Here are today's picks, which I hope will brighten your day!
We are such stuff as dreams are made on, rounded with a sleep. - Shakespeare The Tempest
A quick blind-spot check prevents a lifelong regret. Drive safe. Stay safe.
We become what we think about. - Earl Nightingale
Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice. - Stephen Covey
When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy. - Samuel Goldwyn
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. - Lyndon B. Johnson
Miracles start to happen when you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears.
Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty. - John Ruskin
We rise by lifting others.
Do not give up. There's a magnetic energy you create when you become determined and committed. The universe rewards the decisive.
Stress makes your mind messy. Take time to cool off and chill out.
Sometimes you must accept when something is truly broken. Instead of hoping to make it better, choose to create something better. If you try to fix it, you can get hurt. The sooner you let go of what's broken the sooner you can begin anew.
It's okay if you don't like me. Not everyone has good taste. - Unknown :)
My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and what misses me was never meant for me. - Iman Shafi
Sometimes you just have to talk with a 5 year old to remind yourself what true happiness is all about. :)
An optimist is the human personification of spring. - Susan J. Bissonette
Don't let anyone tell you there is no room to bloom.
The following photos are my own, which I took with my cellphone on a beautiful rainy day! You can click on any image to see a larger view.
I took this photo from across the street and zoomed in. This is the top of an office building. The flag on the left is a Canada flag (red and white with the maple leaf) The flag on the right is a Quebec flag (blue and white with the fleur de lis)
The following video is a Just for Laughs Gag (Juste pour Rire in French) done here in Montreal. Enjoy! :)
A stray cat chose a 1,500 pound steer as his best friend :) (FurEver Friends)
Hand feeding and playing with a friendly platypus :)
(Cute Creatures Great and Small)
Heal the World - Michael Jackson
I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
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These always brighten my day.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" is a beloved classic Gay Pride anthem, the lyrics understood not as a response to an individual, but as a response to a rejecting society or culture as a whole. LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteI always try to find the good in every situation. Some are harder than others, though.
ReplyDeleteHello Linda, I hope you've had a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your post.
A great selection for us.
All the best Jan
Wow Linda - you have filled the page with so much wisdom and joy today. As I was reading through these, I was reminded of my teenage years when we used to get posters and hang them on our bedroom walls. I feel like some of these should be printed and put on my walls as a regular reminder. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe gag was simple and effective.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know our platypus could be hand fed and playful.
Hi Linda! Look for the good and see the positives! A great way to start Monday, eh? That orange cat in your first photo is just like my Girl. I love the flowers to took using your phone!
ReplyDeleteMy visits here are always so uplifting, Linda! Thank you for always finding just the right words and images that I didn't know I needed until you put them here!! Have a blessed and happy week ahead!! xo
ReplyDeleteLinda semana. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate all the happiness thoughts today. I am embarking on looking for something to be happy about every day this month, and really it's not that difficult when you look for the happiness instead of the doom and gloom in life. There really is SO much more to be happy about than not. I loved all of your choices today. This made me happy too! have a blessed week!
ReplyDeleteI love the Natural Life meme, "we rise by lifting others". Have you ever gotten their catalog? They have some of the best sayings printed on t-shirts and other items.
ReplyDeleteLove the orange kitties!!
ReplyDeletePretty flowers.
ReplyDeleteGreat cellphone shots! The flowers look so vibrant and refreshing after the rain...thanks for sharing Linda
ReplyDeleteExcellent. I loved everything, especially this one: "Sometimes you just have to talk with a 5 year old to remind yourself what true happiness is all about." 💛 The yellow flowers that look like dandelions are very pretty.
ReplyDelete...it's okay if you don't like me. Not everyone has good taste! I LOVE IT! Take care and be well, Linda.
ReplyDeletemorning greetings from kuala lumpur. I'm in the office now, doing some work. for today, i choose this quote: Don't let anyone tell you there is no room to bloom.! thanks for always sharing lovely motivational quotes :) take care dear linda
ReplyDeleteSo true about stress! Thank you, Linda.
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