Thought Of The Day

  It's Thursday December the 18th. Beautiful bright sunny morning. The weather is not bad. It is 2 C not below zero.  New Year is just around the corner. Not many, just a couple of days left. The Year 2025 will be a history. People are excited to make big plans to welcome the new year. To celebrate in whatever way they can.  The end of the year comes with a bunch of holidays. Some stay to party at home. Some plan holiday trips. Some are excited to manage their health. Make plans to visit gyms regularly. They chalk out their diets charts. To follow strictly. Most of the plans fizzle out after a couple of weeks.  By the month of February, things start getting cool off. Excitement and focus start losing its intensity. I think everyone gets carried away while making plans. Plans have to be practical not to fill up the books. We have to take our stamina, our strength and our personality into account while making any commitments. We don't have to overdo it. Not taking part...

It's nearly the end of December. It has been snowing for the last couple of days. Today is much calm. It is not snowing anymore. There are lots around. Walking is still challenging. Thanks to the city workers. No snow on the walkways, still slushy patches and sleets are there.  Tough and a bit scary for people of my age. We have to be extra careful to get out in this condition. Everyone left for work at my house. No car available. I had two choices either staying home or taking my chances to get out. I have things to do at home. Staying home all day is still not a good idea.  I opted to take my chances, getting ready for my walk. I have to do my hair color, have to make some calls too. I will do that later after coming back from the Coffee House. I am all set with my long winter coat. My hooded black sweater underneath. I got it from Target at Buffalo on the way back from my trip to Washington. It is warm and comfy. I like it. I will have my red woolen stole too. One of my se...

It's a totally different scenario. The winter season is in full bloom. Snow is around.  Trees are loaded with snow. It is 15 C below zero. Icy patches on walkways.  Walks are now becoming not easy. Especially for people of my age. Twin towers, I mean the two tall trees on my next door neighbor's front garden, are calm. No activity inside. All of the apartments are vacant. Birds are gone to South of the Border. I can't see any squirrels too around nowadays. There is not much activity in my neighborhood. Some are gone to enjoy their holidays. Some stayed to party at home. My garden is quiet. The atmosphere is peaceful, calm and quiet. Winter is to enjoy your own company. Your own time. Time for your own self. Time to talk and to listen to your own thoughts. To get inner peace. It's time to acquire meditation. Every season is unique with its own beauty. We humans taste the vintage of all the seasons. View a variety of scenery throughout the year.  Nature is amazing. Thank...

    Some days we have no options. We just have to switch our plans. The same happened today with me.  Snow is all around. So much there because of yesterday's snow storm. City workers cleared the roads and walkways, still icy patches are in between. Not safe to walk for people of my age. Safety is a priority for everyone. For us, we have to be extra careful. Anyway, things happen. Nothing is the end of the world. We have to adjust with the circumstances. Have to accept whatever Is there. I am enjoying the scenic view for now. Trees look great loaded with cottony flowers. It is nineteen below zero right now. 10.30 in the morning. I am making tea for myself at home. The view from my patio doors is amazing. The sun is shining in full bloom making our day brighter. Red knitted steel garden chairs on my deck are loaded with thick white  cushions. The glass top of the steel garden table is loaded with a thick slab of ice. Everyone in the house left, for in person work. Loo...

  The month of December is passing by. Wintry days are getting tougher.  Snow is all around. Walking is now starting to become more challenging. Every day looks like an adventure especially for the people in the later stages of life.  Still it gives a sort of accomplishment after we complete our work to challenge ourselves. It boosts our will power. We feel strong enough to handle things on the journey of  our life. Will power is the key. It changes our attitude. Our perspective of life. We start taking things positively. We have to design our day schedules after retirement. Try to mix and match to balance. Mix with physical, mental and the activities of enjoyment. Walks we take as our physical. We are aware of our energy level. We know that we can not handle tough gym exercises. Walks, we can adjust according to our day to day body condition. Brisk walking days are done for us. We make adjustments of our steps accordingly. Things start coming up at the later stages ...

  Days are passing and so is life. Every day is different with different scenarios. So are nights.  We humans are not robots. We have emotions. Everything around us, the company, the weather affects our mood and our personality. We have an amazing quality of adjustment with whatever is around. We are usually able to handle going through. To make time. Sometimes it becomes tough. Not easy.  We start feeling low. Our mind is not in a position to give direction to our body to take the right track.The track of positivity. We get out of the right track and start thinking of negatives. Start losing our patience level. Feeling tired and out of focus. The focus of making our day. Our energy level to deal with the things around us is also not the same as at normal time. We have a totally different personality. Keep in mind feeling low and with a gloomy face. Nobody will like our company. We become lonely. We don't even like our own company. Negativity will overcome our relationshi...

    It's Friday, one week nearly done for the month of December. The year 2025 will be done anytime soon.  Just a couple of weeks to go. It will be history like so many others. I read years ago in my high school period of time. Nearly three quarters of a century has passed. I still have at the back of mind that piece of literature. It was narrated about the river. “ Men may come and men may go but I go for ever “ . Yes it is a reality. Men come and go to be a part of history. So is time. Time flies. Nothing stays forever, I think that is the beauty of life. Change gives us surprises. We keep on looking at the change throughout our lives. Change of scenery. Change of place. We keep adding up new relationships in life in our schools and our work place. Our kids come after we start our family life.  We change houses from our parents to get one of our own. To start a family. We humans keep on looking for new ventures. New opportunities to bring change in our life. Change...

    It is December. Snow is all around. What we expect in Canada my dear.  Last night it was snowing on top of the previous one. It will keep on piling. January and February will be tough. We have to go through all that keeping up with our day to day routine matters.  Life doesn't stop. We humans know how to tackle things. We are able to make adjustments. Ready to mingle in all circumstances. My sleep was not good. Every day is unique. Different from the other one. So are nights. We are surprised that we don't know what we are getting. Especially at the later stages of our life. Things start changing. With our limited energies sometimes it is not easy to handle our life matters. Patience is the key. Try to focus on the existing moment. You will be able to handle things. It will be an entirely different perspective of life. Not so hard to tackle. Not so gloomy to be sad. I started my day late. I didn't push my body to get out of the bed until it was ready to move. Tha...

    December has already started. New Year is about to start soon. Time is flying, days are passing. Days are getting shorter day by day. Night looks starting at four in the evening. Snow started last night after taking a two day break. Not much, still more than enough to take an initiative to go for a walk.  I have joggers for my walks. I trust my shoes still need to convince myself to feel comfortable to get out in this weather. I think at our age we have to think twice to gather our energy. To have confidence for things to handle. To go for a walk in this weather needs lots of courage. To take a stand. It needs lots of commitment too.  The body needs help from the mind most of the time. The mind has to push our body to give a go ahead. Takes stand and leads our body to start its journey. I decided to listen to my mind. I got ready for my walk. There were some icy patches to walk through on the walkway. Still I made it. I think when there is a will there is always ...

    It's a bright snowy morning. Snow is all around. Trees are loaded with white cottony flowers.  The driveway looks coated with white paint. Cars are covered under white sheet of snow. Every season is unique and has its own beauty. So is the winter. So peaceful. So quiet. It is good to be home for a while. Taking a break from your busy routine. Birds are gone to the South. My garden looks quiet too. No flowers. No pink Canadian roses. Not any of the red, yellow and white seasonal flowers. The blood red David Austin roses have also taken some time off. The grass is still lush green thanks to the rain last week. White snow scattered on the green looks so beautiful. Amazing. Nature is great. The scenery changes so quickly. We are lucky to have a taste of everything. Autumn was beautiful too with the change of colors. Leaves of Gold, Blood red, Copper and  Bronze were scattered all around. Now this white everywhere. It looks very peaceful. You can feel the calm deep do...

  One more beautiful day. One more beautiful morning. Lucky me. It is more than enough to celebrate.  We have to count one day at a time. One moment at a time. Don't have to wait for the whole bunch to count, to make our day. We can't predict what is coming up in the days onward. Don't have to waste time just waiting for that. We have to make use of every moment in hand. Today is not going to be back. What is gone is gone, will be lost. Like a history. We can not recall. Time flies so are the days of our life. We are losing one by one every day in our lives. We hardly think about that. Anyway, a winter storm is on the way. It can be any time at our door step. All sorts of warnings have been issued in our weather channel since yesterday afternoon. According to the weather advisory we have to be alert for the flurries, snow squall and so many of such things. Wind gusts are around sixty km. I was back from work after playing Darts at 12.30. I had a shower, made a milkshake for...

    Great weather, beautiful morning.Time to enjoy my day. I missed my office today. I rarely do that.  After our retirement we have to plan and do things on working to boost our mental and physical well-being. That's a must to maintain our mind and body to keep healthy and in good shape. I joined the senior club to get busy with things over there. I take it as my work. Going there is like going to the office for me. To make yourself happy and feel good, it is fine to twist things once a while. Nothing wrong with that. My eldest daughter is here with her husband from Edmonton for a couple of days. Family is a priority. I missed my office to spend time with their company. We have to divide our time in various sectors. Family, friends, work and time for our personal, mental and physical well-being. Hobbies and time to enjoy comes under managing personal mind and body health. Family is a priority still it depends. When we are feeling low, not in a good shape. Priority switch...

  It's a beautiful morning, bright and sunny. I see no flowers and not many birds.  Just a couple of birds some times. Squirrels are walking, busy collecting their food  to store for the coming days. I am enjoying my walk putting everything on. Nowadays we have to wear a couple of layers to dress up.  I am ready to be bundled up in just a couple of weeks, maybe days. You never know when. The weather changes here overnight. There is no rain and no snow for now. We have to celebrate our moments. Not to worry much about the days to come. We have to focus on the moments in hand. Don't have to spoil our present, thinking about what to come later on. We don't have to try to manage our future. Don't know what will be there to handle. Take one moment, one day at a time. It will help to manage our mood swings. It will be helpful to make full use of our moments. To get happiness, enjoy the existing scenario. That is the key. Simple recipe to live your life happily. There's so...

    Days are passing. November is about to be done. Just a couple of more days to go. Another brand New Year is getting closer day by day. People will be ready to celebrate with the same zeal and fervor. The same enthusiasm they show to welcome every new year. Most of them will be busy chalking out big plans to celebrate. Plans to trim their bodies. Plans regarding their health.  Health and fitness becomes their top priority in the earlier months of every new year. Everyone becomes so ambitious and carried away that they are not physically able to fulfill all that. Just after a couple of weeks most of them start thinking about giving up. Not manageable. They ultimately lose interest and all plans are shelved. Wrapped, intact in their diary. They move on forgetting everything about. Making plans for anything anytime, we have to be realistic. Not have to be carried away. Not have to go with the flow. Take your own capabilities and time factor into consideration. Plans made ...

  It's always a different scenario every day every morning. Not the same. Things go on changing with time. The view, the scenery and so is our life. We keep on experiencing different matters to deal with. Every moment we get a variety of tastes in life. What a beauty, amazing. Life is not stagnant. It is full of change. Full of thrill and excitement. It goes on with all sorts of ups and downs. We have to manage with patience to accept everything on the road. To get a feel of moments to make our days. Life is science. To deal with life is an art. Life is the same for everyone. Filled with some memorable moments and also the moments hard to go through. Some can't take it. They let the difficult moments dominate. Let the hard moments overshadow the beauty of the moments to enjoy. I believe that attitude is key to how we handle life. A positive attitude changes the entire scenario of life. We start looking at things with a positive perspective. A positive attitude keeps our patienc...

    November comes like a mixed plate. Days are cloudy, bright, sunny, with snow, rain .  You never know what you are getting. Mornings surprise you most of the time. You can not predict beforehand. We have to open our weather channel to chalk out our programs. Programs are not tailor made at our age.  We have liberty to switch our plans. No pressure to go ahead with the plans already made. We can switch to coordinate with the circumstances. We are lucky to go with the flow at the later stages of our life. We have liberty to do what we can handle. It's mid-November. We already enjoyed our first snowfall a couple of days ago. Snow brings its own beauty. Serene atmosphere with calm and peace all around. You have time to listen to yourself. To talk to yourself. We never get a chance. Never had time, never thought about that. To be alone to spend time is unique. It is special, gives you inner peace. Sitting alone is totally different from being lonely. Sitt...

      Nature is amazing. Two days ago there was snow all around. Today I can't see any. Thanks to the rain yesterday. Today it is a bright beautiful morning. No rain, no snow. The sun is shining in full bloom. Yesterday was gloomy, cloudy all day. Things change on their own due course.  We have to be patient to wait and see what comes next. Keep in mind,” This too shall pass”. There are always mornings after nights. Change is the beauty of life. I believe. It's a  bit windy at 48 km. It's the gusts I am scared of. Fall is dangerous for everyone at any stage of life. It is disastrous at our later stages. Healing is not easy. Not easy to be back on track. It doesn't mean that we have to be house bound for the rest of our life. Try to be extra careful while getting out. Take breaks while doing things in your routine life. Watch your steps. We have lots of time in our hands. Do things with tracking your safety. Health and safety is a priority all the ti...

    It's a cold snowy day. It started a day before, not heavy snow, just flurries still for continuous two days.  I can see a thick sheet of ice on the glass top of my garden steel table. It must be around six cm what it looks like. Trees around are dusted with white powder. Loaded with white Cottony flowers. Such a beautiful scenic atmosphere to behold. Cars on my driveway are covered under a sheet of ice.  My son is working from home. His kids have to go to work in person. A lot of work for them to dig out their cars out of this mess. For myself too it will be a bit scary to walk through the icy walkway. I take one day at a time somehow to manage my trip to my coffee house. Health and safety is a top priority at every stage of life. We have to be a bit extra careful at the later stages of life. Our body is old enough to handle any damage to our existing structure. Our nerves are also not in good shape to take any extra pressure. We are managing oursel...

    October is the month when the fall season comes in full bloom. November has started and we are still enjoying the beauty of the fall season. It is not done yet.  Winter is also trying to make its entry. It looks like a mixed plate. We are having a taste of both fall and a bit of winter too. Lucky to be here in Canada we have a chance to taste all four seasons. Every season with full intensity, full glamor.  It is 10.30, I will switch on my computer to go through some of the messages on my Facebook. It looks good to connect with the people of your choice. To connect with the people of a variety of cross sections. Some are not on the same wave length. Having a different point of view. It doesn't matter. To be around people gives you mental peace. I believe that. I agree that sometimes they take your mental peace away. Ruin your moments. I think that we have to get a chance to deal with all sorts of opinions. To come across a variety of ideas opens up o...

      It's 8.45, I am busy in kitchen making my breakfast.  Just oatmeal porridge, will have it with milk. I don't eat eggs in the mornings. I eat one boiled egg later on. We have to regulate our diet. Specifically at the later stages of life. I don't drink tea or coffee with my breakfast. I will walk to Tim Hortons after, to enjoy my tea / coffee over there. At the earlier stages of life. Our day program is already chalked out. We don't have to worry about that. No pressure making plans to fill up our day calendar. We are busy at school. After that period of life. We are busy with work. No worries to chalk out our day plans. At the later stages, we have to deal with a different scenario. We are done with work and our family obligations. Lots of time in our hands. No school, no work to get busy with. We have full days to spend. Just waiting for our call to leave doesn't make any sense. We are the masters to lead our life. No interference to disrupt our p...

  November has already started. The year 2025 is about to end.  Just a couple of more months to go. It will also be a part of history after that like so many others. Time keeps on flying. Moments keep on slipping from our hands. We rarely keep track of the moments in hand. Rarely give a thought that we will be losing them soon. Try  to make it useful to make your day. To smile and to make others smile too. It is a beautiful bright cold morning. The sun is shining in full bloom to make our day brighter. So nice of him. We have to start our day with a positive attitude. Things happen. Try to forget and focus on the moments ahead. We have a bunch of twenty four hours every morning. Try to be amazed. Be thankful to God Almighty for the things we have. Don't have to grieve for what is lost. Count and focus on the blessings we have. Life is not a bed of roses nor the bed of thorns. We all have to pass through some bumpy roads. Some turbulence on the way. Life is l...

  It's a beautiful bright cold morning with 4 C at 10.15. My back garden is loaded with scattered yellow Maple leaves.  Thanks to the tall Maple leaf tree standing gracefully in the back of my garden. Not much activity in my garden. It looks a bit quiet. Just a couple of red, purple and white seasonal flowers are pushing themselves to give color to my garden.  No pink Canadian roses and not any blood red David Austin roses. One black Squirrel wandering on the lush green grass to find his breakfast or maybe looking for his brunch. I can't see any birds in my garden or up in the sky. I think they already left for South of the Border. The red wooden bench in my front garden is looking great. Washed clean and shining under the sun. Thanks to the rain for a couple of days. Grass is also green.  The trees around are still full of life. No skeleton trees for now. I can see lots of sparkling red colored leaves in between the greens. It's 11.30, I am all set to ...

    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. ...

  It's a long weekend. Monday is closed for Thanksgiving. My neighborhood is a bit quiet. Cars are staying on driveways for orders to move.  I can't see any birds in my garden. Black Squirrel used to come early in the morning. He comes for his exercises on the fence of my back garden. He didn't come today. I think everyone is busy at home with the preparations for their family gatherings.Turkey has to be done before. It is the main dish to put on the dinner table for families. I believe that life is the same for everyone with some ups and downs. Some take it hard. Some try to go with the flow. They don't take things too seriously. I think how to live your life is an art. Some are good at that. We don’t have to take it too hard. That makes it worse. Not easy to control after. Mornings are the face of our day. It plays a key part in making our days. Handle your day with a good start. Try to enjoy your mornings. Life will all be good.

  It's a cold cloudy morning. The sun is not awake yet. Drowsing under his grey blanket. He must be awake till late at night.  It was raining all night. It just stopped and will start again after a couple of hours at 10. That the weather channel is predicting. It is 7.30, I got up early today. The first thing I do is to check the weather of the day. Time is running out. I have to get ready for my walk. I will miss that otherwise. It will start at 10 and will be raining all day. I have to dress up in layers. It is 8 C. I have to pick my maroon umbrella just in case. That umbrella I got years ago from Dollarama store for three dollars. We have to be prepared while getting out of the house. Not good to get stuck on the way to spoil the trip. I have gloves, my woolen cap and my red woolen stole. This red stole one of my senior club friends gifted to me. Gifts are like souvenirs. Doesn't matter how much it costs. Price doesn't matter. I am all set ready to leave. M...

      So much has changed in just a couple of hours. The temperature dropped to single digits. It is 6 C at 10 in the morning. The day before it was 24 C. I had to figure out what to wear to go for my walk. Today we have to follow a different dress code. Long winter coat not the heavy one with sweater underneath. I have to take gloves and my woolen stole too.  We have a variety of jackets and coats in our coat closet. We pick and choose according to the weather advisory. We learned to cope with 40 C plus and also with 35 C below zero. We can handle all that. Just bring it on. Our summer days are done for now. We enjoyed it enough. No complaints. We have to accept and manage with whatever is available. Time flies. Nothing stays forever. Winter has its own beauty. It's time to slow down. To take breaks. Today it is 6 C. Not too bad. We take it like a summer. It's not below zero. We know things are going to be tougher in a couple of weeks. We have to be bun...

   The weather is great. It's a beautiful morning at 19 C. It is already October 7th and we Canadians are still enjoying our summer days.  No jackets, amazing. I started my day a bit late today. My sleep was not good. Things start happening at our age.   Mornings are also a bit tricky sometimes. We don't know which part of our body is not in good shape. Start giving us a hard time.  We have to manage with how things are. Every stage of life is different. Not the same. We are not robots.There are so many factors that come across to affect our peace of mind, our harmony. The people around at work, school and household. Everything matters to make our days. It might also ruin our day. We have emotions. Emotions are key in managing our mood swings.Things which bother us are sometimes enough to make a dent. Enough to take our peace away.  We start feeling low, lose our interest. We take time off. Take a back seat for a while. Not ambitious to go ahea...

  The weather is great. It's still summer. We are enjoying the outdoors, not  wearing our jackets.  Flowers are smiling in pots and planters.The Flower bed at the back of my garden is looking beautiful with pink Canadian roses. Other seasonal flowers golden yellow, violet and brick red are also in full bloom. Making the atmosphere colorful.  The Black Squirrel is busy with his work outs on the wooden fence of my back garden. I can hear a couple of birds are busy chit chatting on the top of the Maple tree at the right side of my garden. The air is loaded with fragrance. Full of aroma from the flowers and greens around. I am sitting on one of the red knitted steel garden chairs. Trying to have a feel of all that. My son got four of these chairs years ago from Home Depot. Time is running out. It is already 10.15, I have to get ready for my walk and also to get my morning tea / coffee from Tim Hortons. To be outdoors imparts something unique to brighten up ...

  Time flies so quickly. The New Year 2025 is no more New. It's nearly done.  Just a couple of months to go to make it history. We never give a thought that the time we have is not for ever. Moments keep on slipping from our hands for never to come back. Try to make use of your time in hand.  Present is everything. Don't have to waste that moment thinking about the days already done. Life is like a combo. Mixed with sweet and bitter moments. It is not a bed of roses. We have flowers of happiness with thorns all around. Thorns are the difficult moments we have to face in life. That is so normal, Life is like a mixed plate. We have to pick flowers of happiness from wherever we can. To give color to our moments in hand. Try to distract yourselves. Do not spoil the moments to come. We are here for a given time. Everyone is in a state of wait and see. No one knows about his time to leave. We all are waiting for the call from Almighty. Done is done. The future is ...

    Summer has long days and short nights. Days to get out. To hit the roads, trails and waters. Time to enjoy the outdoors. September will be done today.  October starts tomorrow. We are still enjoying our summer time. Not have to wear any jackets or sweaters. Time to bundle up is yet to come. We have a couple of more days to stay outside. To have a feel of nature around. Flowers are still blooming. Smiling in pots, planters and in flower beds.  The grass is lush green in our front and back gardens. Everyone is busy, planning picnics and outdoor parties. Lakeside is busy. The sun is shining in full bloom. Water is sparkling under the sun, like gold, silver and platinum.  Sailboats and canoes are scattered all over the water surface. This all gives a festive touch to the atmosphere. Festivity imparts positivity. It helps to elevate our mood. Helps to distract us from our day to day issues. We take some time off to be a part of all this.  Putting ...

  Every day as soon as we get out of bed we start thinking about how to spend our twenty four hours. Sometimes we already have plans for the day. Invitations to attend get together. Visit with friends and some of our family members. Sometimes we have to make courtesy calls.  Someone not in good shape needs company. We go there to support. Sort of our moral obligations. Still so much time in hand. We have to figure out how to make use of that.  We have to empty our account the same day. Drain out all the time. We will be having another lot of the same amount of time next morning. At the early stages of our life we were busy with our school days. After that, we were busy with work. We have no pressure to chalk out our day plans. It was all tailor made.  We are out of bed and in no time have to get ready to go to school or work. When we come back we are already tired.  Now it's time to relax. Time to watch programs of our interest. Listen to music or s...

It's a hazy morning. The sun is not yet out of his grey blanket.  Maybe he was up till late night enjoying his time.  It has been raining since last night. It is still drizzling. not heavy though.   I am sitting with my computer in my room. Window blinds are drawn up to connect with the world outside. I am enjoying the scenery. The view of my front garden.   The grass is all lush green with no brown patches in between. Thanks to the rain. I don't have to water my plants either. I am on break. I have time off to do some of my own things.   The red wooden bench by the left side of the Magnolia tree, is shining, all washed and clean. The trees around look happy.   The red and golden yellow Dahlia flowers in the brick red platters in front of my door by the driveway look happy too. Giving me a smile. A smile is contagious just like grief and sorrow. A smile is a symbol of happiness. It works like an invitation for the people around to share the mom...

    It's 10.45 in the morning. I am outside, not home. I can see orange, yellows and blood red in between the greens in the trees around me.  So many yellow leaves scattered on the walkway. So much Gold also started showering from the Maple tree in my back garden. I will be rich any time soon. I smell a change in the atmosphere. Change in colors. Change in the scenery. The atmosphere is scented with a peculiar aroma. Air is loaded with a unique mixed fragrance. I feel a change in life too. Everyone is at a slow pace. Feeling calm everywhere around. Looks like all creatures have taken a break. I believe that is time to wait. To be prepared for the days ahead. It is time to pause. Pause to behold the things around. For which we never gave a thought. I believe, change is the beauty of life. It makes us change our lifestyle. To chalk out something different from our usual routines. I am enjoying my walk. I have to walk a bit carefully. I don't want to crush any ...

  Sometimes our body is not listening, giving us a tough time. I think at that time we have to listen to her / him to resolve matters. To save time and also to avoid complications. Listening works not only for bodies. It works for everyone. We don't have to push. No use of putting extra pressure.  Just back off. We have to take a back seat sometimes. Put your ego aside for a while. Show some patience. Patience is a virtue. It works to simplify matters all the time. Anyway, I did the same this morning. I took a back seat and gave all the time my body wanted to have. To revive herself. I think if we are not making a big deal of things. There won't be any issues. Life will be much easier to handle our day to day matters. We will be much happier. No big issues for our day calendars. Have some patience. Take breaks to pause. To smell the flowers. To behold the scenery. To absorb the aroma of nature.  We have so much to look around. Don't have time to waste on petty matte...

  It's Friday, I was back from work around 12.20. Darts are from 10 in the morning to 12 noon. My son and my daughter in law left this morning for Washington.  They will be back on Monday. Kids are busy with their computers, working online. I am sitting on an empty nest. The house looks a bit quieter. I made banana blackberries shake with nuts to treat myself. We have to treat ourselves to make our body go with our plans.  I made some calls after. My daughters called me from Kent, Grimsby and Camberley, England. They usually make a joint call. It helps to save time. Keep in mind that it works only when the people to call are on the same wavelength. Same mind set. One to one calls will be better otherwise. To avoid misunderstandings and complications. Everyone has his / her own personality. We have to make calls to them accordingly. We call to maintain our relationships not to deteriorate our existing ones. I am done at home so not much to do for now. It is 3...

  It's mid September and the weather is good. Perfect to enjoy walking outdoors. It can change anytime soon.  We Canadians know that so making full use of the time in hand. We don't have to grab a jacket while stepping out of our house. It looks so comfortable. We don't have to decide on our shoes. Any shoes will be fine. We can go with our candles. We rarely have a chance to use these except in our short summer days.  Same with our shirts. Not hiding under our coats. We can show off for a while to feel good. It's Tuesday 10.15 in the morning. I am off today so I don't have to go to work to play my Darts. Today is the garbage collection day in our neighborhood. Bins of all colors, blue, green and grey are lined up by the driveways outside. I don't see much activity outside. Not many cars, just a few waiting for orders to go ahead. It's a working day so most of the people must already be gone to work and school. Just a couple around my age must b...

    It's a beautiful morning, bright and sunny. Pink Canadian roses are giving me a smile to make my day. A positive gesture from anyone imparts happiness all around.  My friend the White Butterfly is whispering to the blood red David Austin roses. I think they two are close friends. She often comes to talk to them. I see a couple of birds walking by the left side of my deck. I think that they came to enjoy the outdoors. To enjoy the scenic atmosphere.They are having chit chats. I can hear them. It looks like they are friends. I usually start my blog by writing, “ It's a beautiful morning ”. To print positive words transmit positive messages to our brain.  The brain works like a power house. It works like a commander. Orders our mind and body to go into any direction.To take any track. There are so many things to look around. We have to try to infer positivity. It will help to impart positive messages to our brain. That will help our mind and body to go...