Sunday, May 10, 2026

Slow Down

 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 come and visit me here! I really appreciate you all so much! Next post will be on my blog Wednesday 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 

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


A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution. - Hazel Nicholson

                            Reader's Digest


The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal - or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be. :) - Elizabeth Peters

                                      Trvst


What is important is already here, closer than breathing, nearer than hands and feet, not in the next moment.

                           Sketches in Stillness


This is your sign to take a walk. Everything feels lighter when you're moving through nature instead of being stuck in your head.

                                Tiny Buddha


Once she stopped rushing through life, she was amazed how much more life she had time for.
                            Kindly Unspoken


Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why. - Eddie Cantor
                                   Wow4U


Slow progress is better than no progress. Stay positive and don't give up.
                                   xdotcom


Life rewards the calm observer, not the chaser. 
                                Quotifusion


Relax - life unfolds best when you trust its rhythm.
                                 Quotifusion


"Gardens say, slow down, look around you, believe, hope." - Zoraida Rivera Morales
                               Floating Petals


It is only when there is no goal and no rush that the human senses are fully open to receive the world. - Alan Watts
                                Flaneur Life


Let's stop telling each other how busy we are.
                             Filling the Jars


Saturday mornings are for slow sips, soft starts and silent gratitude.
                                ImagineArt


Beware the barrenness of a busy life. - Socrates
                                 Flaneur Life


Slow down and enjoy the journey right now. Take time for the people in your life. They won't always be there.
                              PictureQuotes


Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the now the primary focus of your life. - Eckhart Tolle
                               Filling the Jars


When I slow down, I can dive deeper - and that's how I prefer to live. - Cait Flanders
                          Seasonal Slow Living


The following photos are my own, which I took with my cellphone. This is a continuation from my last post...this mall display impressed me so much I just had to take plenty of photos! I hope you all enjoy them as much as I did! Oh, and the French sign means the following in English. "The calm before the storm." (Le calme avant la tempete) You can click on any image to see a larger view.





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

An Adele penguin slide right past us in Antartica (The Dodo)

Dog hilariously waits in line for his pets  :)

Pick up the pieces - Average White Band

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