Thought Of The Day

I am Happy for you  My Dear Xin Enjoy your Life To My Reader who is doing two  jobs I think your Supervisor's first language is not English  so please don't go to him for My Blogs  Show My Blog to someone else  to explain to you I am feeling bad that you got wrong message and have to work  hard I have to clarify about  My last week Blog " Keep The Fire Burning " Fire doesn't mean work hard or working more hours Fire means fire of Joy fire of having fun fire of Happiness Burning Fire means keep the feeling of Happiness always there inside your heart  Never let it go to die and make sure always have fun with your work Enjoy and give reward to yourself everyday anything which makes you happy  Read some good book watch your favorite show talk to God or have some time alone Year 2016 is dying we have to get ready to welcome Year 2017 with A smile As a New Year Resolutio...

Today it is one degree after a long time I can see now my red wooden bench It was embedded in knee down snow for weeks in my front yard Front lawns are looking like a green and white mosaic as snow is still there Squirrels are happily running around I am waiting for my friend to pick me up It is morning everything looking so fresh sun is shining giving glitter to snow No one is scared of winter anymore plants are also giving a Nod to the f estive atmosphere I am enjoying walking on my driveway looking so different no snow for a while I am wearing my light black long coat which my daughter in law picked up and my son got it for me from Scarborough Town Center Scarborough Center my favorite Mall not so big still so much activity going on all the time All transit systems terminate and start from there you can get connections to downtown and to anywhere in the city There is an inter city Go bus service RT the overhead tr...

It is morning  I am having breakfast oatmeal cereal stir fry egg with a hot cup of tea Today is 7 below zero after a long time I am watching black squirrel jumping on my backyard wooden fence Yesterday raining whole day it was plus 7 degrees no sign of rain today all dried up by today's sub zero temperature  Very quiet as it is Christmas holidays still continuing though garbage  service is on in our neighborhood it comes on Tuesdays Kids are off from school for 2 weeks my son coordinates his holidays with kids so it is a Full House Tomorrow will be my Darts and Carpet bowling  go back to my routine My son has put Nature of Things on TV it is Butterfly documentary narrated by famous David Suzuki I am enjoying the whole thing so beautiful to watch it was amazing how a caterpillar is transformed into a beautiful butterfly This all takes place in 2 weeks time and scientists are busy in tracking all the...

Today is zero degree for we Canadians after 26 below zero it looks like summer I can see clearly grey shingles of houses top some snow still there on front green lawn Grey driveway is covered with white dust same is our red van It is 5 pm we are heading to Scarborough Town Center 15 minutes Drive It will be opened till 9.30 To My Dear Reader who is doing two jobs          & To My Multilingual Friends I think it is my mistake for not keeping in mind that so many Members of our Readers Family are Multilingual English is not their first Language so in My Blog I have to use  very simple  language My Dear your 24 Hours bank account means God is kind enough to deposit 24 hours every day to use in our own way Every Morning we have our budget of 24 hours to use Keep in mind we have to live a balance Life too much work is no good and same is too much fun  We have to take time ...

Weather is like Roller Coaster it is 12 degrees plus raining all day so most of the snow gone Grey roof of houses now very clear still we see lot of snow on green of grass like white border It feels + 7 with windchill Thursdays used to be my indoor Golfing due to Christmas season it was off for couple of weeks everyone was busy This Thursday it was a get together party so much to enjoy having good time also playing golf I was surprised to see myself that my balls most of the times were going into holes Keep in mind it was an indoor golf and for we seniors still I was happy always look something to brighten your day Today I changed my venue in the library I was sitting at the back side looking at the conservation area It used to be lush green now giving a very different view with all the plants skeleton making me to think how things change  It is very quiet now all the playful squirrels are gone into hibernatio...

Thanks for Your Comments on  Christmas Day Great Gift for me To All My Readers who live with Family Living with family is a mixed plate we have to share whatever is there with open heart We all are Human so we have to ignore and be patient forgive most of the times Our emotions go on changing every moment depending on the circumstances the things taking place in our surroundings When we are Senior we feel weak though we are Not we are retired but we never give credit to ourselves for the years of service  We did our job for a long period we were for our family every time whenever they needed They are now leading their good lives with the families of their own we have to be proud of everything All these happenings in our family is because of us we succeeded to face every odd and made this possible  We feel low as now we start feeling we have nothing to do Life is done for Me We have experience we ha...

To All My Readers Family Merry Christmas             & Happy Holidays I am Happy and  proud of All My Readers Family  Thank You each and  Everyone  of you is Precious to me My Dear Retiree Readers it is great idea to read together  Like book club or just share anything you find interesting and read in your group meeting It is 25th of December in about a week or so 2016  will be history done is done get ready to welcome the New Year with open arms I went to Mall to get chocolates  and Tim Horton Gift cards to my friends at Senior Club One of my friend having her knee surgery today she is 87 very brave comes for Darts all the time She goes on every Trip and also attends all the Club events she takes her walker while travelling She had stroke so her right hand is weak she learned to use her left hand and play good Darts Doctors were dou...

Yesterday Blog was not only for my Grand kid it is for every child I was discussing about all the kids sitting outside in any game anywhere in any event not given chance  to participate I talked about their emotions which they are too young to share and hesitant shy to talk about My Dear Retiree and  Senior  Friends You ask me so many times this question how can I do so many things always wonder how can I manage at this age Here is the Recipe keep in your mind rather have a belief  " This Too shall Pass " This relates to everything Our health the weather the time our age and every Moment what is there Today you wont find it Tomorrow Every Moment is gone not coming back  if we believe in that we go on making use  of each and every Moment The stronger will be your belief the more you will be in the Moment and try to drain everything out of that When you walk and enjoying Nature you will absorb ...

It is ligh t pinkish orange Hue all along bordering the clear very light Gray sky such a beautiful view Keep in mind snow is there white everywhere like an untouched beauty I am sitting in the Library in my second home near fireplace golden flames are brightening my morning giving color and glow it is so cozy sitting at my favorite spot TV is on but I am not watching I don't want to I want to talk to my Readers Family I was thinking about Yesterday about the Basket Ball game of my youngest grandson  We all made sure to be there to watch the game for which he was so excited He worked hard to be selected in the team he has passion for that he was always around the Basket ball net doing practice  When he got selected it looked he won the lottery ticket  Coach selected 13 players from all the sections of Grade 6 and 7 he is in Grade 6 Only 6 players have to play so rest of the players were sitting out He got just ...

Tuesdays are off for me I mean no Darts and Carpet Bowling activities in My Club I have to get busy and chalk out my ow time table I changed my bed sheets and did laundry I told you  my Washer Dryer is in the basement so have to do lots of exercise It is 3 stairs from my bedroom and with bed sheets 2 loads so it took nearly the whole day One of our family friend's Aunt died couple of days back in her back home so I visited her place At 3 pm my youngest grandson was having his inter school basket ball game so I have to be there with my family We have to keep ourselves busy and cash every moment don't wait for Tomorrow After Dinner my son was going to get some grocery from Freshco I had one more opportunity to get out I bought Swiss cheese  and Crackers and Quaker Oats cereal with Almond and coconut Don't forget to talk to God in between it acts like Meditation helps a lot will give you strength to face everyth...

Our Life has to be multidimensional with many sockets to make adjustments and adapt In Canada we talk about weather hockey and Baseball which we call Ball game We are proud of our Tim Horton coffee house which we think as our identity  Maple leaf is our icon we think all the Maple syrup is from Canada We loose in hockey still think it is our National game  My daughter forwarded one link from BBC   " Brits befuddled by who or what is Tim Hortons " We so casually say " double double " means coffee with 2 sugar 2 cream and small doughnuts are called Timbits It is an amazing News story BBC asked Canadian have to explain as Brits are befuddled We Canadians are sentimental we became very emotional when couple of years back our Hudson Bay big store was going towards bankruptcy We hardly have any of our own store I mean Canadian all the businesses now are American  Walmart doing great business our Zellers...

Dear Jimmy and Brenda and All My Great Readers pl make a correction it is " Peek Hole " Thanks  To Err is Human Pl keep in mind I am Human too Thanks It is sunny so snow crystals glistening so beautiful view to enjoy Still 19 below Zero it will be like that for couple more  months It is Sunday so Hockey Day for kids my son busy scraping ice sleet from the wind shield to make a peek hole to drive the van He is making efforts using a small scraper we keep many of such tools handy to get going When you park your car in the morning at your work place you don't what are you going to deal in the evening  In 1995 when I was living in Ottawa my son was working in Nortel the giant High tech company used to be the  pride of Canada At that time it's shares going like skyrocket and then in early 2000 it's share was in pennies and after that gone bankrupt end of the fairy tale story Anyway at that time I jo...

This time it is white Christmas which people think is good sign our backyard is giving a picture of Iceland Backyard furniture is covered with nearly two feet of snow same is BBQ trees looking so beautiful with white blossom  of snow  and flakes In our front yard the bench outside is now embedded in snow Basket ball  pole is at the side on the front lawn quiet and lonely as kids not around to play it is too heavy to move further Our house is at the dead end so it was at the corner outside and kids from neighbors used to play and enjoy in the afternoons By city law it has to be moved by Dec 4th to give space for snow removal trucks otherwise there is a penalty and city will do it at your cost Today will be light snow whole day my youngest grandson  has his hockey game in Don Beer Arena my eldest will also go as he is Coaching I had shower at 10 am so that I can go for 12 30 pm event may be we will go at 11.30 I a...

Don't be scared of weather it wont say you anything it knows you are only gathering flowers of Happiness You wont harm anyone  It was Thursday we were having Christmas Tea Party at our Club small tables with chairs for 4 were nicely decorated with all red beautiful flower vase in the center Tea coffee and all the goodies to enjoy Music from the Pickering Stars -- Clog dancers also Mr and Mrs Santa Clause were there to distribute candies Gate prizes and Ticket Draws it was such a festive atmosphere we had fun and good time I came back at around 3 pm At night my youngest grandson has Christmas Concert at 7 pm he was also participating so we all were excited to go and watch It was 28 below zero at night I put layers to face the freezing cold was ready to go to Highbush Public school Sitting on grey steel chair in school Gym with lots of people I started thinking about James Herriot He described so beautifully about his son was ha...

Today is 13 below feels like 23 degrees below zero in Canada they always show the windchill factor With all the snow everywhere watching weather channel it gives report of snow squalls I told you that  before living for years in Canada still can not figure out how many types of snow here Squalls means blowing snow it is now windy with gust 29 km / h looks like all whiteout Sun is also scared to come forward to come to rescue it is freezing even with our winter coats boots and gloves on but who cares we are OK just bring it on Last night I went to Mayor Light Tour my pickup point was my library it started at 7 pm for couple of hours I was home at 10 pm We watched all the beautiful lights around City of Pickering we have to give rating to the houses entered into competition this year Our body is at the receiving end it absorbs whatever is available our Mind is the leader always sets the program and plans to feed the...

It was 10 cm snow on Sunday it is still here as temperature was in Minus throughout and is still below zero so snow is not going anywhere Sun is shining City clears the streets right away so no problem in commuting Driveways are of course our responsibility and also we have to clear the sidewalk beside our house so lot of work for my son Today is 17 degrees below zero we have to take our winter coats out but I am still using my light sneakers as winter shoes are heavier I rarely use that I am in the library sitting on my favorite sofa seat today fire place is not on someone working on it to check what is wrong I am not worried as it is 9.50 am after 5 minutes have to go to the next room to do numbers to make teams to play Darts It is 12 Noon my Darts are done so I am back to my favorite seat in the library fire place is on now it is like my second home People are going through Newspapers which I always skip I don't want...

To My Readers Family We are human so am I I also feel sometimes low sometimes depressed sometimes down With 3 A's formula we have to face and work around to deal our day to day matters which are always ups and downs Life is a mixed plate we have to accept it so is our Life there is nothing total plus Sun is not shining all the time we expect too much from everything from our Life from the people around us We push everyone hard and also to ourselves to get Happiness all the times this is a major drawback We have to take everything easy same to our Life Nothing is end of the world Never take Life too seriously Now what is this 3 A's 1.A: Accept Yourself Accept yourself as you are no self pity think yourself as an individual You are unique and beautiful so is every Human being Try to know yourself which we rarely do Every day spend some time alone sit for a while in a quiet place try to be with yourself liste...

Yesterday  it was snowing whole night now 10 cm everywhere Driveway also a mess But I am happy as I got my picture postcard scenic view which I was missing so long All trees with white stuff some giving a look of Christmas tree some trees with white blossom Snow got stuck on the leaves and staying there making it more beautiful  like cherry on top As I mentioned before it is Canada nothing stops life goes on as routine today is Monday so I am getting ready for my Club to play Darts Sitting in the library now by the Fire place in my favorite bluish grey sofa chair  Just talked to my friends here and now writing my Blog feels like I am talking to you guys to My Readers Family I will be done with Darts at 12 have to go to my youngest grandson inter school Basket Ball game he was very excited  I will go at 3 pm to watch the game it will make him happy make me happy as well  to cherish the beautiful m...

Snow is  now on it is Canada what you expect we have to accept whatever is there  how long can we be away from snow But Life goes on here as routine so my Darts and Carpet Bowling will be the same I signed up Mayor's Light Tour it will be on Wednesday night Buses will pick up from various points I will go to the Library  pick up point My son will drive me there as it is at 7 pm it will be for 2 hours going to watch  all the Christmas lights around the City of Pickering Many buses will start from different  points then this Tour will conclude with light refreshments and Music  in City Hall I go most of the time unless I am out of country it is always good to get out for our own good and also good for the whole Family When we are feeling good we take everything easy and able to handle the situations which are so natural while you are living in Family It is nobody's fault everyone needs space and ti...

This is the 2nd part of My Trip to Lake Simcoe I signed up with my seniors Club for a trip to Lake Simcoe we were going to watch Christmas lights so it was long day  We started at 11 and back around 10 pm our trip started from Pickering Recreation Complex Lake Simcoe is far nearly 2 hours  away so it was a long Drive on the way we had couple of stops First one w as an antique Market  where we had our own lunch and walked around to enjoy  We were passing through farms sky was clear after awhile became hazy and started to drizzle I saw the sign of London at 100 Km  I used to live in London Ontario in 1993 it is a smaller town scenic and beautiful  I have so many memories of that beautiful town my son was doing his Masters from Western University two of my younger daughters were in school doing their A level I had to pass my time so joined Immigration Center and was volunteering in Global House Lond...

When we live in family things happen it is so natural  We have to respect and have tolerance for each one  There is always plus and minus nothing is total plus I think if we put ourselves in other's shoes so many things will be solved Focus on positive things in your Life to get  Happiness Please use 3 A's formula 1 : Accept yourself 2 : Acknowledge yourself 3 : Admire yourself We have to use this formula for others too  to make our Life beautiful Welcome back Dear  Plunker  and Dear Batman I am Happy now We are Family everyone counts and important  I am in Canada now for years still can not figure out how many types of snow it is flurries flakes wet snow freezing rain and so many other types which I don't remember It is snowing nowadays but I still miss the picture postcard view it is when all trees have white dust and same is ground I see snow on ground still no snow on trees I ...

To My Dear Mother in Law My letter was open to everyone If you read it again you will find Tips to cash every Moment Life is too short we have to cherish every Moment I am 70 plus I think we elders being more experienced are able to lead our Family to achieve all the Happiness We have more patience and self control we can convert difficult and Negative Moments into Positive to lead our Family towards  Road to Happiness We can manage everything with our trust in Almighty Our Caretaker Our Lord Please write  to me again I love to share your Journal of Happiness start writing from Today I still miss My Dear Plunker            and My Dear Batman It was Sunday minus 4 temperature not a good time to walk my son was going to Gym at 2 pm I went with him to mall to walk around Mall is just opposite to Gym I had an hour and half window to enjoy I enjoy my own company I got a coffee from...

Open Letter to My Happy Reader We are in charge of our body and soul we have total control It is our responsibility to take care of our Mind as well as of our body W e should take every measure to keep away our mind from polluted thoughts which will bring our body down Leading to all sorts of illness starting from depression and can go long way God loves each one of us very much he makes sure that all of His resources be accessible to all of His creatures He has total trust in all of us He provides blank cheque of 24 hours every day to cash and use wherever we want  Our Mind and our Body are gifts from God please keep in mind all problems lie within us and all solutions lie within us It is only " We " can solve our problems not anyone else we can not change anybody  The only person we can change is " We "  We always focus on others for everything for all the problems and ge t more frustrated  ...

To My Happy Reader I will write Blog for You Have courage and be patient with this we can achieve anything and can face everything Never give up  Trust in God Almighty To   My Dear Plunke r         and       My Dear Batman  I regret to criticize your comments my apology Your Comments were so spontaneous so full of Life I miss that You were just enjoying you didn't mean to do any damage to anyone I took it too seriously I was wrong to handle it that way I am serious I want to see the same colorful atmosphere so go ahead please go back to your Jolly Mode Just do it I am waiting From now on it is my promise to All My Readers  I will keep my hands off from my Readers Comments It is Your territory  none of my business I was interfering I should not I should mind my own business writing My Blog and let you people play around leave you people alone Tuesday was ...

Dear Happy Reader I hope you started writing your daily Happy Journal I mean just write down the Happy Moments you enjoyed or relaxed for a while When you averted the bad moments even if you enjoyed your tea  or anything Please start doing that I am praying for you Yesterday night my son has to pick his son up from one of his  friend's place I was done with my dinner finishing my tea so was ready to go with him It is Christmas time such a beautiful atmosphere so many houses were decorated with Christmas lights I am getting now confused with all the advancements of Technology It is so difficult to think about what to give to my grand kids at Christmas time same is with their Birthdays a nd when they get high Grades in their School I remember my time when it was easy for our parents to make us happy Even small amount of money and small gift was enough to brighten our faces Nowadays it looks they don't ...

To My Retiree Group Members Please don' t feel bad about asking Tips for your Walk Feel free to talk about anything don't worry about that I really appreciate the patience waiting so log for the Tips  regarding your walk I just need some information from your Group in that connection please 1 : How many and what age group      of you are really interested      to go ? 2 :  Please let me know about the      health details ? 3 : If someone using walker      or walking stick facility ? 4 : The weather condition also       about rain and forecast ? 5 : Is there any shopping Plaza      around or park nearby ? 6 : Any Bus stop around ? 7 : Anywhere near some seating      place is available ? All these information will be of great help to me to chalk out a walk program for you people which all of waiting so long and ...

To My Dear Readers Plunker and Batman Just to remind you that we are Family Every Member of Readers Family is very important we all are connected We have to be careful not to hurt anyone's feeling while criticizing the comments they post here Just let feel everyone be  comfortable and be relaxed and let them make comment in whatever language and style they choose No one should  feel  embarrassed or conscious  or rather cautious  in writing their  comment This is a Public Forum and we all are Family so we should propagate Love and Kindness let feel Everyone be relaxed and be Happy for a while Dear Plunker and Batman you are Members of Readers Family I love everyone and everyone is very important to me  I don't want you to feel low out of my writing Not my intention at all trust me I will never be happy to do that Please remain Happy and please don't stop writing your Comments I always love to ...

To My Happy Reader please don't change your name Please always write Happy Moments of the Day never write anything which makes your day sad Start writing Daily Journal and note down only Happy things ignore other Moments Please start doing right away Thank You I am praying for You and always remember your are never alone God is always watching over you To My Great Reader who is doing two jobs and still takes time to read Don't  ever feel  low or  Self Pity  God gave  everyone  different   Gifts  He Loves All of His Creatures Big or Small equally No one is lower in any way in his Kingdom  we all are  Great in His Eyes More than enough to  feel Happy we don't have to  prove ourselves before anyone Please don't mention about your English  is not  good God gave  us  two means  of communication to keep our connection  alive and  be...

To My Retiree Group Readers Please continue your Meetings these are very valuable We have to connect with people it always gives Happiness and bring peace to our Life You people are doing Great job Keep this connection alive We have to make phone calls to at least two people  to connect to take our stress out and brighten our Day Thursday was our monthly club meeting at 1 pm after that indoor golf at 2 pm It was Zero in the morning my friend was busy so not coming to pick me up  I made up my mind to go when there is a Will t here is always a Way I followed my summer routine for my bus journey that is from Whites Road bus # 120 then from Kingston Road Bus # 900 to library I started my journey at 10.45 I was at Library at 11.30 I am going to library for years they know me well When one of my friend was shaking hand she realized that I am cold  She immediately put the Fire place on to make me cozy...

To My Dear Readers Linda and Dave I am coming back to your point for discussion About the stress we are facing in our Day to Day Life We have handful of means to enjoy and to entertain ourselves We have money and extra source of cash flow from our credit cards To meet our ambitious plans we have Buy now Pay later sort of Deals and so on Are we Happy ? A good question but not a quick and easy answer  I think with so many choices we get confused and mixed up between enjoyment and happiness Enjoyment is to kill our time to distract ourselves from our work and r outine life To add some excitement to give some color is enjoyment this is a temporary phase for a given short duration Happiness goes deep down inside touches our heart and sticks there for long time sometimes throughout our life Entertainment needs medium equipment that is some material thing to transfer joy and to keep us entertained Happiness i...

To My Retiree Readers I mentioned in my earlier Blog there is no competition Forget the walk You don't have to if you don't like it just don't push yourself There are so many ways to  be happy  1 : Listen to your favorite song 2:  Watch your favorite program 3: Read your favorite book 4: Have a hot cup of Tea or Coffee     and sit down in your favorite     corner of your home  5: If weather is good have a seat     in your backyard and enjoy     Bird watching 6: When you get up in the Morning      doesn't matter what time watch     from your bedroom window for     a while to have feel of Nature     it will be meditating  7: Above all just relax 8: Start writing positive things     the moments you enjoyed     on that day  9: Fix a time before going to bed    to write it down yo...