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About dfolstad58

I live in the South Okanagan. BC. I enjoy reading, exercise, toastmasters. spending time with my son, my daughter, & her husband , and my patient wife. I try to respond personally to every comment on my blog, and in this way I hope to get to know my readers a little bit and and am able to thank readers for their encouragement on what they liked and suggestions on what they would like to see me try in order to improve.

What the world needs now is…

Posted on August 2, 2014 by dfolstad58

“Kindness is the language the dumb can speak, the deaf can understand” – C.N. Bovee You have probably heard of “Random Acts of Kindness” – where people practice kindness often demonstrated by doing something unexpected, and kind for a complete … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 29, 2014 by dfolstad58

Would you like to be free? Would you like to make decisions based on what think would make you happiest? Would you like to quit the club that always considers the worst-case scenario so doesn’t ride the proverbial “roller coaster” … Continue reading →

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Being a Hero should not be embarrassing and neither is it hard

Posted on July 28, 2014 by dfolstad58

So you happened to be in the right place at the right time. A man is down on the ground, his face is so swollen he’s unrecognizable, there’s blood and your heart is beating a mile a minute. You immediately … Continue reading →

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It’s hard to believe but it happened

Posted on July 26, 2014 by dfolstad58

Since I planted roots here in the Okanagan, summer holidays have without exception been the “Tourist In My Home Town” variety. I have a close friend though who has been encouraging me to briefly forgo the Okanagan for another holiday … Continue reading →

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Take your gift with both hands!

Posted on July 24, 2014 by dfolstad58

I subscribe to just two magazines, one is Toastmasters Magazine. It arrives each month with stories, and tips from around the world with respect to the international organization that is Toastmasters. The magazine this time included information about Koala Lumpur (use … Continue reading →

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For a moment life suddenly feels lighter

Posted on July 1, 2014 by dfolstad58

singing or dancing in the rain, it’s an attitude in life. Be a happy person, anyone can grouch about the weather, but the weather won’t change – Gene Kelly laughs the weather off with style! I love the classics. Live … Continue reading →

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