Understanding, Mental Health

 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 you all so much!

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

Cat whiskers are so sensitive, they can find their way through the narrowest crack into a broken heart. - Unknown

                 Purrs of Wisdom with Ingrid King

I'd rather be reading cat books.  :)

                           Cat Wisdom 101

When people treat you like they don't care...believe them.

                         Karen Salmansohn

I love people who just naturally have morals, manners, self-awareness, common sense and consideration for others.

                                Tiny Buddha

Try out this 5-minute mental health check

Did I drink enough water? Am I nourishing my body with healthy food? Have I been kind to myself and others? Have I stretched all my muscles? Did I sleep well and did I sleep enough? How am I really feeling?

                              Mind Journal

Eventually, you will understand why some family members keep to themselves. Why they're rarely involved. Why they leave early from events. You will no longer see them as outliers, but as people who choose to prioritize their peace. - Vex King

                               Tiny Buddha

Sometimes all a person wants is an empathetic ear; all he or she needs is to talk it out. Just offering a listening ear and an understand heart for his or her suffering can be a big comfort. - Roy T. Bennett

                              Sleeping Angel

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

                                  Alamy

Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood. - George Orwell (1903-1950), English Novelist

                             Beth K. Vogt

If it costs you your mental health, it's too expensive.

                              Mind Journal

The mind does not find peace, not does it enjoy pleasure and joy, when the thorn of hatred dwells in the heart. - Santideva

                            Buddha Doodles

United Kingdom: we call it Autumn derived from the Latin word "autumnus"

Canada: we call it Fall because leaves fall down.  :)

                       Meanwhile in Canada

All great friendships start with a paw-shake. Reach out. :)

                            Pawsh Magazine

Best lesson I learned this year is you can't have one foot in your old life and one foot in your new life and expect change. Your have to fully commit to the new life.

                               Mind Journal

Your mental health is more important than:

Someone else's perception of you. Your job title. Your follower count on Instagram. The number on the scale. Your appearance. A meeting on your calendar. The size of your house. Your weekend plans. Making everyone else happy.

                               Mind Journal

Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. - Hal Borland

                          Manifest Everyday

Year-end reflections spark hope for new beginnings and brighter tomorrows.

                      Short Poems and Quotes

Mental illness is the only disease that can make you deny its own existence. Certainly the idea that the brain can deny its own illness is a frightening thought. - Natasha Tracy

                        Healthy Place

The human brain contains a mechanism that is designed to give priority to bad news. - Daniel Kahneman

                 Purrs of Wisdom with Ingrid King

Good morning. This is your reminder than your mental health is important. Your happiness is important. Your existence is important and that you are important. - Keep moving forward.

                  Dr. Sunita Punjabi, Brain Coach

The following are my own photos, which I took with my cellphone on December 1st on my walk here in Montreal. You can click on any image to see a larger view. This first photo is just an evergreen tree, but I found it special because of the red colour on part of the tree.

I love Winter, and I love the cold and the snow. This day, though, was one I had to be very careful. We had snow the day before, which somewhat melted and turned into slush. Overnight the temperatures dropped, and the slush became ice! Yes, this is my shadow you are seeing...if you look to the left of the photo past my shadow, you will see the flat pavement of the sidewalk. Past that, though, is the ice! (both to the left and the right of my shadow) Although I love the cold and snow, the ice is another story, because it can get quite dangerous, both for pedestrians and drivers. Yes, the city has trucks that put down salt or gravel, but you still need to exercise caution.

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

This cat came to campus every day for 15 years. Students called him Professor Meow  :)

Wild shark recognizes human best friend after they were separated for a year (The Dodo Soulmates)

Little Snowflake (Kids Song)

Orphan baby lamb gets adopted by her new big sister  :) (The Dodo)

Try a Little Kindness by Glen Campbell

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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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