June 4th, 2026 @ 8:01AM
Driving to work, I spotted a Bald Eagle circling my work parking lot. I’m so blessed and in the “FLOW”.🦅
Eagle Sighting 6-4-26
Eagle Sighting 6-4-26
June 4th, 2026 @ 7:50AM
Driving to work, I spotted a pair of Bald Eagles circling I-90 in the wind. I am so blessed and in the “FLOW”.🦅🦅
Eagle Sighting 6-4-26
June 4th, 2026 @ 7:40AM
Driving to work, I spotted an Bald Eagle flying north into Bellevue from across the I-90 freeway. I am so blessed and in the “FLOW”.🦅
Daily Gratitude 6-3-26
June 3rd, 2026
- “We learned about gratitude and humility – that so many people had a hand in our success.” – Michelle Obama
- “When I pray, I always thank Mother Nature for all the beauty in the world. It’s about having an attitude of gratitude.” – Miranda Kerr
- “Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” – Doris Day
- “Being grateful does not mean that everything is necessarily good. It just means that you can accept it as a gift.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie
My Musical Life 6-3-26
June 3rd, 2026
#51 I’ve Gotta Be Me (Sammy Davis Jr.) 👍🏼
Whether I’m right or whether I’m wrong
Whether I find a place in this world or never belong
I gotta be me, I’ve gotta be me
What else can I be but what I am
I want to live, not merely survive
And I won’t give up this dream
Of life that keeps me alive
I gotta be me, I gotta be me
The dream that I see makes me what I am
That far away prize, a world of success
Is waiting for me if I heed the call
I won’t settle down, won’t settle for less
As long as there’s a chance that I can have it all
I’ll go it alone, that’s how it must be
I can’t be right for somebody else
If I’m not right for me
I gotta be free, I’ve gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die
I’ve gotta be me
I’ll go it alone, that’s how it must be
I can’t be right for somebody else
If I’m not right for me
I gotta be free, I just gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die
I gotta be me
My Abundant Life 6-3-26
June 3rd, 2026
Ask, Ask, Ask
“Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”
Matthew 7:7
“I have recently discovered something that’s brought a sense of adventure to my daily round. It’s so simple, it’s scary. It’s asking for what we want. Help. Advice. Wisdom. Guidance. Information–especially information.”
“We don’t ask because we’re afraid somebody will say ‘no.’ But when wishful thinking doesn’t magically manifest what we want, we feel we’ve been denied. So, in future, we choose not to ask, but continue to wish, existing in a constant state of deprivation.”
“Ask for what you need and want. Ask to be taught the right questions. Ask to be answered. Ask for the Divine Plan of your life to unfold though joy. Ask politely. Ask with passion. Ask with a grateful heart and you will be heard. Just ask.”
“I am learning to exercise this muscle more. I am learning to not be attached to the answer as I build this muscle. Instead, I am just asking for what I need and want so that the ask itself gets easier.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 192 to 193 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
Daily Gratitude 6-2-26
June 2nd, 2026
- “Always have an attitude of gratitude.” – Sterling K. Brown
- “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy
- “I’m just thankful for the people that never left me and equally thankful for those who did.” – Nitya Prakash
- “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward
- “I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.” – Brene Brown
My Musical Life 6-2-26
June 2nd, 2026
#50 More Today Than Yesterday (The Spiral Starecase) 👍🏼
… I don’t remember what day it was
I didn’t notice what time it was
All I know is that I fell in love with you
And if all my dreams come true
I’ll be spending time with you
… Every day’s a new day in love with you
With each day comes a new way of loving you
Every time I kiss your lip my mind starts to wander
If all my dreams come true
I’ll be spending time with you
… Oh, I love you more today than yesterday
But not as much as tomorrow
I love you more today than yesterday
But, darling, not as much as tomorrow
… Tomorrow’s date means springtime’s just a day away
Cupid, we don’t need ya now, be on your way
I thank the Lord for love like ours that grows ever stronger
And I always will be true
I know you feel the same way too
… Oh, I love you more today than yesterday
But not as much as tomorrow
I love you more today than yesterday
But only half as much as tomorrow
… Every day’s a new day, every time I love ya
Every way’s a new way, every time I love ya
Every day’s a new day, every time I kiss ya
Every way’s a new way, oh, how I love ya
Every day’s a new day, every time I love ya
Every day’s a new day, every time I love ya
My Abundant Life 6-2-26
June 2nd, 2026
In Praise of Modesty
“Style is to see beauty in modesty.”
Andrée Putman (French Production Designer; December 23rd, 1925 to January 19th, 2013)
“Meditate on modesty for a moment. What if she isn’t the self-effacing, shy, retiring, nerdy virtue we’ve thought she is? What if Modesty is really passion restrained? What if modesty is a virtue so full of her own smoldering sense of self that she isn’t distracted by the glitz?”
“…the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.”
Oliver Herford (American Writer & Illustrator; December 2nd, 1860 to July 5th, 1935)
“People with an authentic style know what they are, but even more important, they know what they are not. They don’t care about labels. They care about personal expression.”
“I definitely know who I am not. However, this still leaves me a bit a loss to my style.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 191 to 192 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
Daily Gratitude 6-1-26
June 1st, 2026
- “Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” – A.A. Milne, “Winnie-the-Pooh”
- “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” – Elbert Hubbard
- “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” – Denis Waitley
- “I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.” – Will Arnett
- “Live a life full of humility, gratitude, intellectual curiosity, and never stop learning.” – GZA
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