Thought Of The Day

  The weather is great. Not too hot. Not too humid. Beautiful morning. Cool breeze with 24 C.  It's 10.30 in the morning. I am just out of the dentist office. Dentist appointments at my age are a bit scary. Not only Dentist, any Dr appointment is not at my welcome note. We won't be getting A grade in our report card from any of the doctors. We know that our body is old and needs repairs and replacement of some of our body parts. We know any doctor won't be able to give us a clean slate. Not even the passing marks. Anyway this is life. We have to accept whatever there is with patience. We have to realize that we enjoyed our life with this body of ours, much stronger than today. Nothing is forever. Life keeps on changing and so does our body. We undergo a systematic change throughout our life. Change from our childhood to kids to teens to adults and finally to the later stages of life. We managed and accepted every stage of life with open hearts so what's wrong now. I bel...

  It is a beautiful bright morning. Hot and sunny. The weather is like a roller coaster nowadays.  Yesterday it was on a cooler side. Today it is a different scenario. Hot feeling like 28 C. It is a matter of a couple of weeks. It will change by the middle of August. I have a busy day today.  My friends invited me for a get together. I have to go for that around 1.30. I decided to go for my walk before that. It is 10.15, I  am sitting in the Coffee House, enjoying my coffee and my time alone. I try to avail my time alone whenever I can. For me, a time alone slot is the key to get inner peace. To manage our patience, our blood pressure and mood swings. We have to include what we like to do while making our day schedules. Everyone is different with his own personality. It is a must to have a time slot for the hobbies we like to get busy with. That will be our own time to enjoy ourselves. The time we spend here in this world must not have to be taken like homework. We h...

    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....

  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...

  It has been raining since late last night. My deck is all clean and washed. Rain drops are glistening on grass.  Trees look happy after having a morning shower. The pink Canadian roses are smiling. We are happy having a break after a hot weather with 41 C for a couple of days. It is early morning 8.30, and the rain is intense. I check the speed of the rain fall on the glass top of my steel garden table. It helps me to chalk out my outdoor plans on rainy days. I am having my breakfast. One teaspoon of honey with a pinch of salt in warm water. Oatmeal porridge in hot milk after that. I skip my morning tea / coffee at home. I have it with my senior club friends at the library on my work days. On the other days I walk to the Coffee House to enjoy my coffee over there. We have to plan our days to enjoy in whatever way we can. It is god to give color to our life. Our attitude is key. It changes the perspective of life and how we take it. Life is the same with bitter, sour and swee...

Summery days, hot mornings. Flowers blooming, grass lush green.  Birds around. Squirrels are busy playing hide and seek in gardens. People planning for parties outdoors. It is time to hit roads, waters and trails. We People have just a couple of weeks to enjoy our summer in Canada. We try every chance to make use of it. We were waiting for a long time to enjoy these days. We know that we have to bundle up after a while in our intense winter days. We are enjoying our time for now. We will handle whatever will be there in the coming days. We humans are able to make adjustments accordingly. It is 8.30 in the morning. I am out of my bed. I used to switch on my computer the first thing in the morning. I check the weather to coordinate with my day plans. It is 37C for now. It will be 43 C later on. I think it is better to go out for my walk now. I will have a quick breakfast and will be ready. It is 9.15, I am leaving for the Coffee House. It is hot and humid. There's nothing a total pl...

   It's a hot humid morning, predicting 37 C later on. It is 11.30, started drizzling. I am in my backyard.  The flowers, red, purple, gold and white are giving my back garden a beautiful look. Scenic and eye-catching view. My son used to be busy with his wife in the evenings working in the garden. People know that they have just a couple of weeks to enjoy the outdoors. We don't have much time to do things in our garden in Canada. We have all four seasons in Canada, but our winter is a bit longer here. We try to enjoy making adjustments. Spring time will be gone and there will be Fall after. We wait for that too to enjoy the colors. The trees look great with all shades of green, yellow. bright red, orange and copper. It used to be an amazing atmosphere. We are enjoying our spring time for now. I am going for my walk to the Coffee House. The front gardens on the way looked beautiful. The plants around are loaded with all green. Yesterday was a big day for me. My childhood ...

  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...

  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 ...

    It's a beautiful morning. A great day after all we are out of the snow. Today is the 19th of March.  How long we have to wait for our good summer days. Not anymore I think. We were so patient throughout our long wintry days. Patience works most of the time. We knew that. It is working now. The summer is just around the corner. No waiting time. I hope so. We always have to think positive. Hope for the good. That helps to keep us up with a positive attitude. It manages our mood swings and keeps our will power in balance. Things keep on changing. So is the weather and our days to manage. We don't have to take things seriously. Not worth it to put our mental and physical well-being at a stake Just try to manage your day activities accordingly. No matter what the weather is. We have no control on that. The things around are also not under our control. The only thing under our control is our own body. We are the masters of controlling our mind and our body. Don't have to le...

It is 10 in the morning. Beautiful sunny day bright morning. The weather is also great.  It is 2 C below zero, feels like 8 below. I can see from my window that the walkway looks clear. I have to make some calls after that I will try my luck to go for my walk. I have to call my sister-in -law back home.  Phone calls to your loved ones help to make your day. My husband passed away decades ago. I am still connected with his family members. My daughters call me every time around noon. They go back from work at that time.   They are five hours ahead of my time in Toronto. I have to go to England early next month. One of my granddaughters is to be married. I am excited for my trip to see three of my daughters, my grand kids, my sister and so many other loved ones. My eldest daughter will also be coming from Edmonton to attend the wedding ceremony. I feel lucky to see all of my family. I am happy, still under pressure. I am having mixed emotions, I think. Travel at the later s...

   Things are getting better day by day. Snow storms have taken a break. My walks are on hold for now.  Snow is all around. Walkways are not safe for me to walk on. Icy patches are on the path. We have to be extra careful while getting out. Not have to be too ambitious while making plans.  We have to take safety as our top priority. Health and safety is a priority at any age. It becomes more important at the later stages of life. Any mishaps will be disastrous. We will be done for the rest of our life. Not easy to be back on track. I still take my chances to get out. I coordinate with the time of my son and grandsons. I go with them when they go to the gym. Kids nowadays take their workouts religiously. Going to the gym is their daily routine. They don't want to miss that. That works for me. It is 1.35, I am sitting in the food court of Pickering Town Centre. I usually used to go for my walks around 11.30 after. Not any more. My time fluctuates. It all depends on the...

  The snow storm is done for a while. Things are back to normal. Roads are busy.  Traffic is as usual that I can see from my window. Yesterday things were really bad. I went to attend the funeral of someone's father in the community. The front right side of our car was stuck in a ditch. I was sitting in front on that side. I had to get out from the driver's side of the door. I made it. By the Grace of God. Someone from the community dropped us home. We had to call Canadian Tire for tow truck service. It was too busy due to the weather so many calls to attend for them. It took all day to get the car back on our driveway. Thank God no damage was done. We were in one piece and so was our car. Done is done anyway. It is 10.30 in the morning. Everyone left for work. I am sitting on an empty nest. Just my eldest grandson is working from home. He is busy with his meetings and computer. It's Tuesday so I don't have to go to work. No Darts today. All sorts of grey green and blue...

  Another brand new day, another bundle of twenty four hours.  We humans are so lucky to have so much every morning. Opportunities to do what we want. What we wish to do. We get another chance. Chance to carry on our left out plans. Another chance to work on our dreams to make it happen. Mornings are great. We have to value it with open hearts. Try to welcome every morning with a smiley face. Sometimes our nights are not good. We can’t sleep well. Our body parts are not listening to us to calm down to let us have a good night sleep. At the later stages of our life we start getting so many other things to sort out in our days as well as in our nights. We don't have to overshadow our morning’s beauty with the baggage of our problems. Try to take your day like a clean slate. Start with a positive attitude. Get ready to print something positive. Take mornings like a gift from God Almighty. Don't have to ruin that with our negative thoughts. God won't be happy with that. Take a ...

  Happy New Year to all my Dear Readers Today is the first morning of the year 2026. We have to be grateful and admire ourselves. We managed to go through and to deal with all the matters for the entire year successfully. We are stepping into another year. God Almighty chose us to grant one more year. The whole bunch of 365 days. We can make plans, to experiment with trial and error. Everyone of us is now having lots of time onwards to do the things we dreamed of. The things we liked to do and were not able to start last year. We can accomplish all that. We now have time in hand.The first month of every year comes with lots of positivity. We feel energetic, ready to start things. Ready to make plans. That kind of energy sustains for a couple of months. We start losing our stamina after a while to cope with the projects we started. We always get carried away with the list we plan for the upcoming year. We never realize to take our energy, our personality into account. Our plans most...

  Bright beautiful morning. The sun is shining in full bloom to make our day brighter. So nice of him.  Too much snow around. There was a snow storm the day before. Roads and walkways are cleared off. Thanks to the city workers. It's still too slushy to go for walks. We have to be cautious, and have to be extra careful. Safety is top priority for everyone at any age. It matters a lot for people of my age. Any mishaps will be disastrous. We will be done for the rest of our life. Not good to be a burden for our kids. They are already tied up with their work and family matters. We have to manage things on our own as long as we can, taking health and safety into account. We don't have to get carried away. Nowadays think twice before getting out. Try to get busy with some indoor things. Get busy with watering flower pots. Books and magazines are good to go through in this weather. The kitchen is the best option of all times. We can mix and match things to get products of our choice...

    Dear Readers, I miss comments from you people. Covid changed so much in our life. It's not the same. Anyway we have to accept whatever is there. Hope things are fine with my Readers Family in Ireland. My friend the Cafe Manager is following the city directives. Not opening the Cafe on close holidays. The Reader doing two jobs must be listening to my friends, I mean to his supervisors. I hope everything is fine with my Retiree friends. Everyone please respect the sentiments of others. Religion and politics are very sensitive. Please don't talk about it. It's too personal for everyone. I am worried about Hannah and Niklas. I hope Kris is taking good care of them. Father has to leave them alone to enjoy their life. My dear Students, I love to see you people shine in your practical life onward. Have patience and focus on your studies and career. Say Hi to my friends Chancellor, Dean, George, Lucy and all your teachers. Thanks. My friends at the office, Jimmy, Tiara, Cleo, ...

Today is December the 26th. Christmas is done. It is Boxing Day. People must be lined up in shopping malls. They wait for the special deals all year. It is a bright sunny day, snowing since early morning. The weather channel is predicting it will be all day. Let's see. We have to take whatever is there. My grandson, the eldest one, is going to get his morning coffee. He offered to drop me off at the Coffee House. So nice of him. I am getting ready to go. It is 10.45, I am at Tim Hortons. It's very quiet here. Tables are vacant. The drive through is also not busy. I got my favorite spot, enjoying my coffee and my time alone. I can see through the windows snow blowing and it is still snowing. I took my chances to come here, going back will be tough. We have to think twice before making any decisions. We don't have to get carried away. Anyway, it is done. I will keep that in mind for the next time. I think that we get carried away as we know that not much time left for us. We...