Thought Of The Day

    October 12th 2024 It is Saturday, and Monday will be Thanksgiving holiday. It will be a long weekend. Some people are planning to have big parties. Some are old, can't handle all that. They like to see kids and grandchildren at that special occasion, so plan a one dish party.  For some, even one dish party is too much to handle. Cleaning up the mess after the party is tough to manage at our age. In that situation we parents like to be invited to our kids' places. That all depends on how things are at our kids home. Maybe their family life is undergoing some challenges. They don't like to share with us to flare up the existing situation. Don't have to push kids to invite us. Don't have to get sentimental. Our kids are our blood. They do care about us. We don't know what he is dealing with at home. Sometimes their children are not OK to see their old grandparents at parties. They might be thinking that the presence of older people will take the flavor out of t

   8th October 2024 Another beautiful day. It's 10.30 in the morning. 13 C. Colder days are getting closer. As soon as we are done with our sleep before getting out of bed to start our new day. Try to give yourself some time out to relax to figure out what to do, from where to start. We are humans not robots. So many things affect our mood. Some of our days are tough. Some nights are difficult, we are not able to sleep well. Every day is different, bringing Its own matters to deal with. We have to figure out how to move with that baggage. To forget the past and focus on your present moment is great. My dear, this is all theory, not practically possible to follow. Our past is  always there with us, haunting throughout our life. We push it down to bury deep down. It never leaves our subconscious. We find ourselves struggling with that all our life. We try to distract ourselves, go out to spend time with friends. Try to get busy with making plans with trips and parties to escape. It&#

   October 5th 2024 It's a beautiful cold sunny morning. 8.45, 16C I am out of my bed, going to my kitchen to make breakfast. My usual oatmeal porridge and honey drink. I stopped having fried eggs in the morning. Maybe I will make an omelet afterwards to have in lunch for my son and for myself. I will see. We don't have to make a strict Plan like a time table for what to eat. Just take something healthy, whatever you like to have. Don't have to follow your routine, your diet plan if you are not enjoying it. Don't have to take life too seriously. Try to be flexible to enjoy the moments in hand. Moments are rare, when gone, will be gone for good, won't be coming back. Try to value, celebrate in full with whatever is available. Take life as a gift from God Almighty. Enjoy that without bothering anyone else. Try to avoid interfering in others' privacy. Focus on your own self. It is 10.45, I am ready for my walk, I have to pick another jacket, not the light one. It&#

         October 1st 2024 October has already started, September is gone, history. It's a matter of a couple of months and the year 2024 will be history too. Time flies, days go on passing fast, like our own lives. We never realize that until we have to close the chapter of that year, we were in.  We don’t realize all that even at the start of another new year. Happy, busy writing down notes, making big plans, taking the new year as a clean slate. We start to celebrate right at midnight with full zeal, fervor and full of energy. Ready with our plans, most of these used to be ambitious and impractical. We are ready with our long list of. “ Things to do “, to start our new year, taking it as a new beginning. It is a normal practice to start on the 1st of January, every year. It is tough, not easy for us to cope up with our plans. We start losing our interest, energy and focus. Our list of plans goes somewhere under the pillow. Even the month of January used to be tough

     September 28th 2024 It's 11.50 in the morning at 20 C, perfect weather for walks. We have the last couple of days of September to enjoy. Our Canadian winter days are around the corner. Time to walk without coats and jackets will be over. We now don't have to bundle up, not have to  dress up in layers. Amazing. 12.25,I am at Tim Hortons, enjoying my coffee. After the age of three quarters of a century, like at the age of mine. We have to avail every chance to make our time, to enjoy with whatever available circumstances. This is our age, we are on our own. Kids are busy with work and with their own families. Nothing wrong with that. We did the same in our time. We were also busy with our own things. Every stage of the cycle of life has its own things to do. Being Kids, if parents have a chance, kids go to school to get knowledge and other expertise to carry on their lives in a better way. We finish with studies, join work, get married to start our family life. Parents are d

    September 24th 2024 It is Tuesday, a cloudy hazy morning. I am off work today. Not going to play Darts. I take it like going to work. At this age, I mean after retirement, we have to take these things like work to trick our own self. It helps to elevate our will power, controls our mood swings and also boosts our confidence. I just checked the weather channel, it will rain all day. It's been raining since early morning. Back garden looks great. Marigolds are smiling in the flower bed at the back. Grass is all lush green. I can't see any roses on the David Austin and on the Canadian rose plants.I think season is done for them. Everyone needs some time out. It's OK. It's 11.15, I noticed the rain just stopped, it will start again at 12 after. I have to be quick, get ready to go for my walk. At the time while we are young, going to school or busy with work. We have our time table, all planned. We have no worries to plan our day. It's all tailor made. We have to go