Tag Archives: health

I am feeling grateful

Posted on December 13, 2019 by dfolstad58

I am thinking how rich I am today as I think back over the past 12 or so months. A few years back someone shared with me a metaphor about our personal health as a table. On our “table” – … Continue reading →

Posted in family, health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged Dialysis, exercise, family, friends, gratitude, health, metaphor, proverb, table, table legs, thankful | 31 Comments

Stormy days and Sunny Days

Posted on November 26, 2019 by dfolstad58

I live in a beautiful valley, it stretches north to south for hundreds of miles with different lakes lying in a row north to south. Beautiful to see and drive along no matter the season. A valley is basically a … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged bend, blue skies, break, health, life, sunny, tall grasses, tough times, weather, wind | 24 Comments

Better early than late, every time !

Posted on November 14, 2019 by dfolstad58

I feel like I am looping back to a previous post of mine – The Lucky Ones have Crutches and Bandages – I hope you have read it, if not CLICK HERE. In the Saturday Globe & Mail newspaper of … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged advocate, bravery, cancer, depression, early, Globe and Mail, health, illness, mental health, pilot, seek help, weakness | 24 Comments

Some understanding goes a long way

Posted on September 3, 2019 by dfolstad58

Starry, starry night Paint your palette blue and grey Look out on a summer’s day With eyes that know the darkness in my soul Shadows on the hills Sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and the winter … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged health, night, starry, thinking out loud, understanding, vincent van gogh | 11 Comments

Poisoning ourselves is avoidable

Posted on July 30, 2019 by dfolstad58

Last week on July 24, I read an interesting article in the National Post (a Canadian newspaper). The author was Linda Blair and it was titled “Holding a Grudge is self-toxic” expert says. The article goes on to explain that indulging … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged Buttimer, forgiveness, grudges, healing, health, moving forward, positive, stress | 18 Comments

Easily Cut Your Stress by 50%

Posted on June 23, 2019 by dfolstad58

Life is probably stressful for nearly all of us. The causes of stress are simply too many to list or this would be a very, very long blog post. Good news though, I think it is possible to reduce stress … Continue reading →