Celebrate Seasons and Life!

Hello dear friends and fellow bloggers! A very warm welcome to you all! Thank you so much for taking the time to come and visit me here! I really appreciate each and every one of you!

Here are today's choices, which I hope will brighten your day.

When was the last time you played hooky?  :)

                 Purrs of Wisdom with Ingrid King

If you want to write, keep cats. - Aldous Huxley

                                 That's Meow

I'm starting to learn that I don't have to react to everything that bothers me. Sometimes I just need to breathe, let it go and protect my peace.

                              Tiny Buddha

Keep putting out good. It will come back to you tenfold in unexpected ways.

                               Karen Salmansohn

The forest makes your heart gentle. You become one with it. No place for greed or anger there. - Pha Pachak

                                Treehugger

For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned. - Benjamin Franklin

                        Uncluttered Simplicity

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments. - Jim Rohn

                            Move with Nicole

Suffering usually relates to wantings things to be different from the way they are. - Allan Lokos

                          Very Best Quotes

Manifest plainness. Embrace simplicity. Reduce selfishness. Have few desires. - Lao Tzu

                                     Alamy

My favorite weather is bird-chirping weather. - Terri Guillemets  :)

                             Quotable Creek

We don't need to explain our love. We only need to show it.

                           Missing Moments

You can't calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass. - Timber Hawkeye

                 Purrs of Wisdom with Ingrid King

Meditation is not evasion. It is a serene encounter with reality. - Thich Nhat Hanh

                        Success Consciousness

If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of bill payments.  :)

                             Steven Wright

I love the silent, snowy world of winter mornings. - Ursula Dubosarsky

                          Quote Queendom

Winter forms our character and brings out our best. 

Everyday is special if you think so. Every moment is memorable if you feel so. Everyone is unique if you see so. Life is beautiful if you live so. Think positive and live happy...celebrate life!

Good morning!

Celebrate your life...every moment...with every fiber of your being and you cannot help but create miracles and wonders that you cannot now imagine.

Wix Dot Com

Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow. - Helen Keller

Pass It On, The Foundation for a Better Life

I stayed in a really old hotel last night. They sent me a wake-up letter. - Steven Wright  :)

Hoopoe Quotes

Canadian Highway Patrol  :)

Meanwhile in Canada

Attacking people with disabilities is the lowest display of power I can think of. - Morgan Freeman

QuotesGram

Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you've got a big heart and aren't afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength. - Brigitte Nicole

Healthy Place

A true friend is someone that understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you today, just the way you are.

Guidepost of Light

The following photos are my own, which I took with my cellphone in downtown Montreal at night on November 21st. Again, I am new at taking night photos, so I guess with time my photos will improve. You can click on any image to see a larger view.

I took this one across the street from my target, which were two lovely deer sculptures, nicely lit up!

I found this what I think is a squirrel sculpture, outside of a church building, nicely lit up. (again, downtown Montreal)

The following video is a Just for Laughs Gag (Juste pour Rire) done here in Montreal! Enjoy!  :)

Cat Saves Little Boy from Being Attacked by Neighbor's Dog

Pit Bull Attack - Bravest Kitty Saves 97 Year Old Owner!

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Harp Hymn) by Anne Crosby Gaudet

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Lessons, Blessings and Memory

 Hello dear friends and fellow bloggers! A very warm welcome to you all! Thank you all so much for taking time out of your busy day to visit me here! I really appreciate it!

Here are today's picks, which I hope will brighten your day!

I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through. - Jules Verne   :)

                             Pets Manic Blog

If man could be crossed with a cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat. - Mark Twain  :)

                              PBS Pet Travel

My new word: "blesson" It's when you're able to view painful lessons as blessings. In other words, you see the blessing in the lesson that your challenge taught you.

                          Karen Salmansohn

For your own sanity, let people think whatever they want. - Unknown

                               Tiny Buddha

Love is the great miracle cure.

                                Louise Hay

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. - Helen Keller

                        Life Simplicity Online

(left photo...Canada goose) "The only mean Canadian"

(right photo) "Canadian surfing   :)

                      Meanwhile in Canada

Loving memories never die, as years roll on and days pass by. In our hearts a memory is kept, of ones we loved and will never forget. 

                       ReMinkie Memory Bears

Just for today, I'll keep my blessings in mind, all day long...

                          Living Life Fully

Thinking about the good old days is like flipping through a mental photo album. It's like reading pages full of stories that feel just like warm, comforting hugs, reminding us of the love from the past.

                             Quote Mantra

Sometimes life has to turn you upside down, so you can learn how to live more right side up.

                         Karen Salmansohn

You can't lose what you never had. You can't keep what's not yours, and you can't hold onto something that doesn't want to stay. - Unknown

                          Grateful Gnome

Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it or learn from it. - Rafiki, from The Lion King

                                 Life Hack

      Save a life. Adopt.

                           Madera County

Adopt...if you can't adopt, foster. If you can't foster, volunteer. If you can't volunteer, donate. If you can't donate, educate. 

                       Humane Animal Society

Staying positive doesn't mean you have to be happy all the time. It means that even on hard days you know that there are better ones coming. - Anonymous

                           Allie Marie Travels

The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much. - Henry David Thoreau

                               Real Simple

This year is almost over and sadly, not all of our family and friends made it. Never take for granted those you love.

                             Truth Follower

Winter is a season of recovery and preparation. - Paul Theroux

                            Little Yellow Star

Start the chilly winters with a warm cup of tea!

                               Halmari Tea

Help Santa deliver smiles to the kids of St. Jude with a gift of donation. - St. Jude Patient Reagan, age 3, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

              St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

The only disability in life is a bad attitude. - Scott Hamilton

                               ABC News

The following photos are my own, which I took on my cellphone on November 12th, after our first snow here in Montreal. These photos are in a park. You can click on any image to see a larger view.

This sign is French for "do not feed the animals"

A park bench covered in snow

The following video is a Just for Laughs Gag (Juste pour Rire in French) done here in Montreal. Enjoy! :)

Grandma's Homemade Cough Syrup (not the same video I shared in a previous post)

Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with lyrics) - Music for Seniors with Dementia, Memory Care (I don't think you need to have Dementia to enjoy this catchy tune! I enjoyed this!) :)

Idaho Squirrel Attacks Burglar!  :)

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