I know this might be a stressful time for some, but I hope this finds you in good stead. Every choice has consequences. In the course of human events it becomes necessaryto distract ourselves at times, I don’t know about you, but there’s no limits to what I can accomplish when I’m avoiding doing something else, yet we hold these truths to be self-evident, some choices must still be made, hopefully informed choices.
Some choices are easy. Some hard. Some seem like a joy or a joke. Some involve danger, some choices even have underestimated peril, ie. household chores – germs, cleaning tools, boredom, hiring strangers, using pets (who hasn’t wondered if pets could help with household chores?) and imagine trying to really ‘clean house’?
Then there’s the danger of choosing ice cream or chocolate and/or chocolate ice cream as a remedy for the common cold, it may not lessen the tyranny of the infirmity, yet if you add whining, comfy clothes, and sniffling, the choice is clear. Sniffle.
Admittedly, choices would be easier if everything was simply spelled out for us, without: lies, manipulation, false promises, hidden agendas, threats, deceit, complex small print, and if we weren’t at the mercy of drama ‘monsters’.
Life is a leap, we’re always jumping into the unknown – every second, minute, hour, day. Life changes, there are peaks and valleys, but as long as you breathe, there’s hope.
Remember, even if…
1. You did something, said something that embarrassed or cost you, and/or offended, disturbed others. Learn from it. Social media can be flat, most humans are 3D. Keeping your dimensions, they’re important.
2. You stayed too long and gave too much, trying to save a toxic relationship with: a partner, friend, family member, group, organization, political party, etc. That doesn’t mean you’re trapped, mentally chew off that leg and get away.
3. You got caught up in the hype machine, most have at one time or another (even if they won’t admit it). Simple answer – accept responsibility, and change, start again.
4. You fell head over heels, with stuff, especially during the holidays. We instinctively hunt and gather, now for stuff. You felt momentarily joyful but less than triumphant. Don’t feed addictions, accept them to overcome them.
5. You found out the hard way talk is cheap – words, words everywhere but not a lot of truth, common sense, or depth.
6. You gave your trust, your love, your dreams to people who sometimes didn’t deserve or care about those gifts; that’s about them, not you.
7. You forgot, while you’re responsible to many in this life, in the end, you’re only responsible for yourself and your words/actions.
8. You took things for granted, got comfortable and forgot everything can change, end or disappear. It can, they can, it does, they do…so don’t.
9. You gave up, settled, but it’s never too late, at least to have a modified version of your dreams.
10. You’ve worried, fretted, brooded, hoped, believed, over thought, agonized and still things didn’t go your way, the other shoe still dropped. You fell and it looks like you’re down for the count. It doesn’t matter how long it takes, get up, dust off, there’s no time limit on getting back up.
Halloween has come and gone, election buzz drones on and on, even if it seemed more like The Hateful Eight and clickbait than democracy. We lived through this horror for 9 years in Canada until we were,er, ‘saved’ by sunny ways.
Thanksgiving – we should be thankful every day, but maybe we shouldn’t eat that way.
Black Fridayand CyberMonday deals send cash registers pinging, Christmas bells start ringing, everywhere there’s singing. What will it be like this year? Still holiday cheer? More chances to learn and grow, to stop seeing each other as us or them.
Love is all around, going backwards wastes it. You can never tell what’s next so just keep going. You’re gonna make it after all.
You’re so welcome, as I said, we understand here in Canada, almost a decade in a horror movie that seemed to have no ending, but it did and it was a bright one, so far. Big hugs and hope this weekend treats you well, Lisa. 🙂
Thank you so much, dear David, once that other shoe has dropped we need to find a way to still find joy and hopefully, solutions. 🙂
Hope this weekend treats you kindly, dear friend.
Massive ice cream and housekeeping pets hugs xoxoxo
I know it’s hard right now, dear friend, it seems like a big cosmic joke, but we went through this for 9 years in Canada, it felt like a horror movie that would never end, but it finally did. We kept fighting, struggling, agonizing to get our country back and we did, for now. I wish the same for our friends/neighbours in the USA.
Mega throw our hats in the air hugs xoxoxox
Whether it does or doesn’t, I’m certainly going to do my best to treat myself with all the love and care I think is missing these days. Then I’m going to find a way to share it – folks need some healing TLC. 🙂
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Bravo, that’s exactly right, and sharing that love and care is the best way to heal and to rebound and come back stronger than ever.
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“Social media can be flat, most humans are 3D.” Wow! Donna, are you sure you aren’t a psychologist/self-help coach disguised as a blogger? Very profound post; I’ll try to keep up hope, as you and your fellow Canadians did for so very long. Thank you for the smiles, as ever!
lol No, but maybe I’m missing my calling, Leigh. 😉
Thank you and today is an amazing day to remember what so many countries and their people have endured – war, invasion, abuse, torture, dictators and so much more and they’ve come out on the other side. America is strong and brave, it just needs to remember what it’s been through and prevailed to find it’s true voice again. I believe.
Hope this weekend treats you kindly. Big hugs xo
We had 9 years of this kind of horror, other countries have been invaded, abused, faced all sorts of trauma and we and they came out on the other side, I have hope America can do the same. We can’t surrender. Hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
Just what the doctor ordered. You’ve spelled it all out in a clear, concise manner. I don’t know about anyone else, but I needed this post. Thank you, Donna. 🙂
Wonderful post and I could not agree more! No matter what happened yesterday, today is today and we need to go from here! Trying to change what already happened does not help but makes everything worse. Let’s all (the world) stand up and make the best we can with a smile on our face and love in our hearts. Let’s enjoy our life and let’s not allow anyone to steal that light from our hearts… no matter what happened yesterday!
Yesssssssss ! Thanks so much for this excellent perspective, and the always pertinent and hilarious memes. Bravo, Miss Donna. We needed this one right about now. A blessed weekend to you. 💗 💖 💘 💝
Candace, thanks so much for the mention, it’s been a rough week for many folks, all around, hope we can find our way as the days go by. Hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it!
Had to share your posts, especially the one about Italian food (you had me at Italian food, awww, who am I kidding, you had me at food lol). 😉
Hope this week treats you well. 🙂
Thanks for sharing this. 🙂 Especially love this line: “Social media can be flat, most humans are 3D.” And, yes, what will it be like this year? I really don’t know.
Thanks for this breath of fresh air. Laughter , humor and optimism are the ultimate antidotes for stress and anxiety…( along with a cup of chamomile and a long night’s sleep)! 🙂
Absolutely brilliant post Donna! Ours horrors haven’t ended yet either until we get rid of that octopus extension from the droppings left behind from the McGinty government – Kathleen ‘Lose’. They’re all the same. I won’t rant on after enjoying your hilarious memes! 🙂
Every time I use the smart meters (keep a chart of the hours close at hand, sigh) and still pay more money for hydro and still pay the fee for splitting up hydro from the Harris days, yup, one way or another, we pay. And we will continue to pay as long as politicians know they can lie, er, sorry, use campaign devices and are not held accountable. The news makes a joke about it all because it’s all about ratings/advertising money for them. Oops, you might as well have ranted, Debby, I just did. 😉
Hope this weekend is treating you well and all the best for the week ahead. Hallelujah.
Omg Donna, thanks for bringing up something I held back on, LOL. You said it!!!!! It sounds like you and me could talk a lot. ‘Smart meter’, LOLOLOL what a friggin joke, it’s a thief machine installed by greed mongers. But ok, I won’t go there. I caught up on house chores this weekend, sadly were in neglect, lol. Wishing you a happy week ahead my Canadian friend! 🙂
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I’m sure we could go on and on, sigh. That’s what I did part of the weekend too, it felt good to catch up. All the best, Debby, always, eh. 🙂
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Thanks Donna. Eh! 🙂
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Humor is always good. We will get through this.Hopefully, all in one piece.
Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
If you want to put things into perspective then head over to Yadadarcyyada where Donna gives great advice.. basically stuff happens in our lives… it is how we deal with it that makes the difference…and as Donna says .. love is all around… we will be okay
Thank you for the reblog, Sally, that’s so kind of you. I know it’s been a tough week for many, the election, Remembrance Day/Veterans Day and the passing of Leonard Cohen https://yadadarcyyada.com/2014/10/10/ive-told-the-truth-i-didnt-come-to-fool-you/
I really appreciate the kind words and passing the positive message along. Hope the week ahead treats you well (can’t be worse than last week, er, can it?). 🙂
I hope to goodness not Donna.. I think the emotional intensity that the majority of the world experienced is extraordinary. If only we could harness that in a positive way we could make a lot of changes. Leonard leaves a hole. I was more or less banned from listening to him as a teenager.. my parents were already in their 50s and found that time very difficult to get their heads around! You have a good week too.. hugs ♥
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We need to learn and go for the positive, so right, Sally, here in Canada we had a celebrity running (his Dad had also been Prime Minister) and he went for sunny ways which was a lovely change from the horror we were living under. I hope for the same for America and other countries being invaded by right-wing radicals. As for Mr. Cohen, he’s been a voice in my head so long, I doubt he’ll ever leave. I’m glad you have the freedom to experience his joy and wisdom now. 🙂 All the best and thanks again. 🙂
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It is so hard for flat social media to be a 10… HA!!!
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I always love your GIFs. Why not bars of chocolate on the ice cream? 😉 -OM
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Bars of chocolate on anything sounds good to me, especially ice cream. 😉
Thank you kindly, Jason, for the reblog, hope the week ahead treats you well. 🙂
I just read this post and was blown away. I am sending it to my daughter who is beyond distraught over the election. She may understand what I said about life goes on. We accept the good with the bad. it’s part of who we are.
Thank you.
You’re so right, it’s all part of reality, who we are. Thanks for dropping by, I hope this helps you’re daughter. 🙂
I popped over to your blog and glad I did, now following. 🙂
Hope this week treats you kindly.
Thank you so much, Danny, not only for the delightful mention, but for placing me in such amazing company, host included! Hope the week is being good to you so far. 🙂
Sorry to get here so late, Jonathan, it turned out to be an unexpectedly busy weekend (but not in a bad way) and I’m finally catching up or at least trying to. How has your weekend been? Great, I hope.
Thank you so very much for reblogging this, I appreciate it.
Hope the week ahead is wonder-filled. 🙂
Thank you, Donna, for the positive vibes of your post. Things are going to get better. It has been a trying time for USA with the election. Love the GIFS. Best wishes for a lovely week. Blessings & hugs!
I think the world was holding it’s breath hoping for the best for America, since that doesn’t look possible right now we hope for the next best thing, thoughts of better days ahead.
Thank you kindly and all the best xox
A perfect ending with Mary Tyler Moore 🙂 I can hear the music now! You have many wise words here, including “We lived through this horror for 9 years in Canada until we were,er, ‘saved’ by sunny ways” –>> This Canadian gal (I’m in BC) is laughing!
I always smile when I think of that hat toss, reminds me what women can do if we believe in ourselves. 🙂
Aaah, I bet the weather is lovely out in BC now although we’re having unseasonably warm weather here in Ontario, sunny days. 😉
Proud to visit with another proud Canadian, big hugs, Christy, hope this week is being good to you. 🙂
You’re adorable. I’m glad you’re enjoying warm weather over in Ontario 🙂 Aww let’s toss our hats and make Mary proud! I’ll add in an umbrella in case the weather turns, hehe ~ Have a great week too! <3
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It’s going to be 18 tomorrow on November 18th, I’ll enjoy it, I hope for the same for you, Christy. 🙂
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Oh, my friend, it just felt as if you wrote this post for me in this very moment. Thank you (although of course I know it was not for me…). Hope you are all fine and so glad to read you again!
Ha ha Kermit! Made me laugh – now going back to look again 😀. So glad Canada is back on track – I lived there under Trudeau No 1 and life was sweet (I had come from 70s UK so it was HEAVEN!) No 6 and 10 are brilliant but loved all of this.
Yes, we’re happy to be on track, not that any leader will ever be perfect, they’re human, after all, but we need ones that at least care about their citizens. Thank you for your kind words and for dropping by, Gilly, I’m glad we found each other in this giant virtual haystack, hope we can virtually visit often. All the best. 🙂
That’s a great description, haystack! And yes, must try to do the virtual visiting often. Looking after elderly parents now and sometimes don’t visit my online world for days so bear with me, I will always be back in between nervous breakdowns! 😀
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That’s such important work, Gilly, and no worries, we’ll be here, the real world, with its ups and downs has to come first. 🙂
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Excellent advice. Thanks for the uplifting post at a time when we really needed one. xoxo
Great post…. as always love the blend resulting of funny twist and irrefutable truths. you are good with that, dear Donna…
from choices comes consequences…. and we gotta need to start dealing with them… There are hard times in which we acknowledge how better we were in the recent past… But that shouldn´t stop us, nor our need to make a little difference each day…
Thanks so much for sharing, my friend… wishing you a very nice day. Love. Aquileana .🙂
Sorry to get here so late, Ian, it turned out to be an unexpectedly busy weekend (but not in a bad way) and I’m finally catching up or at least trying to. How has your weekend been? Great, I hope.
Thank you so very much for reblogging this, I appreciate it.
Hope the week ahead is wonder-filled. 🙂
This post deserves a standing ovation! I applaud you and what you stand for. Thank you for sharing this and for linking up with me On the Edge. I will be featuring this post in my Little Bits of Inspiration Series, for sure!
Thank you, for the standing ovation and the feature. Very kind of you, I really appreciate people sharing this – we need more inspiration and positive thoughts, and less division now and always. Hope this week is treating you well so far. 🙂
Thank you so much for linking my post and choosing it as one of your picks of the week. I can’t really believe this year is heading toward its conclusion, it has been a rough year, here’s hoping for better in 2017. Thank you again and remember, it was written for you, as you’re one of my valued readers.🙂 Hope this weekend is as wonderful as you.🙂 Big hugs, now I’m off to visit the other bloggers and of course, share.🙂
It’s been a very quiet weekend 😉 thank you! How was yours!
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Busy than expected, but in a good way. Hopefully next one is quieter (for America it’s Thanksgiving, ours is long over in Canada, eh). 😉
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So you get to relax…that’s nice!
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Yes, and we still get Black Friday and CyberMonday sales, go figure. And I usually have turkey (any excuse will do), you know, just to be thankful. 😉
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Happy Holidays!!
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Happy Holidays to you and yours! 🙂
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You too honey!!!
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So your in the Thanksgiving hangover mode! Have you decorated for Christmas yet?
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Not yet, my son has Autism and it’s best not to change anything too early. Usually December 1. How about you, have you decorated yet?
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I’ve decorated for Thanksgiving…I’m waiting till this weekend to start. It’s a big project…I love it though, don’t get me wrong..just so many bins to bring in! Your son must love music!!
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So many bins, it’s probably best for us that Christmas only comes once a year.
My son loves his version of music, for sure. 🙂
Hope this week treats you well and Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
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Hope you have a wonderful holiday also…I was lucky to pull the right 3 bins full of Christmas craft supplies….I can’t wait to get started!
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Best wishes to you. 🙂
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I’ve nominated you for the Treasure Trove Award.
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Congrats on the award, Rob, you are a treasure. I thank you kindly for the award. And look at the company I’m in, wow, that’s a lot of blogging gold there 🙂
Hope this weekend treats you well. 🙂
Do you add things to your posts after you post? I revisited your last post and don’t recall Mary Tyler Moore at the close. It made me wish for a second ‘like’ button. 🙂
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I have done, but pretty sure MTM was there from the start, might have been overshadowed by the nasty WordPress ads they force on you – free they say, nothing is free lol 😉
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That hat toss is pure 70’s optimism!
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Yes, although I did it the other day, I got some weird looks, but that’s ok, it felt great! 😉
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I always feel like saying shouting YAY! when I see that hat toss.
The other day I did it and people just stared at my bed head.
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lol I had hat head, so I can empathize – but hey, we had fun! 😉
I’m glad you included a link to this one in your post today, Donna.
Now that the “king of Twitter” (POT-twits?) is in charge, there might not be room for anyone else on social media, but it’s still a great post. 😈 Mega blue Monday hugs.
He’s appointed himself god of all, he seems to have no idea that he’s disliked by all, maybe he just doesn’t care. Odd. Mega the only blues today should be musical hugs xox
Wow, Ian, what a lovely welcome back gift! I’m pleased to be back and barring any unforeseen circumstances (just waiting for yet another shoe to drop, hopefully not a whole closet full of them this time) I hope to stay. Thank you for reblogging this, much appreciated. I hope you have been well and happy, wishing for a wonderful combination of both for us, my friend. Best wishes and hugs xoxo
I know this might be a stressful time for some, but I hope this finds you in good stead. Every choice has consequences.
Very uplifting post! Something we needed. Thanks for writing it and sharing it with all of us! 🙂
You’re so welcome, as I said, we understand here in Canada, almost a decade in a horror movie that seemed to have no ending, but it did and it was a bright one, so far. Big hugs and hope this weekend treats you well, Lisa. 🙂
<3 I hope you have a great weekend, too!
Thank you kindly. 🙂
perfect
Hope this weekend is good to you. 🙂
You’re so joyful it’s hard to concentrate on the bad stuff for long. Much easier to concentrate on you and your humour.
xxx Gigantic Hugs xxx
Thank you so much, dear David, once that other shoe has dropped we need to find a way to still find joy and hopefully, solutions. 🙂
Hope this weekend treats you kindly, dear friend.
Massive ice cream and housekeeping pets hugs xoxoxo
I sure hope so Donna. Thanks for the happy, positive Mary Tyler Moore Image and thoughts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zfti7b31rs
Mega hugs my friend.
I know it’s hard right now, dear friend, it seems like a big cosmic joke, but we went through this for 9 years in Canada, it felt like a horror movie that would never end, but it finally did. We kept fighting, struggling, agonizing to get our country back and we did, for now. I wish the same for our friends/neighbours in the USA.
Mega throw our hats in the air hugs xoxoxox
All the yes! Thank you 🙂
Hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
Whether it does or doesn’t, I’m certainly going to do my best to treat myself with all the love and care I think is missing these days. Then I’m going to find a way to share it – folks need some healing TLC. 🙂
Bravo, that’s exactly right, and sharing that love and care is the best way to heal and to rebound and come back stronger than ever.
“Social media can be flat, most humans are 3D.” Wow! Donna, are you sure you aren’t a psychologist/self-help coach disguised as a blogger? Very profound post; I’ll try to keep up hope, as you and your fellow Canadians did for so very long. Thank you for the smiles, as ever!
lol No, but maybe I’m missing my calling, Leigh. 😉
Thank you and today is an amazing day to remember what so many countries and their people have endured – war, invasion, abuse, torture, dictators and so much more and they’ve come out on the other side. America is strong and brave, it just needs to remember what it’s been through and prevailed to find it’s true voice again. I believe.
Hope this weekend treats you kindly. Big hugs xo
Dunno how you can be so cheerful when you are now living on the border of the United States of Depression, Gloom and Dismay?
We had 9 years of this kind of horror, other countries have been invaded, abused, faced all sorts of trauma and we and they came out on the other side, I have hope America can do the same. We can’t surrender. Hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
Things are relative, indeed, and one hopes that reality will quickly reintroduce sanity.
You, too!
If only. 😉
The only way to go is with humour – a funny and most welcome post! 😀
Yes, because there’s a long battle ahead, but humour, love, and kindness keeps us going. 🙂
Hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
Another great post with a lot of truth and work behind it. Thanks D.
Thank you kindly, I hope this weekend treats you well. 🙂
You always have me chuckling, Donna. And yes, everything will be all right.
Glad to hear it and you got it, we shall overcome, this too.
I enjoyed reading this and the pictures too… It was fun and encouraging.
Thank you kindly and I hope this weekend treats you well. 🙂
Just what the doctor ordered. You’ve spelled it all out in a clear, concise manner. I don’t know about anyone else, but I needed this post. Thank you, Donna. 🙂
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Tess, we can just hope it’s not as bad as it seems or we’ll wake up. 😉
Hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
I choose ice cream! Love this…
Me too and plenty of it – and look at all those flavours, together! 😉
Thanks for this.
We need to stand together, John, especially in the tough times. Hope this weekend treats you well. 🙂
You as well, Donna. 🙂
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Wonderful post and I could not agree more! No matter what happened yesterday, today is today and we need to go from here! Trying to change what already happened does not help but makes everything worse. Let’s all (the world) stand up and make the best we can with a smile on our face and love in our hearts. Let’s enjoy our life and let’s not allow anyone to steal that light from our hearts… no matter what happened yesterday!
Wise words, Erika, we can’t let them steal our light. 🙂
Hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
No, no one has the right to do it and we mustn’t allow this either! Thank you, it is a good one. I hope yours has been well too, Donna 💖
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Cool post! One of my favs from you. Thanks for sharing, and putting up all the lively images. I know they take time to coordinate.
Thank you kindly. Loved your Salute to female vets! Had to share. Hope this weekend treats you well. 🙂
You are very welcome. Have a good one!
You too! 🙂
Yesssssssss ! Thanks so much for this excellent perspective, and the always pertinent and hilarious memes. Bravo, Miss Donna. We needed this one right about now. A blessed weekend to you. 💗 💖 💘 💝
I’m so glad it could help, let’s throw our tams in the air together!!! 😉
Hope this weekend treats you well! 🙂
Candace, thanks so much for the mention, it’s been a rough week for many folks, all around, hope we can find our way as the days go by. Hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
Uplifting! Thank you!
Very welcome and thanks for stopping by, hope this weekend treats you well. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it!
Had to share your posts, especially the one about Italian food (you had me at Italian food, awww, who am I kidding, you had me at food lol). 😉
Hope this week treats you well. 🙂
I choose to stop stewing and start doing. thanks for the uplift.
That’s always the best way to go! Hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
THANX d.p. sometimes I resemble those remarks. giggle
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Ha, love it! Thanks dru, they could very well resemble you (oh no, I’m speaking in rhyme). 😉
Social Media can be flat..most humans are 3D….like, amazing! and very true! love the post (and all the gifs! ^^)
If only people could realize it. 😉
Hope this weekend treats you well. 🙂
If only I could too haha. wish you the same!
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Thank you kindly for the mention, and I’m in amazing company!
Off to share and visit! 🙂
Hope this weekend treats you well. 🙂
Thanks for sharing this. 🙂 Especially love this line: “Social media can be flat, most humans are 3D.” And, yes, what will it be like this year? I really don’t know.
I really hope some truth comes out so people can find some peace.
Hope this weekend treats you kindly, Sarah. 🙂
Um… Somehow missed that was your title. 😀 Was referring to the line in your post. Either way, yest, let’s hope.
No worries, I like your word yest, trademark it. 😉
And by “yest” I mean “yes”. Bah!
I actually like yest as word, adding yes and best maybe? Either way, hope the week ahead treats you well. 😉
It’s refreshing to see a post full of positive thoughts, after so much negativity. I gotta share this.
We need this, thank you, hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
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Lovely and thank you for commenting in poem form (so cool). Hope this weekend treats you well. 🙂
Such a positive and uplifting post Donna and I just love your humor 🙂
Enjoy a beautiful weekend.
Thank you and I hope this weekend is a wonderful one.
Thanks for this breath of fresh air. Laughter , humor and optimism are the ultimate antidotes for stress and anxiety…( along with a cup of chamomile and a long night’s sleep)! 🙂
Those all seem like good things, Darlene and so needed right now. Hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
Thanks for this wise and witty post. I think we all needed some humor this week.
We need a lot, did I mention a lot? 😉
Hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
Yes, onwards and upwards. Some good will unfold usually when we least expect it. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, we have to keep going. Hope this weekend treats you well.
Thank you kindly for the mention! 🙂
Hope the week ahead treats you well. 🙂
Absolutely brilliant post Donna! Ours horrors haven’t ended yet either until we get rid of that octopus extension from the droppings left behind from the McGinty government – Kathleen ‘Lose’. They’re all the same. I won’t rant on after enjoying your hilarious memes! 🙂
Every time I use the smart meters (keep a chart of the hours close at hand, sigh) and still pay more money for hydro and still pay the fee for splitting up hydro from the Harris days, yup, one way or another, we pay. And we will continue to pay as long as politicians know they can lie, er, sorry, use campaign devices and are not held accountable. The news makes a joke about it all because it’s all about ratings/advertising money for them. Oops, you might as well have ranted, Debby, I just did. 😉
Hope this weekend is treating you well and all the best for the week ahead. Hallelujah.
Omg Donna, thanks for bringing up something I held back on, LOL. You said it!!!!! It sounds like you and me could talk a lot. ‘Smart meter’, LOLOLOL what a friggin joke, it’s a thief machine installed by greed mongers. But ok, I won’t go there. I caught up on house chores this weekend, sadly were in neglect, lol. Wishing you a happy week ahead my Canadian friend! 🙂
I’m sure we could go on and on, sigh. That’s what I did part of the weekend too, it felt good to catch up. All the best, Debby, always, eh. 🙂
Thanks Donna. Eh! 🙂
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Humor is always good. We will get through this.Hopefully, all in one piece.
If we don’t wake up first, again, hopefully in one piece. 😉
Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
If you want to put things into perspective then head over to Yadadarcyyada where Donna gives great advice.. basically stuff happens in our lives… it is how we deal with it that makes the difference…and as Donna says .. love is all around… we will be okay
Thank you for the reblog, Sally, that’s so kind of you. I know it’s been a tough week for many, the election, Remembrance Day/Veterans Day and the passing of Leonard Cohen https://yadadarcyyada.com/2014/10/10/ive-told-the-truth-i-didnt-come-to-fool-you/
I really appreciate the kind words and passing the positive message along. Hope the week ahead treats you well (can’t be worse than last week, er, can it?). 🙂
I hope to goodness not Donna.. I think the emotional intensity that the majority of the world experienced is extraordinary. If only we could harness that in a positive way we could make a lot of changes. Leonard leaves a hole. I was more or less banned from listening to him as a teenager.. my parents were already in their 50s and found that time very difficult to get their heads around! You have a good week too.. hugs ♥
We need to learn and go for the positive, so right, Sally, here in Canada we had a celebrity running (his Dad had also been Prime Minister) and he went for sunny ways which was a lovely change from the horror we were living under. I hope for the same for America and other countries being invaded by right-wing radicals. As for Mr. Cohen, he’s been a voice in my head so long, I doubt he’ll ever leave. I’m glad you have the freedom to experience his joy and wisdom now. 🙂 All the best and thanks again. 🙂
It is so hard for flat social media to be a 10… HA!!!
It’s a disaster. 😉
It is that!
But a luxurious one. 😉
oh yeah
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that too
I think this is one of the best post-election posts I’ve read, Donna. Thank you. 🙂 <3
Very welcome, sometimes we need to take a deep breath (or a few million deep breaths) and learn and grow.
Hope the week ahead treats you kindly. 🙂
all the love and joy sent your way Donna. I loved this post I read it over again 🙂 And thanks for bringing it to the Pit Stop! 🙂
And to you as well, Julie, we need this right now, all the love and joy. 🙂
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I always love your GIFs. Why not bars of chocolate on the ice cream? 😉 -OM
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Bars of chocolate on anything sounds good to me, especially ice cream. 😉
Thank you kindly, Jason, for the reblog, hope the week ahead treats you well. 🙂
YES! I so needed to read this. Thank you for this uplifting post.
I’m glad you enjoyed it, we do need to look forward. Hope this week treats you kindly. 🙂
Good reminder! Each day is a new start.
It is, hard to remember sometimes, but it is.
Hope this week treats you kindly.
I just read this post and was blown away. I am sending it to my daughter who is beyond distraught over the election. She may understand what I said about life goes on. We accept the good with the bad. it’s part of who we are.
Thank you.
You’re so right, it’s all part of reality, who we are. Thanks for dropping by, I hope this helps you’re daughter. 🙂
I popped over to your blog and glad I did, now following. 🙂
Hope this week treats you kindly.
Your GIFs are great, and a welcome bit of levity after a post-election week from hell. Thanks, Donna!
It’s been rough, very rough and I hope it gets smoother soon, although… 😉
Hope this week is treating you kindly. 🙂
Thank you so much, Danny, not only for the delightful mention, but for placing me in such amazing company, host included! Hope the week is being good to you so far. 🙂
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LOVE HER GIFS…IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL THEM? MULTITUDINOUS MEDIA DITTOS!!!!
Sorry to get here so late, Jonathan, it turned out to be an unexpectedly busy weekend (but not in a bad way) and I’m finally catching up or at least trying to. How has your weekend been? Great, I hope.
Thank you so very much for reblogging this, I appreciate it.
Hope the week ahead is wonder-filled. 🙂
Thank you, Donna, for the positive vibes of your post. Things are going to get better. It has been a trying time for USA with the election. Love the GIFS. Best wishes for a lovely week. Blessings & hugs!
I think the world was holding it’s breath hoping for the best for America, since that doesn’t look possible right now we hope for the next best thing, thoughts of better days ahead.
Thank you kindly and all the best xox
A perfect ending with Mary Tyler Moore 🙂 I can hear the music now! You have many wise words here, including “We lived through this horror for 9 years in Canada until we were,er, ‘saved’ by sunny ways” –>> This Canadian gal (I’m in BC) is laughing!
I always smile when I think of that hat toss, reminds me what women can do if we believe in ourselves. 🙂
Aaah, I bet the weather is lovely out in BC now although we’re having unseasonably warm weather here in Ontario, sunny days. 😉
Proud to visit with another proud Canadian, big hugs, Christy, hope this week is being good to you. 🙂
You’re adorable. I’m glad you’re enjoying warm weather over in Ontario 🙂 Aww let’s toss our hats and make Mary proud! I’ll add in an umbrella in case the weather turns, hehe ~ Have a great week too! <3
It’s going to be 18 tomorrow on November 18th, I’ll enjoy it, I hope for the same for you, Christy. 🙂
Oh, my friend, it just felt as if you wrote this post for me in this very moment. Thank you (although of course I know it was not for me…). Hope you are all fine and so glad to read you again!
It was for you and for everyone that needed it. Big hugs. 🙂
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Ha ha Kermit! Made me laugh – now going back to look again 😀. So glad Canada is back on track – I lived there under Trudeau No 1 and life was sweet (I had come from 70s UK so it was HEAVEN!) No 6 and 10 are brilliant but loved all of this.
Yes, we’re happy to be on track, not that any leader will ever be perfect, they’re human, after all, but we need ones that at least care about their citizens. Thank you for your kind words and for dropping by, Gilly, I’m glad we found each other in this giant virtual haystack, hope we can virtually visit often. All the best. 🙂
That’s a great description, haystack! And yes, must try to do the virtual visiting often. Looking after elderly parents now and sometimes don’t visit my online world for days so bear with me, I will always be back in between nervous breakdowns! 😀
That’s such important work, Gilly, and no worries, we’ll be here, the real world, with its ups and downs has to come first. 🙂
Excellent advice. Thanks for the uplifting post at a time when we really needed one. xoxo
You’re welcome, I’m glad if it can help in any way. 🙂
Hope this week treats you kindly 🙂
We all need to look ahead and keep fighting for the good things and folks in this world. 🙂
Great post…. as always love the blend resulting of funny twist and irrefutable truths. you are good with that, dear Donna…
from choices comes consequences…. and we gotta need to start dealing with them… There are hard times in which we acknowledge how better we were in the recent past… But that shouldn´t stop us, nor our need to make a little difference each day…
Thanks so much for sharing, my friend… wishing you a very nice day. Love. Aquileana .🙂
Thank you kindly, Aquileana, we do need to make a little difference each day. 🙂
Hope this week is treating you well so far and big hugs xox
Chocolate ice cream and Snoopy can’t cure everything – but it’s a good start.
It’s a very good start lol 🙂
Sorry to get here so late, Ian, it turned out to be an unexpectedly busy weekend (but not in a bad way) and I’m finally catching up or at least trying to. How has your weekend been? Great, I hope.
Thank you so very much for reblogging this, I appreciate it.
Hope the week ahead is wonder-filled. 🙂
This post deserves a standing ovation! I applaud you and what you stand for. Thank you for sharing this and for linking up with me On the Edge. I will be featuring this post in my Little Bits of Inspiration Series, for sure!
Shelbee
http://www.shelbeeontheedge.com
Thank you, for the standing ovation and the feature. Very kind of you, I really appreciate people sharing this – we need more inspiration and positive thoughts, and less division now and always. Hope this week is treating you well so far. 🙂
Thank you so much for linking my post and choosing it as one of your picks of the week. I can’t really believe this year is heading toward its conclusion, it has been a rough year, here’s hoping for better in 2017. Thank you again and remember, it was written for you, as you’re one of my valued readers.🙂 Hope this weekend is as wonderful as you.🙂 Big hugs, now I’m off to visit the other bloggers and of course, share.🙂
Great post! I very much enjoyed reading this.
Thank you kindly, hope this weekend is treating you well. 🙂
It did ☺ Hope yours did the same for you.
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Ahh…love your posts…so much humor..love it!!
Thank you kindly and I’m learning a lot from yours – thank you! 🙂
Hope this weekend is treating you well. 🙂
It’s been a very quiet weekend 😉 thank you! How was yours!
Busy than expected, but in a good way. Hopefully next one is quieter (for America it’s Thanksgiving, ours is long over in Canada, eh). 😉
So you get to relax…that’s nice!
Yes, and we still get Black Friday and CyberMonday sales, go figure. And I usually have turkey (any excuse will do), you know, just to be thankful. 😉
Happy Holidays!!
Happy Holidays to you and yours! 🙂
You too honey!!!
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So your in the Thanksgiving hangover mode! Have you decorated for Christmas yet?
Not yet, my son has Autism and it’s best not to change anything too early. Usually December 1. How about you, have you decorated yet?
I’ve decorated for Thanksgiving…I’m waiting till this weekend to start. It’s a big project…I love it though, don’t get me wrong..just so many bins to bring in! Your son must love music!!
So many bins, it’s probably best for us that Christmas only comes once a year.
My son loves his version of music, for sure. 🙂
Hope this week treats you well and Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
Hope you have a wonderful holiday also…I was lucky to pull the right 3 bins full of Christmas craft supplies….I can’t wait to get started!
Best wishes to you. 🙂
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Hope this weekend treats you well. 🙂
Do you add things to your posts after you post? I revisited your last post and don’t recall Mary Tyler Moore at the close. It made me wish for a second ‘like’ button. 🙂
I have done, but pretty sure MTM was there from the start, might have been overshadowed by the nasty WordPress ads they force on you – free they say, nothing is free lol 😉
That hat toss is pure 70’s optimism!
Yes, although I did it the other day, I got some weird looks, but that’s ok, it felt great! 😉
I always feel like saying shouting YAY! when I see that hat toss.
The other day I did it and people just stared at my bed head.
lol I had hat head, so I can empathize – but hey, we had fun! 😉
And I did make it, after all…
You sure did! Hope you can drop by my blog party https://yadadarcyyada.com/2016/12/08/dear-santa-i-can-explain/ – it’s the 12 links of Christmas, so leave some links to your posts so others can find you, making it. 😉
Let me just toss my hat up and I’ll be right over…:)
My blogdoor is always open, hats on or off. 😉
Good stuff! Yes, I needed it!
Hope this week is treating you well so far. 🙂
I’m glad you included a link to this one in your post today, Donna.
Now that the “king of Twitter” (POT-twits?) is in charge, there might not be room for anyone else on social media, but it’s still a great post. 😈 Mega blue Monday hugs.
He’s appointed himself god of all, he seems to have no idea that he’s disliked by all, maybe he just doesn’t care. Odd. Mega the only blues today should be musical hugs xox
Absolutely love Snoopy and you are better than chocolate, Donna.
Imagine if we could have a world of chocolate Snoopys, oh wait, would it be wrong to eat them, somehow I feel the answer is no. 😉
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Wow, Ian, what a lovely welcome back gift! I’m pleased to be back and barring any unforeseen circumstances (just waiting for yet another shoe to drop, hopefully not a whole closet full of them this time) I hope to stay. Thank you for reblogging this, much appreciated. I hope you have been well and happy, wishing for a wonderful combination of both for us, my friend. Best wishes and hugs xoxo
Great words of timeless wisdom! Thanks for sharing at The Blogger’s Pit Stop! Roseann from http://www.thisautoimmunelife.com
Thank you kindly, it was a delightfully busy #BloggersPitStop – lots to love there! 🙂