Sunday, June 21, 2026

Choose Kindness

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


You know a real friend? Someone you know will look after your cat after you are gone. - William Burroughs

                                     Medium


Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children. - Michael Morpurgo

                                  Parade Pets


Be a lamp or a lifeboat or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. - Jalal ad-Din Rumi

       Pass It On, The Foundation for a Better Life


You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive. - Maya Angelou

                             Southern Living


A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it. - Edward Steichen

                  Great Big Photography World


Time does not change us. It just unfolds us. - Max Frisch

                            Reader's Digest


Find a way to include them. Always remind people of their worth. One small act could mean the world to them.

                         Sketches in Stillness


May beautiful things fall into place in a thousand little ways you didn't expect. - Morgan Harper Nichols

                                 Tiny Buddha


Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body. - George Carlin

                                Bored Panda


The successful leader does not talk down to people. He lifts them up. - Richard Nixon

                            We Are Teachers


To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. - Thomas Paine

                               QuotesGram


The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man. - Charles Darwin

                                   A-Z Quotes


We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. - Immanuel Kant

                                   Nature


Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person. - Plato

                                     Agape



The office sociopaths are insensitive to others, lack a social conscience and are interested only in their personal needs and desires without concern about their behavior toward others. - Holly D. Shepard and Peter J. Dean

                             Ineffable Living


I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university. - Albert Einstein

                           We Are Teachers


Some of the deepest wounds never leave a mark...be kind; you never know the invisible hurts others might be carrying.
                     Princess Sassy Pants & Co.


Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving. - John Lithgow
       Pass It On, The Foundation for a Better Life


Those of you who are regular visitors to my blog know that I don't often make any suggestions or recommendations. I saw a movie a few days ago and found it very powerful. It is on YouTube and the title is "Nobody's Child" starring Marlo Thomas. This movie is based on a true story and focuses on mental health awareness. If you are interested in mental health, I think you will find this movie very touching...and hopeful! To find the movie on YouTube, do a search...Nobody's Child movie, Marlo Thomas. This should help you find the link. What I love ❤️ about this movie is it shows how, if we look at another person in a positive way and can see the potential rather than feeling that they or the situation is hopeless, how our kindness and love can have a positive impact on them. Fantastic movie, in my opinion.


The following photos are my own, which I took on my walks here in Montreal. These were beautiful flowers that I found outside of a funeral home! I had to take these photos, I thought they were so pretty! You can click on any image to see a larger view. As usual, I don't know what type of flowers they are.



I am just going to take a guess that the yellow ones are Petunias?

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

A tiny angry squeaking frog (BBC)

Snoring hummingbird  :) (BBC)

Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers

Let's twist again - Chubby Checker (1961)

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27 comments:

  1. I love the picture with the purple and fuchsia together. The colors work well together.

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  2. I would choose kindness anytime. Those flowers are so beautiful, Linda! I will look for the movie Nobody's Child.

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  3. The photos you share from your walks are always so beautiful!! The wisdom in the memes your choose to share is always welcome! Thanks for the giggles, too! Have a happy week ahead!! xo

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  4. ...Linda, I couldn't agree more with, "A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it." Thanks for sharing this.

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  5. I have that Maya Angelou quote stuffed in one of my daily meditation books. It's interesting to see how my understanding of it changes from year to year.

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  6. Just popping in to say -- oh my, that snoring hummingbird! So adorable!

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  7. Linda reflexión . Adore las imágenes de perritos. Te mando un beso.

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  8. Olá, Linda, gostei imensamente desta sua excelente postagem,
    com ótimas imagens e citações muito verdadeiras.
    Votos de uma ótima semana, com muita paz aí no seu belo país.
    Um abraço.

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  9. Kindness is a gift we can share that costs us nothing at all. Yep the yellow flower is a petunia. A very lovely petunia.

    God bless.

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  10. The flower pictures are so beautiful!

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  11. To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. - Thomas Paine

    Your flower photos are FANTASTIC - love the pink!

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  12. The movie sounds very good and worthwhile to watch. It goes with the favorite of todays quote you shared - the one on a small acti of kindness making a big difference to someone. I've been trying to be more aware of that kind of thing.

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  13. Hello Linda. Wonderful quotes today. I think anyone can see a part of themselves in them. As someone who works in the field of mental health, I can fully understand the need for a social circle built on kindness and acceptance. Of course, finding those people is anything but easy. But it is worth the effort

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  14. A squeaking frog and a snoring hummingbird! What will nature throw at us next.

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  15. Definitely the animals have emotions

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  16. Great quotes by past presidents, that movie you suggested sounds interesting, will have to check it out. The flowers are gorgeous!
    Wishing you a great week ahead!

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  17. Dear Linda, lovely flowers photos that you took. Funeral homes here I have not seen any flowers growing in gardens 😂
    I think you are right, the yellow flowers are petunias.
    Have a good week ahead! ☀️ 🌹

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  18. I like the title of your post. We should always chose kindness.

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  19. I can’t argue with Kant about judging people by how they treat animals. I also agree with the camera quote. It’s not the camera.

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  20. I try to be like Einstein, at least when it comes to talking to people (physics is another matter.)

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  21. Be kind is something I was taught from age 2. To everyone, human or animal. Be Kind.

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  22. "we can judge the heart of a man by his treatment to animals" - totally agree! How someone treats an animal is widely considered a direct reflection of their core character.

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  23. I love starting a new week with your cats and quotes.
    The colours ! 💜🩷💜
    This made me laugh: ". . . trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body." 😀

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  24. Thanks for the movie recommendation and for your quotes and videos. You took some beautiful photos yourself! I wish you a great week! Hugs, Elke

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  25. Wonderful post to spread positivity!

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  26. "To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. - Thomas Paine." Amen to that!

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Choose Kindness

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