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 5-24-26

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May 24th, 2026

The Fullness of Nothing

“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.”

Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek writer& Journalist; February 18th, 1883 to October 27th, 1957)

“In Japanese culture, the negative spaces in art, philosophy, religion, design, business, and life are not thought of as empty but rather as ‘full of nothing.'”

The empty spaces, or the “Shroud of the unknown surrounding certain events,: is referred to in Japanese as ma, a word for which there is no English translation.

Richard Tanner Pascale (Academic; June 14th, 1938 to May 24th, 2024)

“…the empty space is pregnant with possibility, shrouded by the unknown until the time is right for it to be reveled.”

“Nothing is more real than nothing.”

Samuel Beckett (Irish Novelist & Playwright; April 13th, 1903 to December 22nd, 1989)

“We need either to become more comfortable with waiting to fill what’s empty with what’s authentic or become just willing to accept the exquisite fullness of nothing. Life’s landscape becomes a lot more interesting when we realize there’s an entire dimension we’ve never considered before simply because we couldn’t see it.”

“I don’t feel compelled to collect things for the sake of collecting. Instead I prefer to surround myself with items that have significance to me and my life journey.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 173 to 174 of 501.

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

My Musical Life 5-23-26

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May 23rd, 2026

#39 Time Of The Season (The Zombies) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
It’s the time of the season
When love runs high
In this time, give it to me easy
And let me try with pleasured hands🪄
To take you in the sun
To promised lands
To show you every one
It’s the time of the season for loving🪄
What’s your name? (What’s your name?)
Who’s your daddy? (Who’s your daddy?)
(He rich) is he rich like me?
Has he taken (has he taken)
Any time (any time)
(To show) to show you what you need to live?🪄
Tell it to me slowly
Tell you what
I really want to know
It’s the time of the season for loving🪄
What’s your name? (What’s your name?)
Who’s your daddy? (Who’s your daddy?)
(He rich) is he rich like me?
Has he taken (has he taken)
Any time (any time)
(To show) to show you what you need to live?🪄
Tell it to me slowly
Tell you what
I really want to know
It’s the time of the season for loving

My Abundant Life 5-23-26

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May 23rd, 2026

Nurturing Your Authentic Flair

“An interior is the natural projection of the soul.”

Coco Chanel (French Fashion Designer & Businesswoman; August 19th, 1883 to January 10th, 1971)

“The Simple Abundance path is about transformation. But transformation cannot occur without transition. This is a transitional period of liminality when things are barely perceptible—a personal rite of passage, from sleepwalking to awakening, The process is the reality and it cannot be rushed.”

“For me the practical use of space and surrounding myself with things that are significant to me creates my haven to thrive within.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 171 to 173 of 501.

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

My Musical Life 5-22-26

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May 22nd, 2026

#38 Only the Strong Survive (Jerry Butler) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
I remember my first love affair.
Somehow or another the whole darn thing went wrong.
And my momma had some great advice,
So, I thought I’d put it in the words of this song.🪄
I can still hear her saying:
Boy, I see you sitting out there all alone.
Crying your eyes out
Cause the woman that you love is gone
Oh there’s gonna be, there’s gonna be
A whole lot of trouble in your life
Ah so listen to me, get up off your knees
‘Cause only the strong survive
That what she said:🪄
Only the strong survive,
Only the strong survive
Yeah, you gotta be strong
You better hold on🪄
don’t go around with your head hung down
Well, I wouldn’t let the little girl know
(wouldn’t let her know)that she made me
feel like a clown
There’s a whole lot of girls (whole lot of girls)
Looking for a good man like you
But you’ll never meet ’em
if you’ve give up now
And say your life is through
Then she said:🪄
Only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
You gotta be a man,
You gotta take a stand🪄
So I’m telling you right now:
Only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
You gotta be strong
You better hold on
Don’t worry about it
Don’t you know that things gonna change
Oh, but you gotta be a man
You gotta take a stand
Don’t ever feel that
you can’t make it, baby

My Abundant Life 5-22-26

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May 22nd, 2026

The Home of Your Dreams

“If I were to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say; the house shelters daydreaming.”

Gaston Bachelard (French Philosopher; June 27th, 1884 to October 16th, 1962)

“It takes literally years to birth a dream, whether it’s a family, a career, a home, or a lifestyle. Dreams exact a price.”

“Take what you want, say the good God, but be prepared to pay for it.”

ancient proverb

“Dreams cost money, sweat, frustration, tears, courage, choices, perseverance, and extraordinary patience. But birthing a dream requires one more thing. Love. Only love can transform a houseful of needy, self-centered individuals into a loving, close-knit family, a passion into a livelihood, or a mere dwelling into a home that perfectly expresses your authenticity.”

“…it had a heart and soul, and eyes to see with; and approvals and solicitudes and deep sympathies; it was us, and we were in its confidence and lived in its grace and in the peace of its benedictions. We never came home from an absence that its face did not light up and speak out in eloquent welcome—and we could not enter it unmoved.”

Samuel Clemens “Mark Twain” (American Writer & Humorist; November 20th, 1885 to April 21st, 1910)

I dwell in possibility.”

Emily Dickinson (American Poet; December 10th, 1830 to May 15th, 1886)

“No matter where I have dwelled, I have taken pride in making it a sanctuary and home haven to gently hug the one inside with love, warmth a coziness.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 170 to 171 of 501.

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

My Storied Life 5-21-26

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May 21st, 2026

1969 Top 10 Highest-Grossing & Award Winning Films

“A film set in the open love timeframe of society. Crazy influence from the Esalen-style retreat and Bob and Carol choose honesty and free love within their marriage. Their friends Ted and Alice have trouble copping with this information and how it projects upon their marriage. this movie pulls at societies struggles with sex being conflated with love. I think these couples felt they were on the cutting edge of relationship and still missed the boat. I’d watch it again to try to tease out all the microaggressions and challenges of navigating an open marriage.”

My Musical Life 5-21-26

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May 21st, 2026

#37 Baby, Baby Don’t Cry (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Nothing so blue as a heart in pain
Nothing so sad as a tear in vain
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh🪄
Let him walk on out if he wants to
He really doesn’t deserve you
His loss is our gain, so don’t be blue ’cause🪄
Stone blind and out of his mind
Is what he has to be, yeah
Yeah, so, baby, straighten up, come on and fly right
It’s no catastrophe, yeah🪄
I said, now, baby, baby, don’t cry
Baby, baby, here’s why
Love is here standin’ by
Love is here standin’ by🪄
You trusted him and gave him your love
A love he proved unworthy of
Too bad, it was him that you trusted
Too bad, but you can’t be disgusted
It’s time that you got readjusted and🪄
Realized that tear-filled eyes
Can never stop him now, no, no, no
That man is on his way, I think he’s gone to stay
You better drop him now, yeah🪄
Ooh-wee now, baby, baby, don’t cry, no, no, nah
Baby, baby, here’s why
Because love is here standin’ by, I say
(Love is) right here standin’ by🪄
All you’ve gotta do is dry your eyes long enough to see
That you have got the love you thought you had in him, here, in me
Love is hope, girl, love is strength
Here’s someone standin’ right beside you who would go to any lengths
To give you love, true and deep
And help you realize, at last, you found a love that you can keep
And only losers weep, so🪄
Ooh, baby (baby, baby, don’t cry)
Don’t you cry now, oh, baby (baby, baby, don’t cry)
Let me tell you why, now (baby, baby here’s why)
Don’t you know that love is here standin’ by?
I say, (love is) right here standin’ by
Your tears are shed in vain, I said, so🪄
Come on, dry your eyes, baby (baby, baby, don’t cry)
Don’t you realize, baby (baby, baby, here’s why)
You don’t have to cry, because love is here