Stress Less

It is just so easy to be calm for someone else...well, it usually is as compared to being calm for ourselves and our own life situations.  I can speak for myself in saying that I find it easier to stay calm when others are stressed than it is when I am in a stressful situation of my own.  


The other day I was in a grocery store and while I was at the checkout counter (I always go to a human cashier, never the automated ones), I wasn't sure how to swipe my interac card on the machine.  Here in Montreal we have different machines depending on which store you go to and which system that store has.  So here I am wondering how I should swipe my card.  Sometimes you need to swipe it sideways with the strip on a certain side, other times you need to insert it in the bottom of the machine, and still other times you need to insert it at the top of the machine!  I honestly find it confusing, as I am never sure which way to swipe my card anymore.  At any rate, I tried it in the sideway method.  This was not the way this machine worked.  I tried a few times, feeling embarrassed and a little nervous, as the cashier just stood there saying nothing.  After about a minute, which seemed like much longer, the female cashier finally told me that I was to insert my card from the top.  For crying out loud, had I been the cashier, I would have kindly told the customer straight away which method in which to swipe their card!  This would have saved time and embarrassment for the customer!  Oh well, I finally got that purchase done, but I didn't feel very good leaving that store.  


After having shared all this, I feel that customer service, for the most part, is not like it was in the past.  Many a time in this day and age, customers are treated as a number, not as a human being.  It's so rare these days to get pleasant and helpful customer service.  


Now that I have shared my frustration, (LOL), I found some photos on the internet that will hopefully help you all to stress...less.  :)

Claude Monet and Alice Hoschede Monet with some birds.  :)

The 1930's...

As I become more comfortable and adept at HTML, which will take some time, I will periodically post videos and more interesting posts.  Right now I am learning, slowly but surely, how to do things on my blog.  I have noticed that I can't just copy and paste something here, that I must find another way to do this (such as quotes that I may wish to share), etc.  I have posted one video since I have had my blog and I couldn't figure out how to add text to it.  It's O.K., I am learning at my own pace and am enjoying it as I learn.  Thank you all for continuing to visit me here and for reading my blog.

I hope that today's post helps you to relax and stress less.  I really enjoy reading your thoughts.  Please click on the "comments" link at the end of my post to share.

And the World Smiles with you

We are all familiar with the phrase, "Laugh and the world laughs with you...weep and you weep alone."  I thought it would be nice to make a post of things that made me smile...and hope that they do the same for you!


These are all things that I found on the internet.  Enjoy!  :)
We all know "Jaws"....now we have "Paws".  LOL!

This was a walrus' reaction after getting a birthday cake made out of fish.

Birdwatching.  :)

Last one for this post...

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Make Every Moment a Joyful One!

I found some great photos on the internet that I thought would be nice to share with you all.  These photos are of people experiencing a joyful moment!


I think that just as enthusiasm can be contagious, joy and positive energy can have a domino effect as well...if we allow it to.  


The caption that goes with this photo...a little girl receiving tests gazes into pool containing baby ducks - an early use of animals as part of medical therapy, 1956!

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Focusing on the Important Things

It is so good to exercise and eat well, taking care of our bodies.  I think it is very important to take care of our inner selves as well.  Since many illnesses today are caused from stress, hate, anger and other various inner turmoil, in my view, if we do our best to focus on our inner selves most of the time our bodies will be healthier and we will be happier.

My post today is meant to be an encouragement to you all...and I hope it will be.  

I found some things on the internet that I am sharing here that I hope you will all enjoy.

The quotation with this photo is:  "Worrying is carrying tomorrow's load with today's strength - carrying two days at once.  It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time.  Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength." - Corrie Ten Boom

True love never fades.  Husband 100, wife 99.  Together 82 years.

Everybody talks about a picture of when the groom first sees the bride, but don't forget about a picture when Daddy first sees her!  :)

Embrace the moment!

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Paintings and Art I Like (Part 3)

Not too long ago I shared a couple of posts in two parts on paintings and art that I like.  I have a large stash of photos of paintings that I like, so I thought I would share some more.


One of my favourite artists is definitely Claude Monet. Since most people are familiar with his paintings I figured that I would choose other paintings that I like to share with you all...and that are perhaps less familiar.  


I went to my doctor this week and he discovered that my blood pressure was dangerously high.  He has given me some medication to regulate this...and also a prescription for the eczema.  Thank you in advance for keeping me in your prayers and thoughts.  I have another appointment with my doctor in two weeks.


I hope you enjoy these paintings that I found on the internet.  As with my other posts I will add the name of the artist before each painting.


David Hockney

Darrell Bush

Adelaide Hiebel

Charles Courtney Curran

Myra Anderson

Celia Pike

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Refreshing Rain

After three days of extreme heat and humidity here in Montreal, (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were the killers), I am really looking forward to some rain and cooler (and safer) temperatures!  We are supposed to get rain shortly...in fact, as I speak right now it is beginning to feel a little cooler outside than it has been, so I am feeling a little relieved.


I am not sure about all of you, but I have always loved the rain.  It sort of irks me when I listen to the weather forecast and the meteorologist makes rain seem like such a negative and bad thing.  Why, I am not sure.  I love the rain!  I love the sound of it, the fresh smell of the air when it rains and have never minded it, even as a little girl.  


I think that being in Quebec all my life has helped me in this aspect, perhaps.  Here in Quebec we embrace the weather rather than complain about it.  We have winter carnivals and the like.  I think all this has taught me to appreciate and enjoy every season and to embrace it.  :)


I found some photos on the internet of rain that I hope you all enjoy.

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Funny Friday

I found some cute things on the internet that made me laugh...and I hope they do the same for you all as well.  

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Unlikely Animal Friends

I have shared a couple of posts on this topic in the past...and when I find more photos I enjoy sharing them here, so I hope you will all enjoy them as well!
These are all photos that I found on the internet.

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A Heat Wave in Montreal this Week

Montreal has been hit with a heat wave this week.  Temperatures are expected to rise at a very high level...up to 41 celsius (105.8 fahrenheit).  We are expected to have this for a few days.  Needless to say I will be taking the necessary precautions by drinking plenty of water and staying out of the heat as much as I can, only going out when I really need to and not for a long period of time.


Thank God my apartment has central air conditioning, because I really cannot handle temperatures of this magnitude.  Even though I have lived in Montreal my entire life, I have learned that the temperatures here can change quite rapidly and our last two winters were not bad at all, thankfully didn't reach 30 below celsius.  In fact, last summer and this summer have been far more difficult to bear than our winters here.  LOL!  So...after having shared all this, I hope that the photos I am sharing with you all today will "make your day."  I found these photos on the internet.  :)

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