Thought Of The Day

    It's a cold rainy day. It started in the morning and will be all day. What the weather channel is predicting.  I started my day a bit late. Nothing was wrong. My sleep was sound. I went to bed early at 11.15. Not my usual time to go to bed. I go around 12 midnight. We humans are not robots. We don't follow our fixed time table. Our body takes its own route to go ahead. Our sleep hours are not the same every night. I am off today. Not have to go to play Darts. I took my time to start my day. Last night I enjoyed watching the Baseball Blue Jay's game with my middle grandson. There's a lot of buzz around. The team is in the finals after thirty two years. They are one game away from the Championship. Let's see. The day is bright. Rain drops look great on the grass in my garden. It's 11.30, rain is not going to stop till late evening. I am checking the intensity and speed of rain drops to go for my walk. The glass top of my steel garden table works l...

  It's 10.30, I am done with my breakfast and with some calls to make. I am now getting ready.  I have to go for my dental appointment. Things start coming up at our age. We have to take whatever is there. It is 11.15, I  am walking by the Whites Road. Leaves of Gold, Copper and Bronze all scattered on the pathway.  Trees around are looking beautiful with scarlet and blood red leaves in between the greens. It is  a scenic atmosphere to behold. The sun is shining in full bloom. It's a bright and cold day with 6 C right now. Wind gusts around 40 km. Even on cold days the sun is up and above most of the time to make our days brighter. That's the beauty of Canada. My Dental clinic is ten minutes further to the Coffee House. I can make it. My grandson, the middle one, is working from home. He offered me a ride. So nice of him. I believe that we have to manage things on our own as long as we can. It boosts our will power. Helps to control our mood swings...

  It's 9.30 in the morning. I am starting my day a bit late. Sometimes our sleep is not good and we get stuck.  We are humans not robots. Things happen. So many factors are there to disrupt our normal routine life. Most of the time we are unable to figure that out. Everything looks fine. We still lack our mental peace. Our routine gets disturbed. We humans are full of emotions. The people around. The surroundings. Change of weather. Place. Everything matters in our life. Any change is enough to distract us from our routine. Sometimes things that are at the back of our mind are enough to ruin our day. Enough to lose our sleep. No use of  getting panicky. Be patient. Nothing stays forever. Things take time to settle down in due course. “ This Too Shall Pass “ . Get busy with anything to divert your attention. Go for a walk to change your scenery. At night time, find something to get you relaxed. Don't push yourself to sleep. Don't waste your energy. It will top...

    October is about to end. Our real cold days are just close by. Nowadays it's a bit cold. Still not much for us Canadians.  It is 6 C not below zero. Fine with us. We have to dress up in layers not have to be bundled up. Squirrels are walking around in the greens to get their food. I also see a couple of birds up in the sky. They may be leaving for South of the Border. I hope they have all the complete documents. Things now are not the same. So much has changed. Things are quiet in my back garden. I can't see any of the beautiful pink Canadian roses. Not the blood red David Austin. Some of the white, purple and red seasonal flowers are still there. Holding their breath, staying strong, keeping the atmosphere alive with their sheepish smile. The trees around are standing quietly waiting for the days ahead. There is a wait and still feeling all around. The sun up above is not in full bloom still awake trying his eyes wide open. Time flies and things change....

  It's 8.30 in the morning. I am sitting in the eat- in kitchen having my breakfast. I take one teaspoon of honey in warm water to start my day. Honey drink and oatmeal porridge is my breakfast. I skip my morning tea / coffee. It is Thursday, not my working day so I will enjoy my coffee in Tim Hortons. On the other days I enjoy my tea / coffee with my senior club friends. It is good to give color to your life whenever we can. I am retired. It doesn't mean we are done with our good days. We are not done with our life. We have so much time to travel down the road. Try to keep on collecting happy moments on the way. Life is how we take it. I know that it is not a bed of roses. I think it is sort of like a mixed plate with sweet and bitter moments in everyone's life. We have to face with patience and dignity whatever comes on the way in the journey of our life. We have so much to celebrate so much to be grateful. Count your blessings. That will give you power to m...

  I was on a four day trip to Washington. I started my journey on Friday at 8.30 in the morning. It is a ten hour drive from Toronto.  We stopped on the way taking breaks to make our journey enjoyable. I was back in Toronto on around 10.30 last night. As we get older things do not stay the same. Especially at the later stages of our life. We have to be extra careful with our health. Our body starts getting weak and other health issues start coming up. Our sleep does not sound like it did in the earlier days of our life. We will not be sleeping in our own bed. Going on trips becomes an adventurous task. We have to take so many extra things to be on the safe side. Thinking that we might need all that just in case. With all these issues I still feel that to get stuck for the rest of our life is not a good option. We have to take steps to make our days. Try to top up memorable moments to get happiness whenever we can. Change is the key to happiness. Change of place. ...