Category Archives: Thinking Out loud

Finding Your Sweet Spot

Posted on April 1, 2018 by dfolstad58

I agonize trying to find the “sweet spot” in many areas of my life, and maybe you do also. If you golf, or play baseball then the sweet spot is that spot on your club or bat where you hit … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged diet, exercise, family, friends, friendships, fun, mortality, Music, no regrets, regret, relationships, relaxing, sweet spot | 18 Comments

5 foot tall, 100 pounds – Mountain Conqueror

Posted on March 3, 2018 by dfolstad58

I recently had a discussion with a friend who has set 7 worthwhile goals for themselves. I confess 7 goals had me thinking and this morning at the auspicious time of 5:30 a.m. I realized it reminded me of Shailee … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Toastmasters | Tagged achievement, challenges, doing your best, goal setting, mountain climbing, Self Improvement, seven summits, Shailee Basnet, Toastmasters | 22 Comments

The Myths and Magic of Kidney Donation

Posted on March 3, 2018 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Leaving It Better Than I Found It.:
I have been SO impressed with the number of people that reach out to me every week about kidney donation. People are so curious and are really looking to do…

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged BC Transplant, donor, kidney donor, magic, myths, Transplant | Leave a comment

Walking in the sunshine

Posted on February 8, 2018 by dfolstad58

They were the best of friends, Dallas and Ryan, and time spent together was always appreciated, even when weeks passed between walks. Last week they walked on a cold winter day, their faces exposed to the wind, so cold their … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged circumstances, clouds, friendship, going forward, life, story, sunshine | 12 Comments

Forgotten treasure

Posted on February 1, 2018 by dfolstad58

In the hallway of my house is a box with thousands of old pictures. Treasure I walked past without thinking. This week my son took a day to go through some of those, and we shared the treasure of … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Thinking Out loud | Tagged daughter, family, grandparents, memories, pictures, son, treasure, wife | 18 Comments

Living in the Splendour of the Moment

Posted on December 26, 2017 by dfolstad58

I sat down to enjoy reading a book the other day and I caught myself also turning on the television. I caught myself and I realized that I was trying to multitask reading which stunned me and disappointed me. It … Continue reading →