#20 Dance To The Music (Sly & The Family Stone) 👍🏼
Lyrics: Sing, get on up and dance to the music Get on up and dance to the music Dance to the Music, dance to the music Dance to the Music, dance to the music All we need is a drummer For people who only need a beat, yeah I’m gonna add a little guitar And make it easy to move your feet I’m gonna add some bottom So that the dancers just won’t hide You might like to hear my organ I said ride Sally ride, now (Cynthia, what? Gerry, what?) If I could hear the horns blow Cynthia on the throne, yeah Listen to me Cynthia and Jerry got a message that’s sayin’ All the squares, go home, yeah-yeah Listen to the voices Dance to the Music, dance to the music Dance to the Music, dance to the music
“What I mean by living to one’s self is living in the world, as in it, not of it.”
William Hazlitt (English Essayist, Drama and Literary Critic, Painter, Social Commentator, and Philosopher; April 10th, 1778 ~ September 18th, 1830)
“The world is too much with us…Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.”
William Wordsworth (English Romantic Poet; April 7th, 1770 ~ April 23rd, 1850)
“…despite all the doom and gloom that constantly assaults our senses, there is a way for us to ransom our lives and reclaim our futures: it consists in truning away from the world to recognize what in life makes us truly happy…But once we obtain this inner knowledge, we will possess the ability to transform our outer world.”
“You can live a lifetime and, at the end of it, know more about other people than you know abut yourself.”
Beryl Markham (English-born Kenyan Aviator, Adventurer, Racehorse Trainer and Author; October 26th, 1902 ~ August 3rd, 1986)
“Wean yourself away from the opinions of others—however talented, creative, and celebrated they may be—as you continue to journey within. Absorb the shock of becoming aware that many of your preferences and opinions are not truly your own. BEgin, instead, to listen for the whisper of your authentic self telling you which way to go. We are always being shown the next steps of our uniquely personal journey.”
“Only when the clamor of the outside world is silenced will you be able to hear the Deeper Vibration. Listen carefully. Spirit’s playing your song.”
“Today I am committed to finding way to practice self-acceptance.” (Heather Houston 2-5-22)
Embrace what makes me unique.
Let go of the things I can’t change.
Identify my strengths.
Set goals.
Celebrate my accomplishments.
Plan ahead.
Think positively.
Be kind to myself.
Get involved.
Find support.
“Flash forward and I really have evolved into really accepting and loving myself. For most my life I struggled with trying to be something I thought others wanted me to be…a hamster on a hamster wheel. Now I am free to be me and that is perfect!” (Heather Houston 2-5-26)
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 39-40 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
Driving northbound to work on 23rd Avenue near Garfield High School, I spotted a beautiful bald eagle circling the Swedish Hospital campus area to the west of me. 🦅
Driving to work at the intersection of Rainier Avenue South and South Jackson Street, I spotted a beautiful bald eagle circling a couple apartment buildings in South King Street area. It was originally perched on one of the building about a block from where I was sitting at a stoplight. Suddenly, it dropped off the building and began catching the updrafts in a circle around this area. 🦅
“Grateful for acetaminophen to ease the pain of my biopsy site.”(Heather Houston 2-4-26)
“I am thankful it is HUMP DAY!”(Heather Houston 2-4-26)
“I appreciate our manager meeting did not run overtime as I need the gifted time back to get a few tasks completed.”(Heather Houston 2-4-26)
“I am blessed for a beautiful meal prepared by my loving husband…BBQ RIBS!” (Heather Houston 2-4-26)
“I am blessed that my mother’s health is improving.”❤️(Heather Houston 2-4-26)
“I am thankful for workdays…especially on Fridays…when I get all my work “To Do’s” completed before the weekend.” (Heather Houston 2-4-22)
“I appreciate finding a everyday red wine blend,”Four In Hand”, which was so lovely, I think I need to get a case.” (Heather Houston 2-4-22)
“I am thankful to be able to cook alongside my partner as we create and epic rib eye steak dinner!” (Heather Houston 2-4-22)
“I am thankful the 4th season of “Yellowstone” is turning out as good as the prior seasons!” (Heather Houston 2-4-22)
“I am grateful to my partner for calling me on my shit. I was espousing my attachment to my life circumstances. Oh wooo is me! Laying bed later, I realize that I was attached to being a victim of my life. Instead, he urged me to practice acceptance of my life…good and bad. Very hard pill to swallow when you actually confront it newly. I am committed to practice acceptance of all part of me and my life. I’m sure this will be a life long journey.” (Heather Houston 2-4-22)
Lyrics: The sound of your footsteps Tell me that you’re near Your soft gentle motion, babe Brings out a need in me that nobody hears, except In my midnight confessions When I tell all the world that I love you In my midnight confessions When I say all the things that I want to I love you There’s a little gold ring you wear on your hand Makes me understand There’s another before me, you’ll never be mine I’m wastin’ my time Staggering through the daytime Your image on my mind I’m passing so close beside you, baby ‘Cause sometimes the feelings are so hard to hide, but In my midnight confessions When I tell all the world that I love you In my midnight confessions When I say all the things that I want to I love you There’s a little gold ring you wear on your hand Makes me understand There’s another before me, you’ll never be mine I’m wastin’ my time In my midnight confession When I tell all the world that I love you In my midnight confessions When I say all the things that I want to Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Robert Browning (English Poet and Playwright; May 7th, 1812 ~ December 12th, 1889)
“Making the absolute best of ourselves is not an easy task. It is a pleasurable pursuit, it is the reason we were born, but it requires patience, persistence, and perseverance.”
“…someone has to trun on the switch. Asking is the way of activating spiritual electricity. When there is Light we see remarkably well. We see with clarity. And what we can see if we look deep within is that the authentic self is the Soul made visible.”
“Do not try to remake yourself into something you’re not. Just try making the best of what God made. The sacred art and craft of nurturing our souls of those we love is Simple Abundance soulcraft. Begin today by turning on the Light.”
“T.G.I.F. I love Fridays! It means I get to spend several uninterrupted days with the love of my life. For me that is heaven, peace, love and bliss. Tick tock…almost time to get myself home.” (Heather Houston 2-4-22)
“I am very aware that I have access to the Flow of the universe and have turned on the light switch. I have come to understand in the past I was only haphazardly turning this on when I was competing or needed to preform. Now I see I have access whenever I want. When I do, my husband sees me as the sexy, hot fun chic. I like that. She is here and I am SHE!” (Heather Houston 2-4-26)
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 38-39 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
Driving to work westbound, I spotted a beautiful bald eagle perched on the new railway wind gauge pole at the midspan point of the bridge. WOW…they are huge birds and so regal.🦅
“I am grateful the bruising and healing is improving on my biopsy site.”(Heather Houston 2-3-26)
“I am blessed to be witness to a beautiful pink fog enveloping Seattle this morning on my commute to work.”(Heather Houston 2-3-26)
” I am thankful my coworker has a healthy sense of humor. Most people live too hard.” (Heather Houston 2-3-26)
“I appreciate my husband’s adventurous chefiness in making a pistachio pesto for our pizza…EPIC!”(Heather Houston 2-3-26)
“I am blessed to have a warm cozy bed to end my day in.” (Heather Houston 2-3-26)
“I appreciate being able to have some time post work to catch up on my abundance reading. I am trying to BE in this space. (Heather Houston 2-3-22)
“I am thankful my partner researched some used car options for me to test drive.” (Heather Houston 2-3-22)
“I am thankful we chose fast food as an option as the used car dealership was dragging out and I was famished. However, could the McDonald’s drive through be any slower…GEEZ!” (Heather Houston 2-3-22)
“I am grateful my partner guided me to leave a deal once the terms began changing.” (Heather Houston 2-3-22)
“I am blessed to have a partner and dog who patiently waited for me to leave a sour deal at a used car dealership and arrive home just in time to warm up and head to bed. Thank you Neil and Kiva!!” 💕 (Heather Houston 2-3-22)
Lyrics: Sure is mellow grazin’ in the grass (grazin’ in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?) What a trip just watchin’ as the world goes past (grazin’ in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?) There are too many groovy things to see while grazin’ in the grass (grazin’ in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?) Flowers with colours for takin’, everything outta sight (grazin’ in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?) The sun peekin’ out between the leaves (grazin’ in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?) And the bir-ir-ir-irds dartin’ in and out of the trees (grazin’ in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?) Everything here is so clear, you can see it And everything here is so real, you can feel it And it’s real, so real, so real, so real, so real, so real Can you dig it? I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, we can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it Oh, let’s dig it. Can you dig it, baby? I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, we can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it Oh, let’s dig it. Can you dig it, baby? —— instrumental break —— The sun peekin’ out between the leaves (grazin’ in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?) And the bir-ir-ir-irds dartin’ in and out of the trees (grazin’ in the grass, yes, baby, can you dig it?) Everything here is so clear, you can see it And everything here is so real, you can feel it And it’s real, so real, so real, so real, so real, so real Can you dig it? I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, we can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it Oh, let’s dig it. Can you dig it, baby? I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, we can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it Oh, let’s dig it. Can you dig it, baby? [repeat and fade
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