Thought Of The Day

  This is October, the month of colors. All shades of yellow, scarlet and red are in between greens.  What a scenic view to behold. The month to cherish your moments. October is the month to walk on trails. To look through the beauty of nature. The squirrels are busy collecting their food to stock for the tough snowy days ahead. The birds are packing their stuff getting ready to cross the borders. We are enjoying our days outdoors. A couple of weeks to go for us to be bundled up. October is a unique month with all the pieces of sculpture scattered around. This is the month to enjoy your walks through the sceneries. The scenery is like a slide show. The scenes change every moment. Our eyes are busy trying to cope up, to capture the beauty changing moment by moment. It is 10.20, I am ready with my light blue and gray jacket to walk to the coffee house. There is a golden yellow bush by the side of Burger King. The pink roses are still there on the green bushes on the right side o...

  It is a cool, hazy morning, drizzling off and on. The sun is hiding under his steel gray blanket.  He may not be feeling well. He is always there for us. l pray for him to get well soon. I am going to the coffee house from my doctor’s office. It is about twenty five minutes walk. The weather is great. I will enjoy my walk. I won't take big steps. The key is that whatever we are going to do has to be enjoyable. To enjoy things we have to take pressure away. To be calm and peaceful. We are not running any marathon. Try to budget some extra time. That makes all the difference to be out of pressure. This extra time allows us to take breaks. To feel the breeze loaded with the aroma from the beautiful flowers around. We will have time to observe the beauty of nature. This extra time to our set schedule is the key to impart peace and harmony in our personality. Our mind is relaxed. Our body is calm. Enough time to perform, to go with the plans for the day. The doctor's office is ab...

  It's the 29th of September. Two more months to go and the year 2026 will be a history like so many other years.  No one will be interested in talking about it. People will start making plans to welcome the new year to come.   Years ago 29th September 1976 was the day my husband died of a heart attack. It changed so much for me and my kids. Anyway I started working and my kids started growing up. Time flies, life goes on. Years keep on changing with its changed numbers. Kids are now settled busy with their own work and family. All five of them are scattered in various cities of Europe and Canada. My life also moved forward like everyone else. My work days are done. I am enjoying the golden days of my life. I think it is good to go with the flow. No use wasting our moments to get stuck to the past. We can not turn the pages. Life is a gift from God. We are here for a given time, waiting for our calls from Upstairs. Try to avail this opportunity to spread happiness. To put...

  I am walking by the Whites Road. I see some red and orange colors in between the greens.  Birds kids playing around the bushes. Squirrels are up and down on trees. It's Saturday, still lots of traffic on the road. The weather is perfect. I don't have to wear any jackets, not even my light one. It is 19 C, a bit breezy. I already crossed the Whites Road passing by the Burger King. The beautiful pink roses are spreading colors. The atmosphere is loaded with the fragrance of flowers. It looks so pleasant, so peaceful. It is 10.30. I am walking, going to the Second Cup to have my coffee. I can have my coffee / tea at home. We have some excuse to go for walks. That makes a big difference. That changes the entire perspective to look at things. I don't take my walk like homework. It gives me pleasure. My walk becomes purposeful. I start thinking that my coffee is waiting for me at the end of my walk. I feel relaxed to enjoy everything all around. There is so much to watch. To se...

    It is a beautiful morning. Mornings I believe are the face of our days. We have to welcome and take it like blessings. God allocated us another twenty four hours to do whatever we like with that. We have to start our morning with a smiley face. Sometimes the weather is not that good. Too hot or too cold. Rainy days or snowing and we feel stuck at home. No matter what. Try to celebrate your morning. I believe getting up every morning is the signal from God. Signal of trust to give us another chance to make up for our wrong doings. To balance out our work sheet. We don't have to take it with a gloomy face and heavy hearts. We have to accept it with gratitude. Be grateful for the gift from the Almighty. It's a bit cold today. Just a couple of days left and September will say goodbye till next year. The weather is changing. Our Canadian wintry days are just around the corner. We won't be sitting for months in our households. We learned our lessons to cope up with that. We h...

    It's early morning 7.30, I am in my kitchen making oatmeal porridge for my breakfast.  I have to leave early for my dental appointment. It is twenty minutes away from me to walk. I know my steps will take time so I have to keep that in mind. It is 9.15, my grandson, the eldest one, is leaving for his work. He offered to drop me over there for my appointment. So nice of him. I preferred to walk. It is 6 C, cold and windy. I am dressed up in layers. My fawn colored half sleeve sweater underneath my light grey and black jacket. This jacket is my favorite. It is not hooded, it's OK. I got my stole. I will be fine. I think going on our own makes a big difference in our life. It boosts our will power and elevates our confidence too. We start feeling independent, capable of carrying out our matters on our own. We need support for some time to handle our things. Not all the time is a good option. The people around in the household won't like for us to become an extra piece fo...

  I am at the Lakeside. The weather is now getting a bit colder. It's 15 C, I am wearing my light jacket.  The navy blue one with sky blue combination. I am missing my gloves, next time I will keep that in mind. The water at my right is not calm. The surface of the water is twinkling. The waves playing some sort of symphony. Light musical, not loud, like a soft rhythm. So cool. On my left side the water at the lake is very calm, serene, and peaceful. Two small brown ducks are enjoying their ride on the surface. Two Swans are also here enjoying their company at the water surface far away. One side by the path the wild bushes making the view beautiful. So many colors of golden yellow, purple and white flowers look scattered on the bushes. Amazing. It is 11.15, in the morning. I am lucky to be here to be a part of this scenic atmosphere. To behold and to cherish these moments. I already made my day. This jacket is perfect for today's weather. I bought it years ago from Oxfam at G...

  It is a beautiful morning. The weather is great, breezy, cool. I have my dentist appointment at 10.30.  It is about a twenty minute walk from my place. I am finishing my breakfast. I  will skip my tea and get ready to walk over there. I will walk and take it like a blessing. Able to manage our things has to be taken as blessings. That changes the entire scenario. We won't feel pressure. It won't be like homework and also will change our attitude to look at things with a different perspective. Perspective is key to how we take our life matters. Perspective relates to our attitude. Our attitude keeps on changing. It is dependent on our thoughts. Our thoughts are dependent on the well-being of our body. The mind and body are like two in one. We have to take care of our body to keep our mind in good shape. Sometimes our physical condition is not in a position to go for long walks and do other activities. We have to plan other ways to keep our body in good shape. Go with sma...

  Beautiful morning, the weather is great. I am walking by the lakeside. It is 9.30, my son has to go to a  barbecue event with his friends at 10.30.  He wakes up early and so am I. He had some time in hand before to enjoy his walks. I am at Frenchman Bay walking by the lake. My son has gone for his long walk. So many birds on the trees and on the bushes around.  Flowers of all colors are giving color to the scenic atmosphere. I also see so many butterflies, yellow, white and the big ones. I think these are Monarchs if I am correct. The weather is great so many people started coming. The water at the lake surface is glittering. Eye catching moments to cherish. Some are walking with dogs. Some are setting things for picnics. Some with kayaks. Some are setting things for fishing with their friends. It looks like a family atmosphere here. It is 10.30, we have to leave. I am going home too. I will go to the coffee house after a while. after 11.15 or so. Going for coffee ...

    Today is Saturday. another weekend. Another week will be starting. The weather stared changing. It is around the mid of September, getting colder a bit. The mornings are warmer. the evenings are not the same. To sit in gardens to enjoy your time is now running out. Just a couple of weeks to go to be outdoors. The birds will pack things to fly to the South of the Borders. The same will be with the Butterflies. They will all be leaving Canada before it will start snowing. My grandson. the youngest one has to go to his downtown Uni campus for some all day event. My son is driving him to drop him there. Parking in downtown is not easy to find. He has to be there before 10 in the morning for his project. I woke up quickly made my oatmeal porridge and dressed up to go with them. Toronto downtown has been changed so much with so many high rise towers. It started giving the look of the city of Chicago. somewhat. Thinking about Chicago, I start thinking about my late sister. She wa...

It's early morning. I am sitting on one of my garden steel chairs on my deck.  My garden is looking great with lush green grass. The beautiful flowers of all colors. Brick red, shades of pink, golden yellow, purple and white. All sorts of flowers are in full bloom. They are giving color, making my garden brighter with their smiley faces. The flower bed at the back of the garden is loaded with flowers. The same is with the planters. The two white planters by the right side of my deck and the two brick red planters on the left are all full of flowers. The flowers are blooming even in the month of September. Thanks to the rains. The weather is warm. Not too hot. We people are still enjoying our outdoors. The birds are not gone yet to the South of Borders, The squirrels are playing in gardens. Busy with hide and seek on the trees. The atmosphere is loaded with all sorts of aroma from around. It is 10.15, morning, I have now to get ready to go for my walk. I like to go to some place to...

It's a long weekend here in Canada. For me, one more day to go after Monday holiday.  I don't work on Tuesdays. No Darts at the library. I have other plans for these days. We have to plan beforehand so as not to get stuck at that time. I had four days at hand.  I used to walk to the coffee house on the days I am not working. We can not walk all day long. We have to plan our days like a mixed plate.  It has to be a combo. Mixed up with some physical, some time to relax. Some time to get busy with the things we enjoy to uplift our inside. Some like to browse their books / magazines sitting in houses / apartments at the spot they like the most. Some enjoy  sitting with their tea/coffee at home. Some like to spend time with their pets. Some like to make calls to their friends/ family members. Some love to be in their kitchen for a while to make dishes of their choice. Everyone has his own personality. Some love gardening, watering plants/pots. It all depends on making y...

  It's 9.30 in the morning and I am at the Petticoat lake side. The water is sparkling white at the far end.  Shades of deep blue, grayish green in between and a bit muddy near the end. I am enjoying my walk on the trail on the left side of the lake. Wild flowers, violet, white, brick red and golden yellow are scattered in between the greens all around. So many butterflies, yellow, white and the big ones of charcoal black, red and orange are here too. I think these are Monarch butterflies. All enjoying here in between the bushes. A small yellow bird is here somewhere in the trees. A couple of black birds with deep orange color underneath their wings are here enjoying their company on the tall tree in front. I think the tree looks more than ten feet tall. I used to figure that out by comparing myself with others. I am five feet something. The tree looks double my size. I feel small and tiny under here. So many Swans are floating on the deep blue water. It looks so scenic. A cou...

  It has been raining since last night. Flowers look happy. Trees around are looking great after having their morning shower.  My deck is all clean, washed. The two white planters by the right side of the deck are full with flowers. White, blood red, deep purple and golden flowers all are giving color to my garden. Like cherry on top. Beautiful moments to cherish. It is 10 in the morning. I am done with my breakfast. I am now enjoying my time in my back garden to have a feel of the scented breeze. The air is so fresh, loaded with all sorts of aroma from around. The brown small rabbit is busy having his breakfast at my left side. Two birds are walking around having  chit chat too. Two black Squirrels are playing hide and seek on the Maple tree. I feel lucky to be a part of all this to behold and to cherish these beautiful moments. Mornings are the face of our days. We have to celebrate with anything to make our day. Life is short. Time flies. Moments keep on slipping from ...

  The weather is great, breezy. Beautiful morning with 23 C. It is Thursday. I am not at work, at Coffee House now enjoying my time. My walk from my place to here was great. We have a couple of weeks to enjoy our outdoors. There will be a different scenario from September. We Canadians know that our coming days will be tough, a bit harder to get out. We try to manage a couple of our weeks with even 25 C below zero. We learned to handle our Canadian winter. We have a line up of coats in our coat closet to coordinate with the weather outside.. We check the weather channel before starting our day to pick what to wear to bundle up. We manage with gloves and scarfs and the coat we pick accordingly with the cold outside. We humans are amazing creatures. We have the power to adopt whatever is there to make our days. We try to adjust with the people and the ups and downs of the weather all around. Anyway I enjoyed my walk and now enjoying my coffee sitting at my favorite spot in the Coffee...

  It's 10.30 in the morning. I am walking by the Whites Road. The aroma of the freshly cut grass is scattered all around.  Beautiful golden yellow, violet, deep blue and white wild flowers are smiling. I think they are inviting us to join their company. I start thinking about the call of one of my community friends. We call sometimes to connect. To share our talks. She was feeling depressed. Her daughter was with her from Calgary for about a week. She left, back to her family. My friend was missing her company. She was feeling down and lonely. I started thinking how come anyone can be depressed. Feeling down and lonely. There is enough all around to make your day. We can be alone for a while. Never can be depressed with all this. To be alone for some time is a blessing in my dictionary. We need some time alone to get inner peace and harmony. I call it our quality time to value and cherish. Sometimes we are at a big party and still not enjoying our time. It depends on the compa...

  It is 10.15 in the morning, I am at the canopy area of the lakeside. The weather is great. Don't need any jacket neither heavy nor even a light one. I am enjoying my walk by the water. The water is sparkling white. The waves are playing a musical symphony. Soft and melodious. It is like meditation, therapy, so peaceful. The sky above is not peaceful. So many shades of grey are scattered on the canvas above. I think we are about to get rain anytime soon. The lakeside is not so crowded. Just a couple of people are walking with their dogs. A small group is busy running on the walkway now turning towards the trail. I was walking by the water front now standing on a beautiful spot under the greens.Very peaceful atmosphere with just the music of waves. Moments to behold also to cherish. My daughter from Grimsby, England left in the morning for her trip to  Minneapolis, America to her sister in-law. She is already on her way in the plane. I am enjoying my time. I will go from the l...

  Great morning. Beautiful day. Clear sky. Blue and clean. The weather is great to enjoy your outdoors.  I am at Second Cup coffee house enjoying my coffee and my time. It is Wednesday, a working day for me too. I didn't go to the library to play Darts. I skipped. Day off.  I enjoyed my morning with my daughter. She is here for a couple of days from Grimsby, England. I didn't want to miss these moments to cherish. Family is family I believe. No matter what. Family always has to be taken as a priority. She now is enjoying the company of one of her Uni friends.   Her friend insisted that I join their company. I have known her well for a long time. I skipped. We have to avoid any situation to be an extra piece at any time, anywhere. They are friends. I won't fit there. We have to keep in mind not to take advantage of anyone's politeness. Sometimes people are too courteous, insisting us to come along to join to be a part of their group. We have to realize and decide on o...

  It's 11.30 in the morning. I am sitting in the coffee house enjoying my coffee and my time.  The weather is breezy and not too hot. I enjoyed walking here. The coffee house from my place is about a 20 minute walk. It is not a long walk. My right foot is still not in good shape. I am not out of Blisters. My doctor advised me to take it easy for a while to avoid walks. I think staying home is not a good idea. To spend all day in front of the computer and busy with my phone. I don't like to go with that. This leads us to feeling low. Lethargic, dull. Ultimately we will ruin our day. There nothing is a total plus. We get some negatives attached with our positives. It is like a combo. We have to pick what we want. I go with Blisters. I think it is a better deal. Anyway we have to take whatever comes on the road in the road trip of our life. Life is not a bed of roses. We have to be realistic. Face reality, manage and move on. Everyone has his own personality. Choose what goes wit...

  Beautiful morning. Great scenic atmosphere. Pink Canadian roses are smiling. The grass is lush green.  A couple of birds are having a party in my backyard. Two squirrels are playing hide and seek under the Maple tree. The small brown rabbit is sitting quietly on the left side. I think he is enjoying his own company and is here to behold the scenery too. It is early morning 8.30, I am sitting on one of the red knitted steel garden chairs. I am having my breakfast on the deck, like to be a part of all these beautiful moments to cherish. The sky is like a clean slate. An untouched canvas with a couple of grayish abstract sketches. The entire atmosphere is so peaceful, we can sit quietly here to meditate. The atmosphere is loaded with the fragrance of flowers. My flower bed at the back is looking beautiful with golden yellow, blood red, white and purple seasonal flowers. The red garden chair my son got from the Canadian Tire store years ago is at the corner to lie down to relax....