Life and Random Thinking

Greetings, Hello, Hi There

Posted on December 1, 2010 by dfolstad58

This Muppets skit is priceless but so hard to explain to anyone else. But if you are in on the joke…………..then you get to laugh about it with your friends through imitation. That is one of the best things in life, laughing with friends.

I am convinced that humor is also good for your immune system. What does that mean? Well if you want to stay healthy, Get your rest, Eat properly and imitate the yip yips. Brrrr- Ring!

I’m reading a book by Robin Sharma and it is called the Monk who sold his Ferrari. There’s an interesting book. He said this that laughing is medicine for the soul. Children laugh an average of 400 times a day and look how happy they are. But adults only love an average of 15 times a day, who’s happier? The philosopher William James said we don’t laugh because we are happy. We are happy because we LAUGH.

According to James, happiness is created as a result of our being active participants in the game of life, this is one of the chief kernels of his theory of happiness, the idea that happiness depends on a choice that we are able to make, regardless of our biological and social circumstances.

I welcome you to watch The Muppets video above and then be silly. Copy The Muppets and make the brinng noise with whoever you watch the video with. LAUGH

Be happy, laugh often.

Fun Fun Fun

Friends can be different

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Challenge Yourself – Dare to Succeed

Posted on November 30, 2010 by dfolstad58

Don’t you love it when you succeed, that sense of accomplishment when you have received recognition.

Likely when you were young your parents chose what sports or musical instruments you were going to attempt. You had to go, they drove you to practice and they clapped and cheered at your game days or performances.

That part of your journey is past. What have you attempted lately? Do you only attempt sports, hobbies that you know you will succeed?

A few years ago I was challenged to take up jogging (not running) and I was challenged to think about doing a Marathon. Well I took the challenge but only achieved 10 kilometres fun races, and at one point I was running 14 kilometres 3 times a week.

Also a few years ago, a co-worker challenged me to swim regularly. He was a fantastic motivator, not only did encourage me but he went with me to the pool 3 times a week, or to the lake in the summer and swam RIGHT behind me. When I would stop and hang on the edge of the pool and pant and gasp – he would arrive right behind me. keep going davie, don’t stop – doing great! And off I went knowing he was in the bubbles right behind my kicking feet. Eventually, a long eventually ( a year later) I was doing 60 lengths at a time, and breathing properly when swimming for the first time ever in my swimming history. I was proud of what I had accomplished thanks to his encouragement.

Maybe next I will enter a contest speaking, that is something I certainly don’t have the desire for BUT worth a try, not only for myself but for someone else I hope to encourage ~ just not sure whom yet. (smile)

Now I learned two things. First it feels great to do something, and learn something new. Second, I felt good as his coach and helping him improve his swimming also. I felt some pride when he reached his goals also. It was a double win ~ challenge someone to an experience in 2011. You can have the fun, and memories of not only being a participant but also encouraging, motivating, cheerleading someone (your friend, your spouse) to SUCCEED at their challenge.

Curling, Yoga, Tennis, Swimming, Cooking classes, Ice Skating or Toastmasters ~ do it together and get the DOUBLE Experience.

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Definitely Not Reality TV

Posted on November 30, 2010 by dfolstad58

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What is it about tv shows now? No attempt at all at reality and I guess the viewers don’t care.

The other night on CHUCK, the good guys hid out in the ventilation shaft again. Nice ventilation shaft, it must be 4 feet tall and 5 feet wide plus it has lighting every 3 feet. What building has ventilation shafts this huge, they all run horizontal and the covers are attached by what? Velcro? My first apartment in New Westminster wasn’t that large!

I miss the old days when tv made sense. like Secret Squirrel.

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A Place to Live Forever

Posted on November 28, 2010 by dfolstad58

on the path Of course I am talking about Penticton or snpintktn as translated from the Interior Salish language of the Okanagan First Nations, means “a place to live forever” (the commonly accepted translation) or “a place to live year-round”. The translation I like is ” A place to live Forever”.

We moved to Penticton in 1992. Dave C. was just 3 in July 1992 when we arrived and his older sister was 8. It was a big change coming from Ladner, BC (just south of Vancouver) and we moved because we wanted a simpler life, and a safer life. It was a big change and I remember how quiet our street was the weekend we moved; it felt like we dropped out of the sky.

Of course life is not perfect anywhere but there are advantages to a smaller city like Penticton and some disadvantages also. Still looking back and knowing how much time extra I saved not commuting when Mandy & Dave were small; I feel very blessed.

All dressed Up at Annie's big day

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Thank God for You

Posted on November 26, 2010 by dfolstad58

Thank God For You This is a great video as the frontman jumps, spins, and sings.

No jumping or spinning here. Never been too adventurous in public anyway. In my head I can dance and feel confident but not daily life. Too bashful.

I should have learned to be more serious when I was young. When I was in my teens I was goofing around and walking on a concrete wall. That ended with me falling into a barbecue on the patio. My Mom really freaked out as we knocked the charcoal off my forearm and stuck my arm in cold water.

However over the years I have gotten used to being a natural klutz. Usually just a part of being basically a content and joyful person at heart, I stop thinking about the real world and things like walls or furniture that are hard on my perfect toes.

I have done that having fun klutz thing in more recent years also. One night on the channel pathway I was singing and hopping around at high speed when I hit gravel while riding my bike. My family was not so impressed when I arrived home, dripping blood after using my arm as a literal hand brake when I stopped horizontally on gravel. Still it was a beautiful night and I was still smiling as the nurse removed the gravel much to Sue’s chagrin.

Maybe I have a loose bolt in my neck but sometimes when you’re having fun, floating on a nice ski run……power snow cushioning every hop and singing to myself. You just kind of forget to be careful.

Well, I could be just a klutz. What does Sue see in me? Sawyer Brown’s attitude says it best – Wild and little bit Crazy too!