Thought Of The Day

    It's a beautiful morning. Bright and sunny. My neighborhood looks a bit quiet. The same is at my place.  I think people like to start their mornings late on weekends. No work, no school to be there on time. Weekends people take to get relaxed. To calm down and enjoy for a while their time at home. People like to be with their family for some time. Things start getting changed as the family grows. Kids grow up finding their own activities to get busy with friends. They are still there at home for some time. Parents don't want to miss that opportunity. To have a feel of family time, parents make a point to stay home until kids leave for their plans. I think at every stage of life things start changing. We have to adjust ourselves accordingly. Kids grow up and leave to start families of their own. Our house is no longer the same. It looks like an empty nest. No more hissing buzzing. It is so quiet. We have to make plans to enjoy our days. We are no longer busy with work ...

  It's a perfect day today. Just have to wear a light jacket. Not too hot. Not too cold. It is 13 C, 10 in the morning.  I did not sleep well last night. Woke up at 3.30 am. I was trying to go back to sleep. Nothing was working out. I think we start feeling too much pressure at the time everyone is sleeping and we wide awake at nearly middle of the night. The first thing we have to calm down.Things will not be under our control until we are not relaxed. It works all the time. No use of tossing down in your bed. I used to switch my computer on to distract myself at that time. Get busy with Scrabble, cards and word search. It takes some time. Works out after a while. I am off today, so I don't have to go to my library for my part time job. I was not in a hurry to be out of my bed in the morning. I count playing Darts as my part time job. Nothing wrong with tricking yourself to feel good. We have a structured lifestyle throughout our life. Our days are filled with the time tables...

  It is a hot morning, 24 C feeling like 28. I don't have to go to my library to play Darts today.  I am off on Tuesdays. I have to do my laundry with just a small load. I have to make some quick calls and I will be set to leave for my walk. Summer is already here.  We waited so long for these days. No jackets, no winter coats, gloves, stoles, nothing. We are free to move around with our light clothes. Summer in Canada is not for long. We know that by mid August things will start changing. May is nearly done. We get excited to enjoy it fully. We are not house bound in our winter days too. We try to get out. Go for walks. Walks in summer are not the same. We are not loaded with so many layers of clothing. Our winter is scenic with snow around. It is so peaceful, calm and quiet. A totally different scenario in winter time. To enjoy all that we have to push ourselves in 20 to 25 C below zero. To get dressed in layers. Loaded with heavy winter coats and other accessories to t...

  It's a cloudy, hazy morning. It was raining all day yesterday. It also started drizzling now.  I am at the lakeside with my hooded long coat. My sleeveless fawn color sweater is underneath my coat. I have my red umbrella with me just in case. We have to be ready to handle things. Not to ruin the feel of the enjoyment around. Keep things you might be needing to be on the safeside. It is better to be extra careful rather than get stuck. Anyway I didn't have to open up my umbrella. Thanks to my hooded coat. That worked out to handle the drizzling. I was a bit careful with my glasses. Foggy glasses make my walk a bit tricky. Anyway we have to tackle things with whatever is around to make our day. It is 12.15, I am at Second Cup coffee house enjoying my coffee. Time alone is a sort of blessing. We need time to talk with ourselves. No distraction. We don't need any company at that time. This is the time for our own selves. We have to talk and listen to ourselves. Not to anyone ...

  Some days are beyond our control. We can not go with our chalked out plans.  We have no options, just take our plan “ B “ out to make our day. Never let your days be ruined under any circumstances. Things keep on changing.The weather is not in our control. The same is with our health. Sometimes things come up and we are not able to manage our plans. We can switch. What to do has to be enjoyable, not like homework. What we don't enjoy won't help in making our day. The first thing is to be relaxed.That is the key before taking any start. We don't have to take life as any project. Not has to be taken like an assignment.Take it easy one day at a time. Try to fill up pages of the story book of your life. Not with misery. We have to compile our story book with beautiful moments. Life is the same. Just be relaxed. Patience is a virtue. It helps to change the entire perspective of life. Life is like a roller coaster. Things go on changing throughout our journey of life. We have t...

  The day before it was hot 28 C feeling like 34. Today it is totally a different scenario.  It is a bit cooler with 10 C. The weather is like a roller coaster. It is so confusing one day up the other day down. We keep our fingers crossed to decide what to take out to wear from our coat closet. We have to step out of the door to make sure how it will feel to go for a walk. We have all sorts of coats and jackets lined inside the closet. We are all set to tackle our Canadian winter throughout the year long. I usually go for my walk around after 11.30. It takes about 25 minutes to be there at the Second Cup coffee house. I was with my light jacket. I was back just after a couple of minutes of my walk to change my jacket with a heavier one. We have to be very particular with what to wear before heading out for any journey. It is a long journey, a short trip or just a walk. Doesn't matter, it has to be enjoyable. Our dress up has to be comfortable. It is a must. Not only for our ou...

  It's a hot humid morning. The weather channel predicted 28 C feeling like 35.  Rain or shine I go for my walk on the days I don't have to go to my library. I think we have to accept whatever is there and never have to stop ourselves from doing things to make our days. The days are not the same. The weather keeps on changing. We can not control the things around us. We just don't have to lose control of ourselves. Our mind and body is sort of our own jurisdiction. We have to keep total control on that. Keep in mind that our body also keeps on changing. What we are today. Things won't be the same with our body in later days. Our mind goes with our body. It won't be the same either. With time we start getting older day by day. With age our body starts losing its strength. Our nerves are also not so strong as in the earlier days of our life. It all affects our mental well-being too. We start hesitating to go for any bold steps with demanding physical activities. Our d...

  Some days surprise you. It is the same for me today. First thing in the morning I used to switch on my computer to check the weather.  I believe that the weather plays an integral part in planning our day. The days I don't go to play Darts to show up for my part time job in the library, I go for my walk to make my day. It was not a good sleep for me last night, but I managed to wake up early. We have to keep pushing ourselves to do things. We have to get busy with some physical activity as long as we can manage keeping track of our health and safety.   Sitting idle, staying home to feel cozy and relaxed is good. Not all the time to hook up with screens. We will be a couch potato, lethargic. We don't use the things, it gets rustic. Same is with our body parts. We have to make use of all of our body parts to keep it workable. What we don't use we lose. We have to value our mind and body. Feel fortunate and keep track of its well being throughout your life. Anyway, I check...

  It's a cloudy, hazy morning. The sun is not fully awake to brighten our day. I am also a bit late to start my day.  I missed my friend the Black Squirrel. He comes early in the morning for his exercises. A couple of light brown birds with yellow beaks are walking in my back garden. The grass is green.  The red, violet, and gold flowers my son and his wife planted a couple of days ago are giving color to my garden. I can't see the brown rabbit، maybe he is still in bed, starting his day late like me. Some days are not so good or maybe we are not in a good shape to handle things. I believe life is the same for everyone. It is the same at all the stages of our life. It is like a combo with mixed moments. Some sweet, some sour and some are bitter. We have energy to handle, to deal with the things at the earlier stages of our life. Our body is not so strong, our nerves also not the same at the later stages of life. We don't feel strong enough to deal with the same as we get ...

  Things have changed. Days are longer, brighter with sunshine. Winter time is gone till next year. No more rains.  April showers May flowers. This is the month of flowers. Flowers of all colors. I see life in my flower bed at the back of my garden. It is no more deserted. The birds, my friend the Black Squirrel and the small brown rabbit all came back to enjoy their time in my garden. I have company in my backyard. My son and his wife are busy organizing things in the garden. They got beautiful blood red, lilac, white and bright yellow seasonal flowers from the nursery. They are planting the flowers in the two white and one brown brick color planters. We will put these planters by the side of the deck in our backyard. We know that spring will be short. We have just a couple of months to enjoy our backyard and gardens. Things will start changing in mid of August. September will be done to enjoy the outdoors. I think it is the beauty of Canada that we have all four seasons. We ...

  Some days just look great. No rain, no snow. The sun is in full bloom. What else do we need to make our day? Everything looks perfect. Beautiful flowers on the Magnolia tree are about to bloom. It is already loaded with buds around. It's just a matter of time things will change too soon. I think it is time. The trees already started their journey back to life. I also see life in the flower bed at the back of my garden. A couple of birds are enjoying their morning walk on the lush green grass in my backyard. My friend the Black Squirrel is busy with his exercises on the wooden fence of my garden. A small brown rabbit is sitting quietly at the left corner by the side of the flower bed. Such a peaceful atmosphere, calm, quiet, still full of life. We can have a feel that everything is at its right place. At this time of life things in the world and all around looked so messed up. Things don't look good in the world. Peace is rare nowadays. These are the kind of moments to cherish...

  Beautiful day bright morning. The sun is shining. Birds are around.  My friend the Black Squirrel is back for his exercises. I can see a small brown rabbit in my back garden. The grass is lush green. The Magnolia tree is loaded with beautiful light pinkish yellow flowers with a pinkish hue inside.  The red wooden bench is shining on the left side of my front garden. The atmosphere is loaded with the fragrances from all around. The scent of the freshly cut grass. The aroma of the flowers. All are mingled to top up the breeze. It is a beautiful scenic atmosphere to cherish your  moments. Nature is amazing. It keeps on surprising us throughout the year long. Every season is unique with its own beauty. It keeps on changing like the scenes from a movie. The scenes keep on changing and displaying different videos with an automatic slide projector. There is so much to watch to observe. We have to go for a walk to absorb the real feel of everything around us. To enjoy our ...

  Hazy morning. The sun is not awake, hiding under his grey blanket.  I think he is still drowsing, maybe he was partying with friends till late at night. It is a cloudy day and the rain is on the way. No one home. I am sitting on an empty nest. Everyone left for work. My youngest grandson is done with his uni exams. He is with his friends on a four day trip to Montreal and Quebec. Friends are like a treasure. They are like blessings when you find them at the same wavelength. Traveling with them is a big step. Not easy with the right company.. I think he is lucky to find colleagues of his choice. It is a tough time. I believe that people are a bit lonely. It is the time of Facebook and social media. No one has time to share thoughts with anyone. Especially for youngsters it is a difficult era. They have to face too much pressure at school time. Pressure from the family to compete. The family structure is also not the same as before. The marriages are now not forever. Things ch...

  Today is my Birthday. Another year, another day, another morning to start my day.  We have to feel blessed. Take our mornings as a gift from God Almighty. He trusted us to give us one more chance to make our day. Mornings are like the face of our days. We have to value and welcome our mornings. It decides in which direction our days will go. How we take our mornings will be the turning point in managing our days. It doesn't matter how our nights go. We have to welcome mornings with a smiley face. Sometimes our days are not good. We are going through with our day to day problems. Our mind gets cluttered with issues. The issues related to our workplace. The issues to tackle our family and household. We start losing our good sleep. Our nights are not the same. Our body is not ready to listen to our day plans. Especially at the later stages of life. Things start coming up. Our nights come with a different scenario. It's like Christmas. We don't know beforehand what we will be...