Sunday, July 20, 2025

Positive Thoughts, Encouragement and Murals and Nature Photos of Montreal!

 Hello dear friends and fellow bloggers! A very warm welcome to you all! I appreciate each and every one of you for the time you take to come to visit me here as well as your kind comments. A heartfelt thank you to everyone!

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

                 Raphael Vavasseur Art, Facebook


You know those snowglobes, that you shake up, and the snow's everywhere, blocking the view of the scenery inside? That blizzardy snowglobe is your mind during stress. If you want to see the world clearly, you must allow that snow to settle. You can do this by taking time to 1. Meditate or 2. Breathe

                   Karen Salmansohn, Facebook


By letting go...it all gets done. - Lao Tzu

                   HeartMath Institute, Facebook


Stop being a prisoner of your past. Be the architect of your future.

                  Recharge Your Mind, Facebook


Sometimes the only blessing you need to count is your heartbeat.

                    The Essence of Life, Facebook


Life is not always perfect, but that's what makes it interesting.
                  Susan Gale Quotes, Facebook


There is always hope. The light is always there. Let it shine!

           Ups, Downs and Roundabouts, Facebook


Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. - Martin Luther King

                       Healthy Place, Facebook


A true friend warms you with her presence, trusts you with her secrets and...remembers you in her prayers.

         Inspire Positive Soul Sensations, Facebook


Cell phones bring you closer to the person far from you. But it takes you away from the ones sitting next to you.

                     Positive Energy+, Facebook


In Ancient Egypt, cats were considered gods...cats have not forgotten this.  :)

                        Spirit Science, Facebook


You don't have to attend every argument you're invited to.

             Heart Centered Rebalancing, Facebook


Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. - Henry Ward Beecher

                 White Ribbons of Peace, Facebook


Dear beautiful you, remember that life is full of ups and downs...setbacks are normal and we all face challenges. Stay optimistic, you will learn from these times. You must continue to look for the opportunities within each and every obstacle. Find the positive in the most difficult of situations. Even when things may seem uncertain, keep going.
            Rose Hill Designs by Heather Stillufsen


Every hour of the day and night is an unspeakable perfect miracle. - Walt Whitman
                Blue Mountain Arts, Inc., Facebook


Sometimes the journey has to be travelled alone in order to appreciate the strengths that lie deep inside of us. - Steven Aitchison
           Change your Thoughts Today, Facebook


The following photos are my own which I took on my walks on the island of Montreal in 2012...they are old photos. These are the remaining 4 murals from my last post that I took in a park! You can click on each image to see a larger view.





The following are photos that I took with my cellphone this month on my walks here on the island of Montreal. You can click on each image to see a larger view.







The following video is a Just for Laughs Gag (Juste pour Rire in French), except this particular one was done in the U.K. rather than here in Montreal! Yes, they have also travelled to other parts of the world to do these gags! Enjoy! :)




Yellow-Naped Amazon Parrots Talking like a Married Couple :)



3-year-old Singer Steals the Show - Fly Me to the Moon by Nicholas Protsenko


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