New Year 2017 Weekend

Hello everyone!  A very warm welcome to you all!  I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy, healthy, prosperous and safe 2017! Thank you so much for all your visits and kind comments throughout 2016, it means so much to me.  I look forward to sharing more joy, laughter and encouragement to you all in 2017!  Love and hugs.  :)

The videos I have selected for this post are:

Talkative Teen Cheers Up Veterans

Cute Ducklings

How Do Sharks and Rays Use Electricity to Find Hidden Prey? - Deep Look

Cat Art by Tammy Fleetwood Moody

Nuttin' (nothing) for Christmas - Art Mooney and Barry Gordon (1955)  :)

For the following, I am providing the link sources beneath each photo.  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.

A true friend doesn't care if you're broke, upset, what you weight, if your house is a mess, what car you drive or if your family is filled with crazy people. They love you for who you are.

Sun Gazing

I was going to take over the world this morning, but I overslept.  Postponed...again!  :)

Ups, Downs and Roundabouts

We are put in each other's lives to help each other.

Ups, Downs and Roundabouts

A strong woman may remain silent when people talk behind her back, but that doesn't mean she doesn't notice.  It simply means she chooses not to waste her energy on foolishness.  She has more important things to do.

Ups, Downs and Roundabouts

When I look back on my life, I see pain, mistakes and heartache.  When I look in the mirror I see strength, learned lessons and pride in myself.

Ups, Downs and Roundabouts

Always find a reason to laugh.  It may not add years to your life but will surely add life to your years.  :)

Ups, Downs and Roundabouts

As you think, so shall you become. - Bruce Lee

Spirit Science

Be strong and move on.  It's time for you to be happy again.

Positive Energy+

When we deny our stories, they define us.  When we own our stories, we get to write a brave new ending. - Brene Brown

Karen Salmansohn

It's okay to be scared.  It means you're about to stretch yourself out of your comfort zone and grow a little.

Karen Salmansohn

Tell me and I'll forget.  Show me, and I may not remember.  Involve me, and I'll understand. - Chinese Proverb

Heart Centered Rebalancing

We don't have to agree on anything to be kind to one another.

Heart Centered Rebalancing

An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate. - Criss Jami

Healthy Place

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. - J. R. R. Tolkien

Healthy Place

Thank you all so much for visiting me here!  I always appreciate and enjoy reading your kind thoughts, which you are always welcome to share!

Mid-Week Winter Warmth and About My Christmas

Hello everyone!  A very warm welcome to you all! 
I had a great time on Christmas day!  A couple of friends of mine invited me over to their place for Christmas dinner and it was wonderful!  There were 7 of us in all, not a large group, but it was very nice. My friends are great hosts and had 5 guests, including myself. We had a delicious meal consisting of:  a platter of fresh vegetables....broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and celery, and there was a really nice dip for them.  We had turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, and Tourtiere pie (meat pie).  And the turkey was really delicious, so moist, tender and flavourful!  My friends have a Rival counter top roaster, and they used it to make the turkey. Perhaps one day I will be able to purchase one myself.

One friend gave me a lovely and warm (also waterproof) pair of gloves.  They are so warm and comfortable, perfect for our cold Montreal winter days.  Another friend gave me a $25 gift card, and another friend gave me a $15 gift card.  Another friend gave me $20 and I feel really blessed to have great friends.  So my Christmas was quiet but quiet is great for me and I enjoyed the time I spent with my friends.  :)  I hope you all had a great Christmas. Thank you so much for being here!  :)

The videos I have chosen for this post are:

Santa Claus Grants Final Wish to a Dying Child

Marine Surprised with Early Christmas Present

10 Fun Facts About Adorable Sleeping Animals

Ocean Whisper - Peder B. Helland - HD (beautiful nature and relaxing music)

Winter Hokey Pokey - The Kiboomers  :)

For the following, I am providing the link sources beneath each photo.  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.

I am grateful for...the people who make me laugh a little harder, smile a little brighter and love a little deeper.

Inspired by Gratitude

Happiness is the spiritual practice of living every moment with love, grace and gratitude.

Inspired by Gratitude

I'm just thankful for everything, all the blessings in my life, trying to stay that way.  I think that's the best way to start your day and finish your day.  It keeps everything in perspective. - Tim Tebow

Inspired by Gratitude

A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch but on her own wings.  Always believe in yourself.

Inspired by Gratitude

Gratitude is an expression of humility, a recognition that even before we ask, good has been given to us.

Inspired by Gratitude

Keep walking through the storm...your rainbow is waiting on the other side. - Heather Stillufsen

Power of Positivity

Looking back on 2016, I can appreciate those who never gave up on me.

Power of Positivity

People will always notice the change in your attitude towards them but they will never notice it's their behavior that made you change.

Power of Positivity

People come and go in life, but the right ones will always stay!

Power of Positivity

In 2017, do good and expect good things to come back to you.

Positive Energy+

Don't rush anything.  When the time is right, it'll happen.

Positive Energy+

Love has no season.

Princess Sassy Pants & Co

True friends not only stay by your side in life's storms...they help you laugh again.

Princess Sassy Pants & Co

It's okay if you get a little tangled in your tree sometimes.  Drink a cup of hot co-coa-coa, bungle up your mistletoes...and fa-la-la love yourself anyway!  :)

Princess Sassy Pants & Co

Thank you all so much for visiting me here!  I always appreciate and enjoy reading your kind thoughts, which you are always welcome to share!

After Christmas Cheer!

Hello everyone!  A very warm welcome to you all! The videos I have selected for this post are:

These Kittens are So Sleepy - Silent Night (kitten edition)  :)

Using Your Christmas Leftovers

The Night Before Catmas  :)

Oh Christmas Tree (pan flute)

Happy New Year 1960

For the following, I am providing the link sources beneath each photo.  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.

Today's forecast:  100% chance of pajamas, cookies and naps.  :)

Princess Sassy Pants & Co

Take a break from holding anything for a moment...and share kindness with the world (including yourself)

Sketches in Stillness

Friendship isn't about people who act true to your face.  It's about people who remain true behind your back.

Spirit Science

I named my dog 5 miles so I can tell people I walk 5 miles every day.  :)

Ups, Downs and Roundabouts

Love isn't something you find.  Love is something that finds you. - Loretta Young

Healthy Place

Quit saying you don't have time.  You have time for what you make time for in life. - Bryant McGill

Heart Centered Rebalancing

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose. - Eckhart Tolle

Heart Centered Rebalancing

Happiness is what's left after we deduct our worries. - Doc Childre

HeartMath Institute

When you wake up in the morning let your first thought be one of thanksgiving, that you have another day to walk in the love of God.

Inspired by Gratitude

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.

Inspired by Gratitude

Today, be festive...be joyful and spread some cheer! And most of all enjoy this beautiful season!

Rose Hill Designs by Heather Stillufsen

Health does not always come from medicine.  Most of the time it comes from peace of mind, peace in the heart, peace of soul.  It comes from laughter and love.

Sun Gazing

We must learn who is gold and who is simply gold plated.

Spirit Science

Sinners judging sinners for sinning differently.

Spirit Science

Thank you all so much for visiting me here!  I always appreciate and enjoy reading your kind thoughts, which you are always welcome to share!

Christmas Weekend 2016

Hello everyone!  A very warm welcome to you all! 
I would like to take this moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas.  I truly hope it will be a happy and healthy one for each and every one of you. Thank you all so much for your love, encouragement and support!  Love and hugs to you all!  :)

The videos I have selected for this post are:

A Mother-Daughter Duo Spreads Happiness with their Amazing Creation

A Chance Meeting in a Diner Turns into a Lifelong Friendship

Calf Loses Mother and Gains a Best Friend.  Now he can't Stop Jumping for Joy

Pit Bull Rescued from Dog Fighting Shown Love for the Very First Time

Christmas and New Year Holidays in Quebec, Canada

For the following, I am providing the link sources beneath each photo.  You just need to click on the images to see a larger view.

Shine your light!

Princess Sassy Pants & Co

Never lose hope...the butterfly is proof that beauty can emerge from something completely falling apart.

Princess Sassy Pants & Co

It isn't the size of the gift that matters, but the size of the heart that gives it.

Power of Positivity

No matter how big your house is, how recent your car is, or how big your bank account is, our graves will always be the same size.  Stay humble.

Power of Positivity

Some days I wish I could go back in life. Not to change anything, but to feel a few things twice.

Power of Positivity

Meanwhile in Canada  :)

The older I get, the more I realize I just need the simple things in life:  a comfy home, good food on the table and surrounded by the people I love.

Positive Energy+

Happier days are coming.

Karen Salmansohn

Repeat after me:  I am grateful for all I have.

Karen Salmansohn

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

HeartMath Institute

Discussions are always better than arguments, because an argument is to find out who is right, and a discussion is to find out what is right.

Heart Centered Rebalancing

It's not how big the house is, it's how happy the home is.

Heart Centered Rebalancing

Raphael Vavasseur Art

Raphael Vavasseur Art

Thank you all so much for visiting me here!  I always appreciate and enjoy reading your kind thoughts, which you are always welcome to share!