Life and Random Thinking

Never was, and never will be.

Posted on May 6, 2016 by dfolstad58

In Turkey with my squeeze!

There was a time when I at least thought of myself as attractive, or at minimum I never transformed any gals into pillars of salt if they “checked me out”. Oy vey, those days are gone; perchance never to return. Still, my sweetie loves me.

However I admit I was never a party person, I liked to get up early, go for a bike ride and enjoy the peace of early mornings even when I was decades younger on my timeline. Part of that could be that although I enjoy music, all the good music ended for me in the 1970’s.

I loved the songs on the radio then and periodically even tried to dance. The dancing experiment however was given the big thumbs down as the opposite sex confirmed to me my dancing skills were the same as a dolphin’s ability to ride a bike and juggle a chainsaw.

Wanna dance?

I seem to recall being asked to clear the dance floor by the proprietor, something about causing day-mares.

Nope, I never was a dancer and never will be a night owl neither.

Fortunately my enjoyment of 1970’s music though never fades and I now I can just claim to be a retro dude and say I prefer the “oldies”. All the best music was then and some of it was even earlier imo.

Sending out a wave of thanks to everyone who reads my blog and ask you to add a comment of one of your favorite songs or bands. For example Thin Lizzy – Romeo and the Lonely Girl or The Wings – Band on the Run with Mamunia.

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Life’s Stories take planning

Posted on May 2, 2016 by dfolstad58

Pizza in Rome – Let’s eat 🙂

I was reading in the travel section of the Globe & Mail a few days ago and the writer commented “Don’t plan life. Live it.”

This struck me because an outgoing friend of mine says the opposite ” You don’t plan to fail. You fail to plan!”

I bumble ideas around in my head, and this one has finally slowed down for me to share.

First I remembered a trip I took with my family to Rome. I love memories like this and they are locked in my heart. But that trip took planning. We didn’t just get up in the morning and show up at the airport saying – where do you get excellent gelato?

Now that trip involved planning, and passports, reservations, time off work, yada yada. It was planning that made the holiday and the memories happen.

At the Coliseum with my wonderful family

But not the whole trip was planned. There were moments that each of us will recall that are especially meaningful, part of our stories we share to each other. Those moments are all unplanned, they are moments lived.

Riding a bus in Rome with no roof!

So what have I decided? Yes, I do need to plan if I want to have a holiday, if I expect to do anything significant but once the day is launched, once the wheels leave the tarmac; then I need to let go and celebrate the wrong turns, the unexpected meal across from the Coliseum, the individual moments that fill the menu of our lives.

Bless you as you plan and live your stories.

“It’s snowing still,” said Eeyore gloomily.
“So it is.”
“And freezing.”
“Is it?”
“Yes,” said Eeyore. “However,” he said, brightening up a little, “we haven’t had an earthquake lately.” – A.A. Milne

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Beguiling Baltic Doors: What’s the Message?

Posted on May 2, 2016 by dfolstad58

The doors in this post are wonderful, enjoy and add your like! Isn’t there something, a message or symbolic about doorways?

GALLIVANCE

We’ve always been fascinated by doorways and what they have to say. It doesn’t take an architect or etymologist to know that the facade is the face of a building, and if this is so, then the door can be the beguiling lipstick that enchants visitors.

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How to Let Go of Yesterday

Posted on April 26, 2016 by dfolstad58

Moving forward. Sometimes an event happens that changes our lives. We can’t help but revisit the event as if we could change it but we know it is done, history now in a sense. No matter how unfair or unjust, we must let go and move forward, for ourselves.

Dr. Eric Perry’s Blog

darkk-nes “There’s an important difference between giving up and letting go.” ~Jessica Hatchigan

1. Recognize that we have a choice
Whenever we get stuck in the past, most likely it is because we are being bombarded by intrusive thoughts. These intrusions appear as regret, anger, hatred, resentment or sadness. When we get caught by this web of negativity, it is extremely difficult to remember that we have a choice. We can choose to break free from this cycle by realizing that each thought has an energetic value. Negative thoughts chain us to past memories only to weaken us.

2. Understand why we hold on
Dwelling on the past can actually feel good to us. Hating someone because they wronged us can feel very satisfying, because we feel like we are getting back at them through hatred. In reality, we are the one’s adding to our own suffering. We hold on to the past because we find comfort in what…

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It’s not a joke, maybe :)

Posted on April 26, 2016 by dfolstad58

electric I’m going to admit something, I’m not ashamed, it’s a fact ~ I’m a procrastinator. I’ve put off being honest about it, too long. I guess I was procrastinating 🙂

When I watch TV they often have ads for drugs to help people. You know the type of ad This type – Wise&%$ is recommended by doctors for people who open their mouths and embarrass themselves. Wise&%$ is not for everyone, and can have side-effects – loss of job, raised eyebrows from significant other, embarrassment, sleepless nights, burnt toast, sleeping on the couch. Before using Wise&%$, see your doctor. See if Wise&%$ is right for you.

No tv drug ads for procrastinators though. I think we’re a big group. We put things off to the last minute, small jobs can take forever.

I have a smallish patch of grass in my yard, visualize a large area rug area. Prone to weeds I

Not my lawn!

realized last year I needed to kill the weeds and start over. Probably because I procrastinate in digging out the weeds! I digress. So last fall this area was divulged of green life so I could replant grass. Last fall!

Finally about ten days ago I knuckled down and bought top soil, grass seed and fertilizer and planted new grass there. In just 10 days I am starting to see real progress, my bald lawn is starting over!

I should have started last fall, or March this year but I finally have and I have had quick results, really no surprise to me, with many of my projects they are quickly fruitful- regardless I’m glad to be started, and as usual the voice in my head (the one that wags a finger when it speaks) says ” that wasn’t so hard. What took you so long?

I’m sure none of my readers are procrastinators. Most of you probably keep meticulous lawns, weed by the hour to keep it perfect, do your computer back-ups daily or weekly, change your furnace filter every month, and on and on.

But if you’re like me, a procrastinator, it is tough making change, it’s no joke.

I’m on the job.

Thankfully I learned my lesson, and from now on I won’t put anything off, – certainly next week, or maybe the week after.:) I’m a new man or rooster.

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Don’t Be Afraid to Make the Cut.

Posted on April 18, 2016 by dfolstad58

A wonderful analogy – happy pruning!

spearfruit

Every fall, in our garden and our yard, some plants require cutting back. Some are cut back to the ground to protect them from the cold winter that will be approaching soon.

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Others are cut back to a smaller size to prepare them for the next spring’s arrival. The last couple of months of this past year we were extremely busy and I did manage to cut back some plants before the winter coldness hit.

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In late winter, additional cutting back will take place of those plants, mainly bushes that will soon start to display new growth. They must be trimmed in order to maintain their current size and make room for new growth.

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