old endings, new beginnings

hi there,
they say that when something ends then something else begins. cycle of nature is the best example. birth, life, death then re-birth and on and on it goes. rather then lose time and energy with thoughts of 'what had been' one should be enjoying the 'what is'
more than once i have heard comments about the wicked past (why we find it necessary to seek sympathy i will never understand) when the present is by all accounts filled with so many blessings.
i know that my tomorrow will be better than my today and day after tomorrow will be better than tomorrow and so on till eternity.
God bless. goodnight :)

India's a calling!

Of late I have been having issues. Well, don't we all! My issue is pressure.....blood pressure to be exact. Never did I have a reading that did not bring a smile on my GP's face till about this time last year. I figured that there could be half a dozen reasons, all genuine. Or maybe a dozen reasons if I can throw in six non-genuine ones. Let me get serious here. We are talking about the silent killer (as it is commonly called).
I have tried fixing my diet. Tried excercise (watering the garden or sitting on my garden swing and swaying my head back and forth like a pendulum to keep the swing from losing its swing!). Having even tried remaining calm and happy by ignoring all my domestic chores be it laundry or dishwashing or making up my bed every single day. I remember one bright kid of mine suggested that making one's bed was a real waste of time as it would get unmade again that same night when we have to go back to bed!
I think I may found the true culprit that has found its way from my heart to my head and back to my heart and all the arteries and capillaries and veins in my body. This culprit resides in my mind and never for a moment shows any desire to go away.
It is a thought - the thought that I should go to India and as soon as I deplane at Mumbai Airport I should discard my dress pants and cotton/polyester shirt and socks and my shiny black leather shoes. I should put on some nice wooden sandals and a pure cotton 'dhotti' and march of into the India of my ancestors to witness first hand where my great grandpa plowed the land and my even greater grandma made chappatis on a charcoal burner for him.
Alas, but times have moved and maybe where my great ancestors toiled the land and made their modest homes has been reduced to a city of concrete - 'western' style.
Maybe I should keep my dress pants and all and check into an ashram. Ooooom Shaaaaanti.

How beautiful is the rain!

Hello,
It was so nice to have some rain for a day after a particularly warm spell. The grasses and gardens are much prettier now and the air certainly seems to have been cleaned up a bit too. Lets see what tomorrow brings. I will sleep in tomorrow if I hear raindrops outside. I will sleep in too if I don't hear rain drops! I will enjoy my day off. Goodnight!

Me and cooking

Hi,
Suddenly feel like cooking again! Just loved the drumsticks I threw in the pot and into the oven with some fresh crushed ginger/garlic, some yogurt and cou[ple teaspoons of tandoori masala powder. I am eyeing the frozen halibut in my freezer and seeing in my mind's eye that it will convert into a delicious serving of 'machi bhat' hopefully this weekend. I must be getting back to 'normal' after a few weeks of living on finger food!
Frog's legs on the barbecue was the topic of the evening on CKNW with some Ron guy (Shewchuk?)

Just plain wonderful

Hello,
I went to Richmond yesterday to a prayer hall that I frequented for over two decades. Nostalgic! Met my son and his significant other at a restaurant afterwards. Spoke with people I love and all in all that was a wonderful evening. It happened just because I decided at the spur of the moment to get away from my daily routine. Try it you guys out there and you will see what I mean.

how wonderful to know you really care!

Hello,
Just thought of this song I used to hear as a teenager. Never thought too much of it then but after four decades I find that one of the biggest challenges of being an extremely positive person is my expectation of others being positive and caring. It is time to retire - to bed - and I know tomorrow will bring another beautiful day!!

Eat, Pray, Love

Hi,
I must admit that I do not know too many people but almost everyone I know is reading this book! I have tried to find ayurvedic health camp/spa/resort sites in India and boy there are so many.
Tells me that we are not as healthy as we were and wonder how my grandkids will fare by the time they become teenagers.
Ciao