus, all right (Oh happy day)
For my starry ground, oh yeah (Oh happy day)🪄
I ain’t been to heaven (Oh happy day)
That’s what I’ve been told (Oh happy day)
That the streets up there, all right (Oh happy day)
That they’re paved with gold (Oh happy day)🪄
Yeah if you go there (Oh happy day)
Yeah, before I do, yeah (Oh happy day)
Just tell my friends I’m there (Oh happy day)
Then I’m coming too, yeah (Oh happy day)🪄
Oh, oh it was a happy day (Oh happy day)
Oh, it was a happy day, all right (Oh happy day)
Yes a happy day (Oh happy day)
Oh, a happy day (Oh happy day)
Happy day (Oh happy day)🪄
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
Oh when he washed (When Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
He washed my sins away (Oh happy day)
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)🪄
Oh happy day (Oh happy day)
Oh, good god (Oh happy day)
Oh, Jesus (Oh happy day)
Mmh, yeah (Oh happy day)

My Abundant Life 6-26-26

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June 26th, 2026

Everywoman’s Essence of Paradise

“All the year round she kept racks full of plants in pots standing o green painted wooden steps. There were rare geraniums, dwarf rosebushes, spiraeas with misty white and pink plumes…”

Colette (French Author, Woman of Letters, Mime, Actress & Journalist; January 28th, 1873 to August 3rd, 1954)

“Gardening really has no beginning and no end. In particular, pleasures of the sense of smell really know no seasons. …Bottled under glass, blooming at your elbow, the indoor garden has an immediacy that gardens outside cannot match, The aromas impart an intensity that will not be ignored. …Deliciously distilled, delectably varied–that is the essence of paradise.”

Tovah Martin (Author; October 1969)

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 227 to 228 of 501.

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

Daily Gratitude 6-25-26

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June 25th, 2026

  • I am the architect of my life. I build its foundation and choose its contents. I decorate my life with hope, healing, and gratitude.
  • Self–acceptance, self–love, and self–care are the habits that I choose to cultivate. I am practicing loving my life.
  • I trust myself and turn inward to seek my highest truth.
  • I am worthy of great love and I deserve to be loved fully and completely.
  • Each and every day I learn new lessons, expand my awareness, and develop my abilities.