My Abundant Life 4-8-26

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April 8th, 2026

More Dash Than Cash

“Good taste shouldn’t have to cost anything extra.”

Micky Drexler (American Businessman; August 17th, 1944)

“Seek ye first the kingdom of Heaven, and the Maserati will get here when it’s supposed to.”

Marianne Williamson (American Author; July 8th, 1952)

“Your creativity is a Spirit-given gift.”

“I find when I feel most creative is when I put together the best stylish outfits.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 111-112 of 501.

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

My Storied Life 4-7-26

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April 7th, 2026

1968 Top 10 Highest-Grossing & Award Winning Films

  • Charly 👍🏼
    • 41st Academy Awards Best Actor: Cliff Robertson
    • 26th Golden Globe Awards Best Screenplay, Adapted in a Drama, Comedy or Musical: Stirling Silliphant
    • 26th Golden Globe Awards Best Screenplay, Original in a Drama, Comedy or Musical: Stirling Silliphant

“Cliff Robertson actually did a very good job at playing both parts of himself in this film. Even the future predictions he made for 2018 were mostly correct from the writer’s ideas in 1968. Maybe sometimes ignorance IS bliss.”

Daily Gratitude 4-7-26

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April 7th, 2026

  • I appreciate getting into my car after it has warmed up in the sun all day.
  • I am grateful for an excellent sniffer as I love to smell the wonderful bakes and cooks my lovely husband creates.
  • I am grateful for the color blue as it is my favorite and my eye color.
  • I appreciate the vast music library on Spotify affording me the opportunity to listen to anything I desire.
  • I am blessed to have a silly sense of humor and love that my silliness tickles my husband.

My Musical Life 4-7-26

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April 7th, 2026

#91 The Mighty Quinn (Manfred Mann) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn🪄
Everybody’s building ships and boats
Some are building monuments
Others jotting down notes
Everybody’s in despair
Every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody’s gonna jump for joy🪄
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn🪄
I like to go just like the west, I like my sugar sweet
But jumping queues and making haste
Just ain’t my cup of meat
Everyone’s beneath the trees feeding pigeons on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
All the pigeons gonna run to him🪄
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn🪄
Let me do what I wanna do, I can’t decide at all
Just tell me where to put it
And I’ll tell you who to call
Nobody can get no sleep, there’s someone on everyone’s toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody’s gonna want to doze🪄
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn

My Abundant Life 4-7-26

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April 7th, 2026

Come Alive With Color

“With color, for the price of a pot of paint, people can express their own style and individuality. But, as with style, a gift for color has to be developed by experiment. If you don’t dare, you are doomed to dullness.”

Shirley Conran (English Author and Designer; September 21st, 1932 to May 9th, 2024)

“To build a wardrobe with staying power, invest in classic colors for the foundation—black, white, navy, gray, beige, camel, tan, khaki, ivory, and the ‘reds’ including wine and russet.”

“The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most.”

John Ruskin (English Art Critic; February 8th, 1819 to January 20th, 1900)

“I like the idea of selecting color chips from a paint store to begin building your color palette.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 110-111 of 501.

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

My Musical Life 4-6-26

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April 6th, 2026

#90 Say It Loud, I’m Black & I’m Proud (James Brown) 👍🏼

Lyrics:
Uh, with your bad self
Say it louder (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it louder (I’m Black and I’m proud)🪄
Looky here
Some people say we got a lot of malice
Some say it’s a lotta nerve
But I say we won’t quit moving
Until we get what we deserve
We’ve been ‘buked and we’ve been scorned
We’ve been treated bad, talked about
As sure as you’re born
But just as sure as it take two eyes to make a pair, huh
Brother, we can’t quit until we get our share🪄
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
One more time, say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)🪄
I’ve worked on jobs with my feet and my hands
But all the work I did was for the other man
And now we demands a chance
To do things for ourselves
We’re tired of beating our heads against the wall
And working for someone else🪄
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)🪄
Ow!
Ooh-wee, you’re killing me
Alright, uh, you’re out of sight
Alright, so tough, you’re tough enough
Ooh-wee, uh, you’re killing me, ow🪄
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it louder (I’m Black and I’m proud)🪄
Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
We’re tired of beating our heads against the wall
And working for someone else
Look here, there’s one thing more I got to say right here
Now, we’re people, we like the birds and the bees
And we’d rather die on our feet than keep living on our knees🪄
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Ow!🪄
Uh, alright now
Lordy
You know we can do the boogaloo
Now we can say we do the Funky Broadway
Now we do
Ha, sometimes we dance, we sing, and we talk
You know I do like, I do the Camel Walk
Alright now, ha, alright
Alright now, ha🪄
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Let me hear ya, say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)🪄
Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves
We’re tired of beating our heads against the wall
And working for someone else, huh
You know, we are people, too
We like the birds and the bees
But we’d rather die on our feet
Than keep living on our knees🪄
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Let me hear ya, ha
Say it loud, h (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Ow!🪄
ooh-wee, you’re killing me
Alright, uh, outta sight, alright, you’re outta sight
Ooh-wee, oh Lord
Ooh-wee, you’re killing me
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wee, ooh-wee, OW🪄
Say it loud, huh (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
God, I feel it, say it loud, uh (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Say it loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)

My Abundant Life 4-6-26

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April 6th, 2026

Classic Chic 101: The Color Story

“Adornment is never anything but a reflection of the self.””

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

“To build a wardrobe with staying power, invest in classic colors for the foundation—black, white, navy, gray, beige, camel, tan, khaki, ivory, and the ‘reds’ including wine and russet.”

“I like the idea of building my wardrobe based on classic base colors to build upon.”

–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 108-110 of 501.

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

Daily Gratitude 4-5-26

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April 5th, 2026

  • I am grateful for our ‘Hobbit House’ as a sanctuary for our daily life together with my family.
  • I am grateful to live in such a lush green state.
  • I am thankful to see blooming flowers everyday on my commute to work.”
  • I appreciate having access to clean potable water to enjoy a warm morning shower…GLORIOUS!
  • I appreciate our Hyundai Venue for being a reliable and thrift tool to commute to work and run our daily errands.