Tension, Worry, Christmas

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 picks, which I hope will brighten your day.

Happiness is the relief after extreme tension. - F. Scott Fitzgerald

                 Purrs of Wisdom with Ingrid King

I worried a lot...was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven, can I do better? Finally, I saw that worrying had come to nothing and gave it up. And took my old body and went out into the morning and sang. -Mary Oliver

                               Better Help

The holidays are a wonderful time, but they can quickly become overwhelming if you neglect to plan ahead. - Dr. Daisy Sutherland

Ineffable Living

The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves. - Wangari Maathai

Landcare Australia

There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves. -Eric Sevareid

PicMonkey

Christmas magic is silent. You don't hear it - you feel it. You know it. You believe it. -Kevin Alan Milne

Little Yellow Star

More time, less hurries, more fun, less worries, more smiles, less mess, more merry, less stress.

Blue Mountain

We don't have to continue holiday traditions that leave us broken, overwhelmed and tired. - Rachel Jonat

Tiny Buddha

May your holiday be joyful if you like it and mercifully short if you don't.

The Latest Kate

Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You're strong. You got this. Take it day by day. -Karen Salmansohn

The Horse Mafia

Oh, for the good old days when people would stop Christmas shopping when they ran out of money. -Stop the Madness

Postconsumers

Many of us feel stress and get overwhelmed not because we're taking on too much, but because we're taking on too little of what strengthens us. -Marcus Buckingham

Good Lives

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. - Maya Angelou

The Coaching Tools Company

It's cold outside... please say you'll keep me warm this winter.

Thank goodness for the first snow, it was a reminder - no matter how old you became and how much you'd seen, things could still be new if you were willing to believe they still mattered. - Candace Bushnell

Purrs of Wisdom with Ingrid King

10 Mental Health Tips to Beat the Holiday Blues

1. learn to say no 2. spend time with people you enjoy 3. act responsibly 4. do everything in moderation

5. maintain a healthy routine 6. don't overspend

7. don't isolate yourself 8. avoid drama and conflict

9. be practical 10. identify your triggers

Mind Journal

Sending love to anyone whose greatest wish this holiday season is that someone they've lost could be here to share it. May your heart find a little joy to hold alongside the pain. -Lori Deschene

Tiny Buddha

This year, let's choose simple and meaningful over perfect and stressful. - Simply Well Balanced

Tiny Buddha

There is only one place and time where you can live your life...and that is sandwiched between yesterday and tomorrow!!!

Zen to Zany

Let's never forget that being able to share the holidays with people we love is the greatest gift we could ever receive. -Lori Deschene

Tiny Buddha

Everything you've ever done, every person you've ever met, every experience you've ever had, is a part of who you are today, adding interesting layers to your being and colorful depths to your soul. Everything needed to be as it was, so you could grow as you did and do.

Karen Salmansohn

I know this time of year can be rough, so just in case no one has told you already - the world is better with you in it.

The Latest Kate

Good company warms hearts.

Buddha Doodles

People will hate you, rate you, shake you and break you. But how strong you stand is what makes you.

QuotesGram

Black bear chasing cyclist :)

Meanwhile in Canada

True happiness isn't about the things you have. It's about the thoughts you have. It's called positive thinking not positive thing-ing. -Karen Salmansohn

Thoughts and Positivity

The following photos are my own, which I took on my cellphone on December 2nd. You can click on any image to see a larger view.

All these photos are ones I took inside a Vietnamese restaurant here in Montreal!

The next two photos are of a koi pond inside the Vietnamese restaurant! There is a filter/fountain, and it is very beautiful and relaxing! Although these photos may look identical, they are not, I just tried to take a slightly different angle of this lovely koi pond in each picture. There are tiny Buddha figurines on the rocks.

This last photo was a sort of Christmas tree display in the Vietnamese restaurant. I found it unique and pretty.

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

Granite, the Police Cat :)

Alley Cat by Bent Fabric (Instrumental; piano)

Wild Squirrel Jumps on her Mom's Porch Every Day to Say "Hi" :)

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