The losses sure added up

We lost out on the Smiles and more ...

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."           ~Leo Buscaglia~

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That quote sure fits in with our lives these last few years.

It has been difficult to add up all the little things that come to mind and weigh the losses we all shared.

We lost out on a lot of personal contact, activities, friends and family gatherings.

We lost out on the hello's, smiles, small talk and more.

We lost out on the coffee with a neighbor and those hugs, handshakes or a pat on the back.

At the start of wearing masks I was in a big store and felt uncomfortable, faint like so as I was the only one in that aisle I lowered my mask a little just to take a few deep breaths.

Then a young lady walked over to where I was shopping and angrily told me I was not wearing My mask correctly and I might as well not have one on.

I fixed it as intended and walked away wondering that at least I had one on and she didn't nor any sign of having one.

I don't know if the 2020 pandenic began with a lot of fear and anger or those emotions grew over time.  

Now from the recent shootings and the ongoing war on Ukraine our hearts remain full of much sadness.

Past generations also felt the horror, stress, hardship, and loss from illness, fighting, violence, disasters and war deeply too in their lives. I'm sure a lot of their worries and emotions were kept deep inside and over time seeped out on the the next generation.

In our world now we also have so much news coming towards us daily and we all can see the horror and loss before our eyes so we have to take special care of our own stress, worries and health. 

Hopefully over time we can work to restore those real feelings of safety  community, friendship and help the children get past it all to feel loved and safe again.

Let's open up the doors to

our life and let others in again.

Something Fun to end with.

If you use the letters in the word limes what will you get?

Answer in next weeks post.

A Man, piano and an Elephant - love it.

Grieg on Piano for Mongkol 

the Bull Rescue Elephant

Many animals like Music

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well maybe not all of it.

Many birds have their songs at different times of year as well as the whales.

Apparently Dogs prefer Classical music.

Plants and gardens also enjoy some music.

I love the song birds in the mornings of early spring. Seems to be it's the one in charge that sings the loudest. 

Here's a link to the post I shared 

of a whale loving music too.

Our World is Amazing.

PS. Whether it's the purr of your cat or other sounds from your pets, they are always loved and special.

With some exceptions, our Lucy girl loves to bark at the door bell, a knock at the door, someone talking at the door, or just the air. 

Kelsie is the alert watch dog that barks & runs from window to window trying not to miss a thing when she's not snoring...  

I hope you Enjoyed the video -  Love elephants.

Links for sharing to help spread wellness with others below.

Thank You.

We're  all in need of some Wellness moments.

Have a great day and new posts every Tuesday.

Together we help to spread Wellness out into the World. 

Thanks for sharing at the links below. 💚

As spring continues let's awaken to feel we are enough and take some time to relax, rest and see all the beauty around us each day.

Take Care.

Binge time

Winter is just around the corner and so are the stresses for the holidays.

So here's some Help for You - a good binge.

If you missed this years Summer of Music here's all 9 for you to watch and great to keep close by for when you need some me time to relax and rest.

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We had 9 weeks to see places that really connected us to nature and the beauty of this World we call home. 

She sure needs our help right now so anything we can do to help is greatly appreciated not only for our lifetime but for what we pass on to future generations. 

Here's links to my Summer of Music 2021 all together on one page.

Plus here's the Intro to get you inspired.  This post got us in the mood for what's to come.

Week 1  the Breathtaking Beauty of Nature | HD  

Week 2  we're off to Finland 

Week 3 took us South America  

Week 4  invites us to relax & visit Italy  

Week 5 takes us to a Secret Garden 

Week 6  Have you been to England 

Week 7 takes us to see some sights from beautiful Asia 

Week 8 lets us be inspired from places around the World.

Week 9  Here're some sights from my part of the World. 

All the videos also had great music to make our time even more enjoyable. 

PS. Hope You had many favorites!

Thanks for you visit and for sharing with others.  

Links below.

If you know anyone in these parts of the World send them the link and say Hi. Sometimes we have places we need to revisit and explore even in our own communities. 

Things are always changing.

We travel to many places in the World each week sharing Wellness. 

Thank You for helping share Wellness with others. 

New posts every Tuesday and over 650 in the Archives for you

to View and Share at your leisure.

Reaching out to others is always a welcomed moment on both sides.😀

Bye for now.

Another unbelievable video - Beautiful Nature Around The World

Summer of Music 2021

Week 8 of 9  

Only One more week left.

this week 

Beautiful Nature Around the World.

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Great video

I've never had one of these videos before kind of speak to me but this one is different and made me feel a calling for support. 

It's full of birds and the Eagle in flight left me with feelings of a lookout for protection, and then came more beautiful birds and animals for us to protect.

Not knowing what the words are, to me the Music made me feel it builds our energy to be strong yet calm and kind.  

Looking at those beautiful birds and animals how could you not stand up for them.

Our earth is Beautiful, Amazing, Forgiving and Generous.

it gives us Gifts daily.

Is it time for us to do more to give back.

PS. I'll leave you with the link to this post 

Come along ... see what happens

It shows up almost everyday in my stats as it travels the world with over 24,000 views.

It's about some of those simple everyday things we all need to give thanks for.

Take Care  & please come back next week. for week 9, 

our last Summer of Music video for 2021.

You can view all published posts in the Archives anytime.

Thanks for sharing these posts to help spread

Wellness out to others.  Links below.

I always love watching the clouds.

OMG - I never heard of these before - have You?

This is a new one for Me ...

Today, a look at a Shoebill Stork

Have you seen these before?

They look prehistoric.

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I saw this video and had to save it to share with You.

Nature gives us so many Gifts in this world.

I love that there's different birds, animals and other critters around the World for us to see and learn about. 

I'm always amazed at all their different colors, designs and shapes. 

Have a look.

PS. Can't leave you with just one video to watch,

Check out this one from 2019 - it's wonderful too.

Amazing aren't they.

Comments Welcomed.

Have a great week and a new post will show up again Next Tuesday Morning.

Over 600 posts in the Archives for you to view and share at your leisure.

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I wonder where in the World we'll travel to this week.  💚

Baby Orangutan Bursts Into Tears On The Climbing Ropes | Meet The Orangu...

I hope you love orangutan's too.

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So cute!

Every once in a while I run across a cute or a grab my heart video that I have to save to share with you. 

Since I am a softy and feel sad for the little ones, I wanted to share this Happy ending  one with You. 

Hope you enjoy it too.

Life has been hard around the World these last few years in too many ways for humans, the planet and the animals.

PS. I hope my weekly posts offer you a few moments to rest & breathe.

A few moments of space to pause and dream.

A few moments to give yourself Permission to Rest.

Take Care.

Comments are always welcomed

and links below for sharing.

Over 650 posts in the Archives that you can view and share at your leisure.

I thought I'd share this one I did a couple of years ago on the different types of Wellness.  

Here it is. 

Who would have imagined how our lives have changed since then.

This post may even be more useful for us now to help with our Self Care 

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When you're Happy and you know it

clap your hands

clap clap 

(I needed one more)

Quack Quack.

The incredible story of how leopard Diabolo became Spirit - Anna Breyten...

Incredible Story

You won't forget

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You're in for an amazing Story.

I couldn't believe the change in both the leopard and the handlers.

Watch & See.

Huge Thanks to those who love and take care of these beautiful animals.

Also thanks for the people who worked on this video so that we got to see this wonderful story.

Powerful 

Your Shares will Help this to travel the World.

I'm sure you'll know others who would love to see this!

Links below.

Link here to 3 Summer Songs
to enjoy as Summer approaches.

This video was amazing and reminds us how we and animals
both can be fearful, feel isolated and not understood. 

Thank You.

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In this and some other future posts I'll be asking a question at the end for a few reasons 1, to help me write future posts of interest and of help to you.  2, at this time in our lives you may have lots of feelings you haven't released that build up and just need to let them go.

Below is the 1st one.  In the comments you don't have to use your name so don't worry no one will know who it is, but please be Kind.

Here goes #1

Right now does Moving on feel odd - maybe good maybe not. Do you feel  cautious, worried or fearful about next week, next month...
Share in the Comments below. Thank You.