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A very warm welcome to you! Thank you so much for taking the time to visit. My purpose for having this blog is to offer a place of serenity, encouragement and to hopefully brighten your day from the hustle and bustle of life. This is a blog where everyone is welcome, and all ages are welcome. From near or far, children to the elderly, I hope to provide in my posts a chance for you to relax, smile, laugh or just take time to unwind, to live in the moment.
Hello dear friends and fellow bloggers! A very warm welcome to you all! Thank you so much for stopping by, I really appreciate the time you take to come here, and for your kind comments.
Some of you have wondered if I speak French. Yes, I do! The translations on my blog are made by myself. I can understand French, speak French, and I also read and write in French.(my written French is not perfect, but definitely understood.)
Here are today's selections, which I hope will be a source of enjoyment and positivity for you!
At a time like this, it's so important to remember what really matters. To love those we love. To hold on to each other. Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love, and we need miracles now. - Marianne Williamson
Purrs of Wisdom with Ingrid King
It's your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don't take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver. - Betty White
She found joy and wonder in every little thing. And joy and wonder always found her. - Katrina Mayer
Let's design our lifestyle in a way that helps protect and restore our environment. The happier the planet Earth, the happier we'll be.
Archi-living
Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.
Unknown
The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light. - Sara Ajna
Healthy Place
Mental health is just as important as physical health.
Enchanting Minds
If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us. - David Suzuki
I am just so very grateful this very second just to be able to see, just to be able to breathe, to be able to walk, to hear, to love, to live. Enjoy, every second is a precious gift!
Sketches in Stillness
Always remember...a few tears in your tutu can't stop you from dancing. - Jane Lee Logan
Princess Sassy Pants & Co.
Sometimes, you need to burn bridges to stop yourself from crossing them again.
Spirit Science
Dance before the music is over. Live before your life is over.
Positive Energy+
People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile. - David Attenborough
Today's teardrops are tomorrow's rainbows. - Ricky Nelson
Louise Myers Visual Social Media
Cats' hearing apparatus is built to allow the human voice to easily go in one ear and out the other. - Stephen Baker :)
sWheat Scoop
Don't believe everything you think.
Tiny Buddha
Look for life's glimmers.
Buddha Doodles
Anger is fake power. We don't actually control anyone with our anger. When we choose to use anger, it ends up controlling us. - Danny Lee Silk
Fund Razr
Sometimes you have to be strong when you feel like giving up, have to fight when you just want to run away. Because sometimes that is all you can do to keep going.
Di Riseborough
I am sorry if you've heard otherwise, but the truth is, you are not at all difficult to love.
The Latest Kate
Reflect upon your blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. - Charles Dickens
A Bountiful Love
When you feel insecure, insignificant, little and unknown, remember that everything that's big, started from being small. Strive hard and someday, you too, can be a somebody. - Dimas Chiviri
Bedeempled Brain
Not a single creature deserves to be mistreated or abused. Not a one. - Anthony Douglas Williams
Emily's Quotes
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Mahatma Gandhi
Unknown
Raphael Vavasseur Art
The following are my own photos, which I took this month on my cellphone. You can click on any image to see a larger view. Dollarama, a Canadian store, is a favourite of mine.
Tigre Geant (Giant Tiger in English) This is another of my favourite stores. This store is also Canadian.
This is a front seat siege reserve (reserved seat...there are around 3 of them near the front of the bus) on a Montreal bus. Again, as I have mentioned in my previous posts, in Quebec, French is always first, and the text is always larger. English is beneath the French description, in a smaller text. This is to alert the public that these seats are predominantly for handicapped people or a pregnant woman. Someone with a walker or cane, for example, or who may be using crutches. As well, note the picture with the dog. This could be a blind person or anyone that has a working dog.
This is a telephone booth that is a replica of the ones in England...as far as I know. What is unique about this is that this particular model is the only one in Quebec, as far as I know! This is situated in the Town of Mount Royal.
The following photos are ones I took on a walk in a park in August.
Take a walk down memory lane with this 1960's Purina Cat Chow TV Commercial!
A Just for Laughs Gag (Juste pour Rire in French) done here in Montreal.
Traditional Irish Dancers video.
The Forest's Illusion by Elias Blasing (soft piano music)
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Hello dear friends and fellow bloggers! A very warm welcome to you all! Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope that today's picks will help to bring some joy, laughter and positivity to you day!
Be in touch with what is wondrous, refreshing and healing, both inside and around yourself. - Thich Nhat Hanh
Purrs of Wisdom with Ingrid King
Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember that we are both inhabitants and stewards of nature in our neighbourhoods. - David Suzuki
Mantra for anxiety: This is not you. This is something moving through you. It can leave out of the same door it came in. - James Clear
Ann Silvers
Today...whatever the present moment contain, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. - Eckhart Tolle
Positively Present
The way birds sing in the morning as you sip your coffee - it's not just background noise, it's nature's way of saying, "Welcome to a new day."
Inspiring and Positive Quotes
Stress is the alarm clock that lets you know you've attached to something not true for you. - Byron Katie
Declutter the Mind
Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person. - Plato
Agape
Our attitude towards life determines life's attitude towards us. - John Mitchell
Parade
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. - Sir Winston Churchill
Motivation Matters
When life gives you lemons, make sure it's not because you're growing a lemon tree.
Karen Salmansohn
Kindness melts defenses. Kindness softens edges. Kindness pierces armor. Kindness eradicates shame. Kindness lightens loads. Kindness awakens hope. Kindness clears debris. Kindness invites connection. Kindness opens hearts. Kindness bridges souls. Kindness inspires kindness. Let us always be kind. - Jeff Brown
Di Riseborough
Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age and dreams are forever. - Walt Disney
Little Yellow Star
I regret nothing. Nothing. (I ate the steak of my owner) :)
Unknown
Why do cats make horrible DJs? They always paws (pause) the tunes. :)
Parade
Raphael Vavasseur Art
Lucie Bilodeau Art
Wendy Anderson Art
Henriette Ronner Art
Tatjana Cechun Art
Heidi Shaulis Art
Krasi Art
The following photos are my own which I took on my cellphone this month. You can click on any image to see a larger view.
This is what a Canada Post public mailbox looks like. Note the graffiti on the bottom. Even Federal property such as this Canada Post mailbox is unfortunately not immune to graffiti.
This is what a regular stop sign looks like in Quebec.
This is what a Montreal bus stop looks like.
This is what a stop sign may look like in a Montreal town; in this case, Town of Mount Royal. However, the majority of stop signs in Quebec are in French, with the word ARRET (like in one of my photos above)
A mural I saw on the side of a building.
This sign is at a stop sign close to a school, on the sidewalk close to the road. It is a reminder to drivers "Attention to our children!"
I took this photo on one of my walks in August. These things were swaying in the beautiful breeze. Although I do not know what they are called, for some reason I am thinking 'bulrushes'.
A Just for Laughs Gag (Juste pour Rire in French) video, done here in Montreal. Enjoy! :)
Cooling off in fountain at the park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg on Finland Gulf
Traditional German Dance - Upper Swabian Folk Dance
Take a walk down memory lane with this 1960's Pillsbury TV Commercial featuring Maureen McCormick who played the role of Marsha Brady on The Brady Bunch!
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