Thought Of The Day

  Thursday -- Beautiful mixed sunny cloudy morning 21 C, will be 35 later in the evening. It is 9.30, I am sitting in TV lounge. News Channel is on. Things getting better, Covid cases going down every day. Schools to be opened in mid September. After long time, now we see light, I think this is end of tunnel.  I am looking the view of my back garden too, through the big glass panel, in front. Couple of birds enjoying their morning walks, having chit chat too. Black Squirrel is back to his Gym. He is busy with his exercises on the wooden fence of my garden.  Things getting back on track.  We never have to lose hope. Always hope for the good. It helps, to move forward, to think positive. Never lose patience. Patience is virtue, wins in all circumstances.Things take time, happen in due course. You wont get results overnight. We have to learn to wait, to stay calm and to be relaxed.  Try to distract yourself from the project, which is already in progress. Sometimes ...

Today also Please Read  My Recipe Blog  Thanks My Dear Literature Fellow Dear Smile Army and  All Students  My Dear  Friends I am Happy and Thankful to All of You for Accepting Each Other Company To Err is Human Not a Big Deal Forget and Forgive Please Just Relax and Be Happy We are Family Everyone is Important Member of  Readers Family -- Thanks Niklas My Friend I Love You and Keep on Praying for You It is 23 Degrees -- Last Days of Summer It is Tuesday I am Off Today My Son Working From Home  He has to Drive My Middle Grandson Master Golden and His Friend to Wonderland It is 40 Minutes away --- Good Opportunity For Me to Get out --- I went with Him Back Home at 1 pm  Give Lunch to My Son a nd Grandson It is Last Week for My Eldest -- Who will be Moving to London for Western University He has to Wind up His Shopping List Going to Scarborough Centre at 2 pm I asked Him to Drop Me at Ti...

My Dear Friend N  This Blog is for You Please don't stop writing Your Comments This is Communication I feel Happy when You do that My Dear Friend doing  2 Jobs I can never stop You from enjoying but Pl don't bother Others My Dear Literature Fellow Thanks for writing Your  Daily Comments it means a lot to me You are a Bridge for me to Connect with New Generation You people are Our Future Our Asset Pl. keep in Mind My Dear Friends in Ireland don't You worry about  anything We are Friends and Readers Family I was writing about Happiness in My Blogs after Blogs then I started thinking about My Dear Friend N Who was going through Her difficult times while dealing with Her Retirement Period Same like My Youngest Sister She is not in good shape I was talking to My Friend N to read My Blogs and She said I was thinking You are going to help me out but you are not I am not going to read your Blogs She was right...

My Dear Niklas Your Father is proud of you so am I  Waiting for your good Grades  I hope you are working around that I trust you Dear Retiree Group Friends here is my Blog which I promised My Dear Retired Nutritionist may be you can have some Tips to help Friends We don't have to shut out our kitchen cabinet to keep ourselves away from enjoying our life Never take Life too seriously this is my Moto this is what I believe Don't be hard on yourself our food is the gracious gift from God Almighty Enjoy your Life tasting a bit of everything change your plate not your diet Go on changing your plate systematically step by step not drastically Give time to yourself be patient try to move around taking safety  into account  Moving around will be like doing exercise sometimes we don't have a chance to get out  Weather and our medical conditon both are important factors to keep our mobility in a flow Sti...

It is 7 in the morning I am watching from my Bedroom window Mist everywhere I see three trees lined up by the side of my front yard One very tall green tree I think more than 20 feet the other green tree not so tall the center one lost most of the leaves just a skeleton like an old member of the house In the center is Solo tree with bright yellow leaves some orange too standing with great confidence with strong roots it's branches and leaves spreading and covering nearly the whole of the front yard area This solo tree looks to me a highly educated member of my front yard family a very cultured  and stylish  well composed who is living an artistic and polished life style It's body is very strong but slender I think he is strongly following the Diet plan and goes to Gym to build muscles and to keep body in shape Anyhow I am very much impressed and try to behave myself  while passing by this tree who doesn't c...

My Multilingual  Readers I highly honor your Language it is your your Root If you write comments in English whole Readers Family  love to share I don't know I am saying the right thing Just a Suggestion I trust you wont mind Your Comments are valuable Now My Today's Blog I don't drive and somehow I started thinking it is a blessing for me Most of my Blogs are generated at my Driveway while waiting for my Ride or at  Bus Stops While I wait I have to Do " Nothing " have my own Time slot  just to wait and e njoy the scene Scenes which go on changing with a new look in every season every day every moment I watch leaves changing colors Morning Dew  ---  Birds flying Squirrels running around Butterflies dancing -- whispering hopping from flowers to flowers While watching and enjoying I think about Nature about it's Creator about our Creator it opens so many  Windows for me Preci...

Sometimes we are stuck not in making big decision s but things which are not  important and to be decided one way or another I think we have to leave it for a while let go things to cool down if we can have good sleep it will be the best Don't push yourself for a quick solution take it easy think for the worst then take one step forward at a time Nothing is End of the world I think for big things we are like in a shock state of mind so we decide quickly Small things give me more problems while to be solved it drains me out as there is nothing drastic either way so d ifficult to choose

My friend I visited last week is neither a scientist nor a writer she is a Cleaning Lady I believe friendship doesn't get mixe d up with Career Age  color   cast or creed Friend is a person whose  company you enjoy and have a Good time to Relax My son has  Joint account with me never keeps his money separate he got me the Tablet  long before My Trip to England but I didn't take it with me as I need a computer to read your Comments Comments mean a lot to me My Day is not done until I go through all of these Beautiful Messages from My Readers I feel I am talking to my friends I am used to Canadian winter never miss my Club in minus 25 so plus 18 is OK for me if we push our Body we get used to I don't know if I am doing right or wrong but I don't read Papers or watch TV News Channel I love to watch Sports Channel Talk shows and Sitcoms I think if I can not play any part in World politics why to get invo...

I start feeling that my Blogs  are cause of  making  you people feeling Low My intention to write these Blogs is never to embarrass any member of Retiree Group or any Parents  of My Dear Readers Family I can never even think of that 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 Great Kingdom We all are Great in His Eyes More than enough to feel Happy For My Members of Retiree Group and My Dear Senior Friends Start some Group activity like Board Games or Reading together exchange your Books or Magazines of interest Go to Plaza or Mall or get together at some one's Place don't look for whole bunch of people even two is a  Group to chit chat to have Coffee or Tea   or to talk about anything  Sharing is always great to feel relaxed and makes you Happy Take your first step to st...

Tuesdays are off for my Senior's Club I mostly go for a walk to my favorite spot 20 minutes walk f rom my place to Tim Horton  sit there for a while to enjoy and write my Blog My son asked me if I can go to Bank  to draw some cash I am always ready to avail such opportunity you know they don't need us  they drive so they can do everything   on their own These are the Moments we can cash into our Happiness  it rarely happens when we can justify our utility I never miss such opportunities I walked 20 minutes to the Bank nearby is Pharma plus I got my shampoo and other stuff from there I made a brief stopover at Herbal Pathway to say Hello to John he doesn't know my name but he knows my face it is enough to exchange smile  In the same Plaza is Fresh Co  I got fresh Bagels cheese Buns  and fiesta cheese to make big Salad for my grand kids to make them Happy When they will come from school I wi...

Reading England Yesterday I went to South Hall  with my Daughter we had time alone On the way to South Hall she was taking the Route to show me " Farmborough Hill School " where her daughter did her schooling it was a beautiful building on a hilly place the whole area was very scenic South Hall is a very busy shopping area full of Boutiques and Food it is one hour away from Reading I was never been there before totally different atmosphere  from the quiet place like Reading very crowded buzzing and festive atmosphere My Daughter has to pick her daughter's  Costume from there after that we went to eat out at Gifto's Place She had pictures with me and posted right away on Face book She was also looking very happy it was really a Rare Moment  to enjoy and Cherish I think I am a Lucky Mom

Grimsby England 30 July 2016 It is 22°C and sunny perfect weather after two days of rain My grandson and his friend asked me if I can take them to park I avail every chance to get out Peoples park is 8 minutes walk it is a huge park all the fun things for kids to enjoy big pond with a sign of fishing prohibited football ground also arrows for tea room and toilets I noticed football is very popular in England just like ice hockey and baseball in Canada people were cycling park was not so crowded on my way from my daughters place to the park there was a small Alley 2 minutes walking area fully covered by all the green it was so cozy to walk through that passage pigeons were walking near my bench such a beautiful atmosphere I have my pen and paper to enjoy my writing and also walking around what else you want

Grimsby England 31 July 2016 I had a chance to come at Grimsby Train Station  again I am sitting on shiny steel bench Platforms are quiet only few people here 1st Train to  " Cleethorpes " is due at 3.38 pm it is 3 pm now I see some traffic I enjoy the quietness of this place who can imagine in such a busy life of Today we can find a cozy small place to enjoy It is like I opened the gate to enter the past decade which is fading out like an extinct and endangered species vanishing so quickly only couple of pigeons and few people not at all crowded to be here is like Meditation believe me I love this place I am happy to sneak from the busy Life of today for relaxation I have to go now My Daughter is waiting for me beside   " Next " Departmental Store near the parking pay station machine in the   " Freshney Place Mall " I am walking towards Mall passing through the Path It is Sunday so Big " Halifax ...

Grimsby  England 21 July 2016 My daughter has to go to Freshney Place for her daughter's Graduation final shopping I am 5 minutes away at Grimsby Train station at my favorite place sitting on the shining steel bench I start thinking about Happiness I am spending time with my daughter is happiness means  spending time with friend and family I am sitting alone here feeling Happy Happiness means satisfaction and peace ? I woke up in the morning and have a walk in the backyard garden feel happy I think happiness is i nside our heart like a seed flourish with positive thinking and sunshine of smile like solar system takes energy from positive attitude May be an especial gift from God after coping our difficult times in the journey of Life God gives us as a reward May be like a Candle to keep our heart Bright One time I came through a Research Publication it's theory was We have  some charge emitting through our e...

I am going to London England to see my daughters England is not like North America where we have liberty to enjoy 3 -- 4 washrooms and spacious houses In London not so much space to live and share in three bedroom houses one Box room and 2 rooms one called master bedroom not big enough I have to adjust myself in that Boxroom from my present big spacious room when I go there I keep in my mind to share  one bathroom with a family of 5 Mornings are busy as kids and parents have to go to work and school in England schools are open I will try to  avoid the morning rush hours manage my time and keep myself inside that Box room I try not to use washroom until all are gone I want to keep doors open  for my next visit I do not want to Burn Bridges we have to change ourselves and adjust to fit in It is not their problem to fit in We Parents have the responsibility to keep the connection alive they don't have time and...

As we are  getting older our body starts getting weak so are our Nerves we have to deal with our Day to Day life with same Ups and Downs but now everything becoming Tough to handle due to our weak body and mainly because of our weaker Nerves We become sensitive and touchy When we are living with family the people around us can't take it any more our old body and weak nerves not their problem so no more excuses We have to deal everything at our end Nobody wants problems smiles are welcome if we cry we have to cry alone We don't have to talk about our grivences keep it private we have to handle ourselves with great care Treat yourself  with Love and affection Remember 3 As Formula Accept yourself Acknowledge yourself Admire yourself Keep your finger down Don't blame yourself ever Give yourself Treat No complains Nobody listening anyway keep Loving yourself and Keep Smiling

Aspen Towers Ottawa 1994 I was retired but still have the most important job to keep myself busy and to enjoy my life my son was working at Nortel I used to be by myself from 8 am to 10 pm I had to plan my day I don't drive so made sure to get my Monthly Bus pass to hop up any bus any time I used to enjoy my mornings having breakfast taking shower after that around 10 am used to walk to Bayshore mall 10 minutes walk from my place I don't enjoy shopping so used to spend couple of hours walking around and writing anything to enjoy my day like my Daily journal or about the things in the Mall I used to come back to my place after 12 Noon to have lunch and watch TV for a while after 3 pm used to go to Central Library in the Downtown area I was volunteering couple of things to pass my time Oxfam, Red Cross and trying to learn computer skills which I didn't had any I think if you have your own company it is more than enough...

Pickering Canada November 2015 I go to my Seniors Club enjoy playing Darts and Carpet Bowling I don't drive so my friend used to pick me up it is only 5 minutes drive but no direct bus service to the library I mean to the Club In November my friend had to undergo her heart surgery so my home transport service  was about to be discontinued It looked to me that I was stuck not easy to ask favor from people staying home was the only option left for me I decided to use P ublic transport Library opens at 9.30 am I start my journey 9.10 am take Bus # 120 then transfer to Bus # 900 to reach my favorite destination I sit in the Library for a while Read books, Magazines and try to write something My Club starts at 10 am I am so relaxed and happy that I sorted out things for myself Sometimes it looks that we are stuck and no way out but we have to keep in mind there is always light at the end of Tunnel and also that we are not alone ...

When you live with family it needs all of your patience so please don't be hard on yourself be supportive to yourself schedule your day keeping in mind you need some relaxation and enjoyment also share some time with your family to keep the connection alive time slot for sharing with family is always be in coordination with the space given to you and the patience level of your family at that time You have to check  and be alert for their tolerance level and give signal to yourself to exit the stage with dignity to keep your re - entry door open Don't be pushy don't burn the bridges try to spend time with yourself enjoy your own company find your hobbies whatever you enjoy Go for window shopping, reading sitting in your garden / balcony watching and enjoying Nature talk at least 3 people during the day make phone calls to someone Try to communicate communication always opens door to Happiness

Pickering 5th July 20016 It is 26 plus in Toronto I moved away from my computer filled my water bottle dressed in light clothes with my slippers on ready to go out It is always good to get going when we move our body our mind switches from the stagnant Mode to get involved in our changed scenery Change is always good for being positive whenever I start getting bored I try to change my scenery If I am on my computer  which I am most of the times I go downstairs to get busy in my kitchen I love my kitchen If weather is tolerable I go out for a walk 15 minutes away is my favorite Coffee House Tim Horton I find my favorite spot with small double double and my pen and paper I am so thankful to God Almighty who is with me all the times and taking care of me keeping  me in good health to move around I am also thankful to my Parents who provided education on top of my well being I can not even think of myself  without wr...