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!

Daily Gratitude 9-5-26

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September 5th, 2026

  • I am eternally grateful for all of the blessings I have in my life.
  • I am happy and grateful for everything I have and receive daily.
  • I constantly remind myself to enjoy all the good I have in my life right now.
  • I express deep appreciation for the small steps I achieve each day.
  • With every breath I take, I am bringing more and more gratitude into my life.

My Musical Life 9-5-26

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September 5th, 2026

#14 Smiling Faces Sometimes (The Undisputed Truth) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Smiling faces sometimes
Pretend to be your friend
Smiling faces show no traces
Of the evil that lurks within (can you dig it?)
Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes
They don’t tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof
Oh, oh, yeah🪄
Let me tell you
The truth is in the eyes ’cause the eyes don’t lie, amen
Remember, a smile is just a frown turned upside down my friend
So, hear me when I’m saying
Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes, yeah
They don’t tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof
(Beware) beware of the handshake
That hides the snake (can you dig it, can you dig it?)🪄
I’m a-tellin’ you beware of the pat on the back
It just might hold you back
Jealousy, (jealousy) misery (misery) envy (envy)
I tell you you can’t see behind
Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes
Hey, they don’t tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof
Hey, your enemy won’t do you no harm
(Rap on) ’cause you’ll know where he’s comin’ from
Don’t let the handshake and the smile fool ya
Take my advice, I’m only tryin’ to school ya
Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes
They don’t tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof
Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes

Daily Gratitude 9-4-26

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September 4th, 2026

  • I am grateful for many things in my life that bring me joy and comfort.
  • I trust that what’s meant for me is already mine, regardless of how and when it is mine.
  • I am worthy of beautiful endings and exciting beginnings.
  • I allow my voice to be heard, my thoughts to be expressed and my vision to be seen.
  • I am open to things working out for me. I am open to receiving abundance. I am open to connecting with my highest self.

My Musical Life 9-4-26

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September 4th, 2026

#12 Tired of Being Alone (Al Green) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
I’m so tired of being alone
I’m so tired of on-my-own
Won’t you help me girl
Just as soon as you can🪄
People say that I’ve found a way
To make you say that you love me
Hey baby, you didn’t go for that
It’s a natural fact
That I wanna come back
Show me where it’s at, baby🪄
I’m so tired of being alone
I’m so tired of on-my-own
Won’t you help me girl
Soon as you can🪄
I guess you know that I, uh, I love you so
Even though you don’t want me no more
Hey, hey, hey, hey, I’m cryin’ tears
All through the years
I’ll tell ya like it is
Honey, please love me if you will🪄
Yeah baby
Tired of being alone here by myself, now
I tell ya, I’m tired baby
I’m tired of being all wrapped up late at night
In my dreams, nobody but you, baby🪄
Sometimes I wonder
If you love me like you say you do
You see baby, I, I, I been thinkin’ about it, yeah
I been, I been wantin’ to get next to you baby
You see, sometimes I fold my arms, I say, mmh-hmm-mmh
Oh yeah
Oh baby
Meeting you has proven to me
To be my greatest dream, yeah🪄
I’m so tired of being alone (Tired, baby)
So tired of being alone (Yeah, you don’t know what I’m talkin’ about)
So tired of being alone
Sometimes late at night I get to wonderin’ about you baby
I’m so tired of being alone (Oh baby, baby)
So tired of being alone
So tired of being alone🪄
I’m so tired of being alone (Oh baby)
So tired of being alone (You’re my heart’s desire)
So tired of being alone

My Musical Life 9-3-26

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September 3rd, 2026

#11 Me And Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin’ for a train
When I’s feelin’ near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained
And rode us all the way into New Orleans🪄
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
I’s playin’ soft while Bobby sang the blues
Windshield wipers slappin’ time, I’s holdin’ Bobby’s hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew🪄
Freedom is just another word for nothin’ left to lose
Nothin’, don’t mean nothin’ hon’ if it ain’t free, no-no
And feelin’ good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
You know feelin’ good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee🪄
From the Kentucky coal mine to the California sun
There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
Yeah, Bobby baby, kept me from the cold🪄
One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away
He’s lookin’ for that home, and I hope he finds it
But, I’d trade all of my tomorrows, for one single yesterday
To be holdin’ Bobby’s body next to mine🪄
Freedom is just another word for nothin’ left to lose
Nothin’, and that’s all that Bobby left me, yeah
But feelin’ good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
That feelin’ good was good enough for me, mmm-hmm
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee🪄
La-da-da, la-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, Bobby McGee, yeah
La-da-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da
La, la-la-la-da-da- Bobby McGee, oh yeah🪄
La-da-da, la-da-da, la, da-da, la, da-da
La-da-da, la-da-da, la-di-da
Hey now, Bobby now, now Bobby McGee, yeah
Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, lo-da-da, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Hey now, Bobby now, now Bobby McGee, yeah🪄
Well, I wanna call him my lover, call him my man
I said, I call him my lover, did the best I can, come on
Hey now, Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, oh
Hey-hey-hey, Bobby McGee, Lord

My Musical Life 9-2-26

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September 2nd, 2026

#10 Knock Three Times (Tony Orlando & Dawn) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Hey girl, whatcha doing down there
Dancing alone every night
While I live right above you?🪄
I can hear your music playing
I can feel your body swaying
One floor below me
You don’t even know me, I love you🪄
Oh, my darling, knock three time
On the ceiling if you want me
Twice on the pipe
If the answer is no🪄
Oh, my sweetness
Means you’ll meet me in the hallway
Oh-oh, twice on the pipe
Means you ain’t gonna show🪄
If you look out your window tonight
Pull in the string with the note
That’s attached to my heart🪄
Read how many times I saw you
How in my silence, I adored you
And only in my dreams did
That wall between us come apart🪄
Oh, my darling, knock three times
On the ceiling if you want me
Mm-mm, twice on the pipe
If the answer is no🪄
Oh, my sweetness
Means you’ll meet me in the hallway
Whoa, twice on the pipe
Means you ain’t gonna show🪄
Whoa, I can hear the music playing
I can feel your body swaying
One floor below me
You don’t even know me, I love you🪄
Oh, my darling, knock three times
On the ceiling if you want me
Whoa, twice on the pipe
If the answer is no
(I love you, I love you, I love you)🪄
Oh, my sweetness
Means you’ll meet me in the hallway
Mm-mm, twice on the pipe (twice on the pipe)
Means you ain’t gonna show…

My Musical Life 9-1-26

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September 1st, 2026

#9 Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) (The Temptations) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by
I say to myself, “You’re such a lucky guy”
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
Out of all the fellows in the world, she belongs to you🪄
But it was just my imagination
Runnin’ away with me
It was just my imagination
Runnin’ away with me🪄
Ooh (Soon)
Soon we’ll be married and raise a family (Oh yeah)
A cozy little home out in the country
With two children, maybe three
I tell you I (I, I) can visualize it all
This couldn’t be a dream, for too real it all seems🪄
But it was just my imagination, once again
Runnin’ away with me
Tell you, it was just my imagination
Runnin’ away with me🪄
Ev’ry night on my knees I pray
“Dear Lord, hear my plea
Don’t ever let another take her love from me”
Or I will surely die, hmm
(Her love is) heavenly
When her arms enfold me
I hear a tender rhapsody
But in reality
She doesn’t even know me🪄
(Just my imagination) Once again
Runnin’ away with me, oh
Tell you it was just my imagination
Runnin’ away with me🪄
I’ve never met her but I can’t forget her
(Just my imagination) Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Runnin’ away with me, ooh
Just my imagination
Runnin’ away with me🪄
She’s never hard to find (Just my imagination)
She’s always on my mind (Runnin’ away with me)