“Perhaps too much of everything is as bad as too little.”
Edna Ferber (American Novelist and Short Story Writer; April 27th, 1855 to January 24th, 1897)
“I have recently been a slave to AI as it fills my feed with native beading ideas. Accenting my clothing with beading is intriguing to me and feels authentic.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 114-116 of 501.
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“Anybody can observe the Sabbath but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week.”
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker (American Novelist, Short Story Writer, Poet, and Social Activist; February 9th, 1944 ~ )
“Some keep the Sabbath going to Church, I keep it, staying at Home.”
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (American Poet; December 10th, 1830 ~ May 15th, 1886)
“It doesn’t matter what day of the week you set aside as your own personal Sabbath, it just matters that you keep one.”
“…meditation is intentional concentration on one thing, which can be either secular or spiritual.”
“This is what the Sabbath is for: reverence, rest, renewal, rejuvenation, reassuring rituals, recreation, rejoicing, revelation, remembering how much you have to be grateful for, and saying ‘thank you!'”
“My church is anytime I commune with nature…simple…sweet!” (Heather Houston 3-3-22)
“My Sabbath is for: gratitude, sexy-time, imbibing, pleasuring, devouring, relaxing, passion, creativity and most of all…LOVING my husband.” ❤️ (Heather Houston 3-3-26)
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 70-71 of 501.
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“Sometimes a person has to go back, really back–to have a sense, an understanding of all that’s gone to make them–before they can go forward.”
Sir Paul Roderick Clucas Marshall (British Investor; August 2nd, 1959 ~ )
“On the authentic dig we shall also go in search of a mosaic: what brought us moments of happiness and contentment.”
“Let your authnetic archaeologist gather artifacts that can coax memory: old photographs, letters, mementos.”
“See what memories are triggered as you reacquaint yourself with the girl and woman you once were. Linger only on the happy times. What you are searching for is a pattern of personal, authentic pleasures and preferences. These are the chips in your mosaic.”
“The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in our significance to ourselves they find their own order…With patience and quiet observation, these events will provide the seeker in you with a ‘continuous thread of revelation.'”
Eudora Welty (American Short Story Writer, Novelist and Photographer; April 13th, 1909 ~ July 23rd, 2001)
“Before my story began…” (Heather Houston 2-20-22)
1972 Me…at my Aunt Carrie’s Baby Shower
“I think I will start with my year book to try to reconnect with classmates and find high school pictures of myself.” (Heather Houston 2-20-22)
“I have been uncovering my past to see how it lands for me now. I have been intentionally listening to the music and watching films from my birth year 1968. It has been so fun to watch and listen…waiting to see what bubbles up. I realize I have a huge music and film interest genre. I even reeled in my husband to watch a few flicks with me. I love this journey!” (Heather Houston 2-20-26)
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 53-54 of 501.
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“Before my story began…” (Heather Houston 2-15-22)
1972 Me…at my Aunt Carrie’s Baby Shower
“Today was a red letter day! I bought my first car today…2009 MINI Cooper (2dr Hatchback; 1.6L 4cyl 6M) in excellent condition with 70k in miles. I was looking for a commuter car for the next couple years before finding what is next. YEAH ME!” (Heather Houston 2-15-26)
2-12-22 2009 MINI Cooper Getting Detailed Before Purchase
“Our authentic self discovery is the exploration of within. The most mysterious vista are the touchstones and transformation tiles that mark your personal exploration. I feel blessed to be cogent and brave enough to LOOK…look and BE.” (Heather Houston 2-15-26)
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 49-50 of 501.
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My Distilled Life 