Thought Of The Day

  November 30th 2024 It's Saturday, Black Friday sale is still on. I am at Pickering Town Center. I don't have any shipping list, nothing to buy in my mind. At our age, we already have so much stuff. Our suitcase Is filled and our cupboards are loaded with things. We rarely have any occasions to wear and use all that. Our kids and loved ones also go on showering gifts. They know that our days are now numbered. We can leave any time soon. It is nice of them to buy gifts for us. They have to think twice before wasting money on expensive gifts for their parents. It is my humble advice. I know that our days are numbered, still we don't know the numbers. No one knows that. Everyone is waiting for His call. It's all in His hands. We can get calls at any age. It doesn't matter that people are at whatever stage of their cycle of life. It all depends on His decisions. He knows what will be the best for His creatures. We don't. We just waiting at the last l...

    November 26th 2024 Weather is great, and the day is bright. It's the end of November, still not as cold as we were expecting here in Toronto. It is 6 C, perfect to get out, to get some breeze.  Air must be fresh, crisp and scented with the aroma around. Some plants are transformed into skeletons. I can see many of them in between the greens. Wild flowers are giving color to the atmosphere. It is scenic to behold. My back garden is portraying a totally different scenario. The Canadian rose plant is turned into a skeleton. It was full of pink Roses all around, just a couple of weeks ago.  Same story with the Wine rose plant. So many other plants are also not in a good shape. They all will be back to life with full bloom in March April. That happens every time. Same story every year. Grass is still green, covered under Gold leaves, which keep on showering from the tall Maple Leaf tree. I can see green grass in between.  Red wooden bench, in my fro...

      November 23rd 2024 It's 9.30 in the morning. I am just done with my oatmeal and my early morning honey drink. I don't drink tea or coffee with my breakfast. I also don’t eat eggs in the morning. I make a veggie omelet at lunch time to share with my son.  I go to work to play Darts three days a week. I drink coffee / tea over there. On other days, I go to Tim Hortons to enjoy my time and my tea coffee there. We have to divide our twenty four hour time into slots. Time to be with family / the people in our household. Time to do something physical like go to walk / whatever exercise we can manage. Depends on our health and safety measures and also on our interests. Leisure time is also very important. It matters a lot. That is your personal time to have enjoyment. It helps to build your real personality. To keep your mood swings under control. Most of the time. We Humans are very complex. Everything affects our nature. The atmosphere, the people aro...

    November 19th 2024 Beautiful morning, no rain, no snow. It is cold 5 C, what else do we expect these days? December is getting closer. We are ready for snow anytime soon. We are all set, and learned our lessons on how to cope with all that. No worries. We humans are amazing creatures. We adjust to any circumstances, able to handle and to make our time. We Canadians have a list of winter sports. Ice hockey, skating, fishing, snowboarding and so many other things make our days. We have cleats to walk on our frozen waters. We just bundle up to hit the roads. Nothing stops our day to day activities. Sun also comes out most of the time to brighten our days. I think he also learned his lessons to handle 25 C below zero temperatures. It is the beauty of  Canada. Sun goes back early to take rest under his hazy blanket. He must be cold, wants to warm up. We have to switch lights on, sometimes even at 4 pm. We know that the sun has to leave early. He needs a break ...

    November 16th 2024 It's 10 in the morning. Cold windy day with 4C. I started late today. Some nights are not so good for us. At our age, every day brings its own story, so is every night. It is great that we are capable of handling everything whatever is there to face. That is more than enough to feel lucky. Thanks to God Almighty for watching over us, keeping us mobile and giving enough energy to face and tackle our day to day matters.  We have to take one day at a time. Try to chalk out your plan to move on to go ahead. Plan things to do taking health and safety into account. Everything will work out. It won't be any pressure. Things can happen at any age, at any time, God forbid. Age doesn't matter. We have to be more careful at the later stage of our life. Take extra precautions. That's it.  We don't have to take the older days of our life as our miserable period. Some nights and some days can be tough for anyone at any age. Try to avoid making...

              November 12th 2024 It's 1.15, I am at Tim Hortons. It is a cold day at 4 C, single digit. In around mid November, what else do we expect? This is Canada my dear. It was a busy morning for me. My son had to leave with his wife to Pearson airport for a ten day trip. I checked my table calendar for things to do. I realized that I had to change my bed sheets. Had to do laundry for that. I also had a small load of my clothes. I was busy with all that. Usually I go for walks at 11.30 or so. I wanted to see off my son and my daughter in law. Doesn't matter, I can go later for my walk. Family has always to be a priority. No matter what. To be with your loved ones and doing things for them, gives you a sort of real happiness. These are rare moments. We can not get from doing things for our own self. You feel inner life peace out of that. My grandkids are staying with me. They are not kids anymore I  know that. Two are working and...

     November 9th 2024 It's 10.30 in the morning, I am at a different spot on the lake. It is sort of a forest and a small body of water is running through it. You can enjoy water from everywhere. Sun is shining in full bloom, and the sky is deep blue in color. Water is very clear, I can see through everything deep down. Pebbles look all washed and clean underneath. Water is displaying a beautiful scenic view. There is so much to see, to observe. I am standing on the walking bridge to watch and absorb all the beauty. On my left, the water is very calm and quiet. On my right is a very different scenario. Water is in a festive mood, playing music. I am enjoying the rhythm. It is like a symphony, so melodious. You can get inner peace. It is like Meditation. Anyway I am done here. It's 11.15. I have to go to Coffee house to have a taste of a different atmosphere. Planning of your day requires a variety of events to cover, to fill in the columns of our day Planni...

    November 5th 2024 It's 12.15, my morning was busy with some calls to make. I quickly winded all that as time was running out for my walk. It is Tuesday so I don't have to go to work.  I have to plan out my day on my own. I try to mix and match distributing time, some physical, some enjoyment and some, time with my family. Walks, I take like physical. Time with computer to have enjoyment, playing scrabble, card games and watching my favorite shows.  Time in the kitchen to make some dishes for my family to enjoy at the dinner table. I take it as my family time. While making our day plan, we have to take it like an spreadsheet. Fill all the columns taking everything into account. Time for your own self to enjoy and also for your loved ones to share with them. Sometimes we live on our own. Our children are not there. They are away, live somewhere else. We have to plan some time to be with neighbors or with the people in the household, we live in. Whatever i...

    November 2nd 2024 It is Saturday 8.30 in the morning, I am sitting in my kitchen enjoying breakfast and the view of my back garden.  Marigolds are smiling courageously. Gold, brick red, coffee and bronze aĺl color of leaves are scattered around in my garden. Canadian pink roses are done for the season. Same is with the blood red David Austin roses. Grass is covered by leaves, still I see some yellowish green patches on the green lawn of my garden. Lush green season of my lawn is also done for now. Things change. This is the nature of the cycle of life. Take it and try to enjoy whatever is available. Weather is like a roller coaster nowadays. We were waiting for the real winter. October was like a mixed plate with some hot and some cool days in between. November has started. Yesterday was not cold in Toronto. Today looks a bit chilly. I am getting ready for my walk with everything on. Long coat with sweater underneath and wearing my warm pants. Taking my gloves, red wo...