“A house is who you are, not who you ought to be.”
Jill Robinson (American Novelist, Essayist, and Teacher; May 30th, 1936 to July 20th, 2024)
“You will express yourself in your house whether you want to or not.”
Elsie de Wolfe (American Actress; December 20th, 1865 to July 12th, 1950)
“When we do, the principles of gratitude, simplicity, and order will begin to transform the places where we live into hallowed havens of comfort and contentment—with or without the new slipcovers.”
“Today, no matter where or how you live, look upon your home through the eyes of Love. Walk around the rooms and offer thanks for the walls and roof that safely enclose you and yours. Pause for a moment to consider all the women who have lost their homes through death, divorce, debt, or disaster. Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that, at this moment, all you have is all you truly need.”
“My home is my husband, so where ever we hang our hats is home. I prefer to live in a way where all the spaces are lived in an used. Having a formal dining room, etc. does not interest me as most of us know that room is rarely used and we often find our selves eating in the kitchen or at the daily dining table.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 145 to 146 of 501.
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“Every spirit builds itself a house, and beyond its house a world, and beyond its world a heaven. Know then that world exists for you.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (American Essayist; May 25th, 1803 to April 27th, 1882)
“…heaven on earth…not only from injury, but from all terror, doubt and division.”
John Ruskin (English Polymath and Writer; December 10th, 1907 to November 8th, 1998)
“Home is where we start from.”
T. S. Eliot (Poet & Essayist; September 26th, 1888 to January 4th, 1965)
“Begin believing that the time, energy, and emotion you invest daily in the soulcraft of homecaring—carving out a haven for yourself and those dear to you—is a sacred endeavor.”
“I have always cherished the early morning hours when I get up and clean-up the kitchen from the previous nights activities. To set-up the coffee for my love and feel that my start to the day is complete. A clean and orderly home clears my mind of the unnecessary dialogue. Each day I live into my life with enthusiasm and energy knowing my home is my haven and I treat her with respect and keep maintained as my families sanctuary.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 144 to 145 of 501.
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Driving to Costco, I spotted an Bald Eagle flying West over I-405 just north of the Northeast 85th Street exit. I am so blessed and in the “FLOW”.🦅
“How to be happy when you are miserable. Plant Japanese poppies with cornflowers and mignonette, and bed out the petunias among the sweet-peas so that they shall scent each other. See the sweet-peas coming up. Drink very good tea out of a thin Worcester cup of a colour between apricot and pink…”
Rumer Godden (British Author; December 10th, 1907 to November 8th, 1998)
“It was the small things that helped, taken one by one and savored. Make yourself savour them.”
Rumer Godden (British Author; December 10th, 1907 to November 8th, 1998)
“The soulcraft of creating and sustaining safe havens, set apart from the world, in which to seek and savor small authentic joys.”
“…everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emotional and a spiritual. Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time, but unless we go into every room every day, even if only to keep it aired, we are not a complete person.”
Indian proverb
“I spend time in each room everyday as that is living fully into every day and every moment.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 142 to 144 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
My Distilled Life 