Category Archives: Thinking Out loud

Starting every day successfully

Posted on August 15, 2017 by dfolstad58

How I start my day with respect to breakfast. Is breakfast is the most important way to start your day so it is successful? A dietary presentation I attended talked about breakfast and how sugary cereals or other breakfast sandwiches … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged being content, Breakfast, eggs, eggshell, mindfulness, simple living, successful thinking, thankfulness | 9 Comments

I protested too much

Posted on July 20, 2017 by dfolstad58

Another disadvantage of getting a little seasoned every day, as in being a grizzled veteran of life, is that you are honest with yourself. Okay, that honesty is a good idea, isn’t it? If you expect a certain result, then … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged 30 years, birthdays, celebrate, honesty, mount everest, no regrets, piglet, thirty, Transplant | 11 Comments

Arnold Chan – Member of Parliament

Posted on June 26, 2017 by dfolstad58

Saturday, June 17, 2017 In the Globe & Mail newspaper I read an article written by Laura Stone. If you want to read the short article – click here I don’t as a rule find my blog inspirations from newspaper … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged Arnold Chan, attitude, cancer, duty, Globe and Mail, health, Laura Stone | 3 Comments

Kodachrome World

Posted on June 23, 2017 by dfolstad58

Yesterday the theme of my weekly Toastmasters Club meeting was Colour. There is so much science about color, cultural perceptions about colour that are specific to different parts of the world. I also learned that color blindness is much more … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged beautiful world, color, color blind, first time, glasses | 9 Comments

So many shades of Green

Posted on June 12, 2017 by dfolstad58

Two decades ago I regularly spent long periods in the hospital, having surgery and moving forward hoping for success. Hoping to return to my own bed in my home, my own life, to working even. No needs to remind a … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged appreciation, breeze, color, gift of life, grass, hospital, life, mindful, Okanagan, sunshine | 14 Comments

Unexpected, welcome, and appreciated

Posted on June 6, 2017 by dfolstad58

I have discovered that people are surprised by compliments or expressions of appreciation. I don’t mean with family, or your closest friends – they aren’t surprised. I mean the people you see regularly, but you don’t know their birthday, … Continue reading →