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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.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Smiles and Thoughts
Hello dear friends and fellow bloggers! A very warm welcome to you all! Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to visit me here! I really appreciate you all so much! Happy Earth Day! I have only one YouTube video recommendation for today!
The channel is called MindFrame. There are plenty of short videos that will help you to understand others better...or even yourself! Lots of psychology here. If this sounds like something you might enjoy, the YouTube channel is called MindFrame.
Here are today's picks, which I hope will brighten your day!
Are you having a bad day? Do you want my box to play with? :) (I thought this one had an awwww factor) LOL!
The Daily Quotes
Take a leap of faith; trust you'll land on all four paws. :)
Love To Know
Follow your heart. Live in the moment. Choose happiness. Always be kind.
Natural Life
Keep going. You're growing in ways you can't see and making progress even if it doesn't feel like it. -Lori Deschene
Tiny Buddha
This is your little weekly reminder that you are not alone. You are so loved and you can handle whatever this week sends your way.
Sketches in Stillness
You have dealt with so much, and done the best that you can, take a moment now to appreciate how strong you are. - Karen Salmansohn
Best of Quotes with Meaning
The capacity to care is what gives life its deepest significance. - Pablo Casals
Stable Express
Which artist do goats love the most? Vincent Van Goat :)
Reader's Digest
One time a cop pulled me over for running a stop sign. He said, "Didn't you see the stop sign?" I said, "Yeah, but I don't believe everything I read." -Steven Wright :)
Start every day off with a smile and get it over with. - WC Fields :)
Bright Drops
There is nothing in nature that blooms all year long, so don't expect yourself to do so, either.
Natural Life
Slow living quotes
Embrace simplicity. Find your rhythm. Practice mindfulness. Spend more time in nature. Savor the moment. Take it easy. Enjoy simple pleasures. Live intentionally.
Route to Longevity
You may delay, but time will not. -Benjamin Franklin
Reader's Digest
Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not. - Stephen King
Reader's Digest
Be kind...it's impossible to raise yourself up by putting others down.
Princess Sassy Pants & Co.
When others try to rain on your dreams, carry an umbrella and dream on! -Jane Lee Logan
Princess Sassy Pants & Co.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
I Love Fourways
The past is painful, the future is uncertain, let's just live for right now.
The Latest Kate
The following photos are my own, which I took with my cellphone on Saturday, April 18th. You can click on any image to see a larger view. This first photo is a tree...blowing in the wind. I have no idea what kind of tree it is, but it is pretty.
I thought the sky was beautiful and decided to take this photo.
My new pair of Skechers! I purchased them a couple of weeks ago. They are wide, which I like, and very comfortable. They are the slip-ins (slip-ons?) This is the first time I have purchased this brand and I am absolutely thrilled with them!
The following video is a Just for Laughs Gag (Juste pour Rire in French) done in Europe! As I have mentioned before and this is for those who are new to my blog and may not know this, most of these Just for Laughs Gags are done here in Montreal, which is their headquarters and where these gags began! They have traveled to different countries on occasion to do their gags, and this is one of those times. Enjoy! :
Cat asks mom to train on the treadmill daily :) (The Dodo)
Wild fish follows his diver best friend everywhere (The Dodo)
Someday we'll be Together - Diana Ross and the Supremes (The Ed Sullivan Show)
The long and winding road (The Beatles)
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Hello Linda Yes, your first meme definitely had the awwww factor :) I did enjoy your photographs. Many of my friends like Skechers, I haven't yet tried them.
I agree with you Linda that the first pic is cuteness overload! Definitely one with the awwww factor as you said! Oh, your shoes look very comfy. Very nice!
The sky is beautiful, and looks very cold. Once you buy slip-ons, you'll never go back to tying laces. I wish we had them when we visited Japan where shoes have to be removed in so many places.
I really like the one about not blooming all year long and the one about not raising yourself up by putting others down. The sky shot is so pretty! I like the wide toed shoes too and those sketchers slip ons are nice!
dear linda. morning greetings from kuala lumpur. today, my faculty is having earth day mini celebration so we are planting some flower trees and other small trees somewhere around here. anyway, i'm so excited to see your new pair of skechers!! i will write an entry about my new skechers too! i ended up buying it because the shoes that I bought the other day are not so comfy to have a long walk, if i may ask, how much is your skechers? in Malaysia, the price is not really cheap but still affordable...anyway for today, i choose this quote: Follow your heart. Live in the moment. Choose happiness. Always be kind... take care dear linda!
Boa noite minha querida amiga Linda. A reflexão que eu mais gostei: "Continue. Você está crescendo de maneiras que não consegue ver e progredindo e progredindo mesmo que não pareça". Uma excelente noite de quarta-feira, grande abraço do seu amigo brasileiro.
Slow living quotes Embrace simplicity. Find your rhythm. Practice mindfulness. Spend more time in nature. Savor the moment. Take it easy. Enjoy simple pleasures. Live intentionally. This is becoming my mantra.
Skechers have saved my walking life, Linda. They are the most reliable shoe I've ever owned and I treasure the support they've given me physically, and I'm so grateful for God's spiritual support that bolsters and gives strength to every aspect of my being. Blessings!
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Hello Linda
ReplyDeleteYes, your first meme definitely had the awwww factor :)
I did enjoy your photographs.
Many of my friends like Skechers, I haven't yet tried them.
Enjoy the rest of your week.
All the best Jan
I agree with you Linda that the first pic is cuteness overload! Definitely one with the awwww factor as you said! Oh, your shoes look very comfy. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteVincent van Goat... *groan*
ReplyDeleteHow can anyone resist an adorable little baby kitty? They are so sweet and tiny.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
The sky is beautiful, and looks very cold.
ReplyDeleteOnce you buy slip-ons, you'll never go back to tying laces. I wish we had them when we visited Japan where shoes have to be removed in so many places.
I know a lot of people (both female and male) who swear by Sketchers, but they're too wide for my feet.
ReplyDeleteMy Skechers are great. Boots and slipons. I like Skechers a lot. And the little kitty offering her box to play with! Awww.
ReplyDeleteI really like the one about not blooming all year long and the one about not raising yourself up by putting others down.
ReplyDeleteThe sky shot is so pretty!
I like the wide toed shoes too and those sketchers slip ons are nice!
dear linda. morning greetings from kuala lumpur. today, my faculty is having earth day mini celebration so we are planting some flower trees and other small trees somewhere around here. anyway, i'm so excited to see your new pair of skechers!! i will write an entry about my new skechers too! i ended up buying it because the shoes that I bought the other day are not so comfy to have a long walk, if i may ask, how much is your skechers? in Malaysia, the price is not really cheap but still affordable...anyway for today, i choose this quote: Follow your heart. Live in the moment. Choose happiness. Always be kind... take care dear linda!
ReplyDeleteBoa noite minha querida amiga Linda. A reflexão que eu mais gostei: "Continue. Você está crescendo de maneiras que não consegue ver e progredindo e progredindo mesmo que não pareça". Uma excelente noite de quarta-feira, grande abraço do seu amigo brasileiro.
ReplyDeleteHi, Linda! I'm from Malaysia. Following you here.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have some friends who all just LOVE their Skechers slip-ons! Enjoy your new pair!
ReplyDeleteYay. Just the kinds of happy themes I love.
ReplyDeleteSlow living quotes
ReplyDeleteEmbrace simplicity. Find your rhythm. Practice mindfulness. Spend more time in nature. Savor the moment. Take it easy. Enjoy simple pleasures. Live intentionally.
This is becoming my mantra.
God bless.
I like this one:
ReplyDeleteYou have dealt with so much, and done the best that you can, take a moment now to appreciate how strong you are. - Karen Salmansohn
Skechers have saved my walking life, Linda. They are the most reliable shoe I've ever owned and I treasure the support they've given me physically, and I'm so grateful for God's spiritual support that bolsters and gives strength to every aspect of my being. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your recommendation. Your post is inspirational
ReplyDeleteSome fun and amazing quotes today, Linda.
ReplyDeletekeeping things slow and easy, thats my jam!!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from an Indonesian blogger! Happy to have found your blog.
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