Thought Of The Day

    It's a rainy day, humid morning. Some days you plan something and you have to switch for something different.  So many factors come up to manage things you planned. We have to switch. Change our plans to do something else to make our day. We have to change ourselves at different stages of life. Sometimes we change consciously. We have to change to coordinate with the situation and the people around in the household, at school and workplace. Most of the time the change comes automatically. We grow up from a child to a kid after that to teens and systematically reach to the later stages of life. The weather keeps on changing. The winter to summer to spring to fall. The cycle is so systematic just like our cycle of life. The same is with our days. The mornings change to noon to evenings and finally to nights. I salute the Creator. Everything is on auto. The system keeps on running according to what He planned. He brings some changes sometimes. I think it is to give us a ...

  Mornings are the face of our day. We have to welcome our mornings. We have to feel lucky to get another day and one more morning. Welcome that with smiley face. God is kind enough to allocate us another bundle of twenty four hours. We can do with what we like to. How to spend that. This is our bank account. It has to be used by the end of the day. This is sort of our daily time allowance. Next day our time sheet has to be all clean. God will open our new account for another day. We are free to chalk out our plans for the day. Find your hobbies. Go for a walk. Do gardening. Watch your favorite shows. Day dreaming, bird watching. Enjoy reading books / magazines. Have tea  / coffee sitting at your favorite spot in  the house  / apartment / coffee house. Your choice. This is your own account. You are not answerable to anyone. You have liberty how to spend and where to spend. I usually try to mix things up. Divide my time into slots every day. Something to get physical....

It's a very hot day with heat warnings on the weather channel. It looks a bit quiet in my neighborhood.  Very few birds, just a couple, sitting under the Maple tree. The Black Squirrel is also missing. I can't see him. He may be early for his exercises. He takes the wooden fence in my backyard like his gym. The trees around are quiet too, trying to cope with the weather. It is Tuesday, I don't go to work on Tuesdays. I have to chalk out my time table to do other things for the days I am not working. I  have to do my laundry. Change my bed sheets and towels. I have to make some calls. I can do that later. It is 10.15, early morning. I have to get ready for my walk. I can manage now, later on it will be hot. We have to take our health, our caliber to manage and safety while starting anything. It has to be a top priority especially at the later stages of our life. The weather is important to check before heading out. Too hot and too cold won't be easy to manage. We know h...

  It was raining yesterday. Flowers are in full bloom, giving a smile.  The trees also look happy, shaking their heads. The grass in my garden is lush green. My deck is washed. Looks neat and clean. It is the weekend, I am at Frenchman Bay by the lakeside. The water is sparkling under sunshine. Swans on the lake giving a beautiful view. A couple of dragon boats are on the surface too. People are busy with fishing. Some are walking with their dogs. Some are with kids. I am on the Deck side now. It gives you an amazing experience. I feel that I am on a ship and the ship is sailing. I come here sometime to have a feel of that. It reminds me of my trip to Hamburg in Germany. It was decades ago. I was visiting my daughters in England. One of my daughters was going to Hamburg for two nights. Short trip with her husband's parents and brother's families. She arranged for me too. I was part of the group. We enjoyed that. Trips you enjoy with the right company. Company matters a lot to ...

Bright day, sunny morning. So beautiful. I am walking by the Whites Road.  Nice breezy weather. It is 24 C, not too hot. It's 9.30, early morning. I started my day a bit early today. We are humans not robots. We take every day differently with a different attitude.  So many things matter. That all affects our mood to make or to ruin our days. That affects how we sleep at night. Sleep at night depends on how we have taken our day before. The day we spent with the people. The company we were with. Everything related, interconnected in making our day. The days we spend mainly are the deciding factor on how we take our nights. There are also so many other things which act like spoilers. To ruin our days and our nights. I think attitude is the key. That matters the most. Attitude changes the perspective to see through. Take things at life differently. Life is the same for everyone. It is the same, just like a combo. A mixed plate with sweet and bitter moments coming all the way wh...

  Some mornings come with surprises. We never know which of our body parts will not be in good shape.  Not going to cooperate with our day plans. There is always a give and take to maintain all relationships. The same is with our body. We have to listen to our body. Give time to take a break to revive itself. I take some time to get out of my bed. I try to give some time to my body to get ready.  It works for me. It gives my body time to listen to me. It helps her to be on the same wavelength to cooperate with my schedules to make my day. We have to push our body to be active not to become a couch potato. Don't try to push hard. Don't try to implement your plans and ideas to anyone with force. Don't have to dictate. No one likes dictation. We have to talk to resolve matters. We have to keep in mind that our talks do not have to be one- sided. We have to take time to listen to the other person. We don't just have to hear. Listening is not hearing. Listening needs patienc...