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Explore Your Happiness

A statue of a monkey holding red flowers with a sign that reads 'Here is Happiness', set against a background with an orange sunburst and green leaves. Text at the bottom says 'DURABLE HAPPINESS'.

Jason Macauley 4/19/26 Jason Macauley 4/19/26

Thought of the Day April 19, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

You are not who you imagine yourself to be; you are imagination itself.

Jason Macauley 4/18/26 Jason Macauley 4/18/26

Thought of the Day April 18, 2026

Dubie’s Thought of the Day:

When dipped in the stream
The bottomless cup is full.
Ungraspable flow.

Jason Macauley 4/17/26 Jason Macauley 4/17/26

Thought of the Day April 17, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Raging storms blow hard
Whipping spray and crashing surf.
At peace, the fish swims.

Jason Macauley 4/16/26 Jason Macauley 4/16/26

Thought of the Day April 16, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Patience is not the skill to wait; tolerating this moment to get to the joys in the next.

Patience is the skill to slow down enough to see this moment for the opportunities it already contains.

You have no where to be but here.

Jason Macauley 4/15/26 Jason Macauley 4/15/26

Thought of the Day April 15, 2026

Dubie’s Thought of the Day:

All systems create the conditions for their own extinction, becoming the fertile ground for what comes next.

We shouldn’t attempt to hold together the pieces of old systems inevitably broken by time, nor should we discard them. Instead, we should be asking ourselves what we want to do with them now.

Jason Macauley 4/14/26 Jason Macauley 4/14/26

Thought of the Day April 14, 2026

Dubie'sThought of the Day:

You have always been everything you have ever needed to be.

The fact that you are still here is proof that you still are and I, for one, applaud your adaptability.

Jason Macauley 4/13/26 Jason Macauley 4/13/26

Thought of the Day April 13, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

There is no other ride to board;
No reason to stand in line,
Waiting patiently to be someone else
Is such a waste of who we already are.
Cease grasping at the horizon
It can only recede.
Cast your view to your toes instead;
Beauty has long since arrived.

A surprise flower;
Springing from the twigs and leaves.
No where else to be.

Jason Macauley 4/12/26 Jason Macauley 4/12/26

Thought of the Day April 12, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Be kind to your demons.

However unskilled, they got you this far and whatever wisdom you possess is a result of their lessons.

Jason Macauley 4/11/26 Jason Macauley 4/11/26

Thought of the Day April 11, 2026

Dubie’s Thought of the Day:

Don't follow those who hate, all they have to teach is fear.

Follow instead those who love for they can teach true courage.

Jason Macauley 4/10/26 Jason Macauley 4/10/26

A little happiness to lead into the weekend...

A guest post from Mac…

We Don’t Have to Look Far

...but we do have to look.

Sometimes…

Happiness is
Barking with your friends
A cozy bed
A morning nap after breakfast

At other times…

Happiness is
A smile from a stranger
A cheezy meme
Hugging a tree just because it’s there.

At all times…

Happiness is.

Jason Macauley 4/10/26 Jason Macauley 4/10/26

Thought of the Day April 10, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

We are our own best teachers;
each day a new opportunity
to remind ourselves of
the connection we all share
the good each of us creates
and the incredible love we are capable of
By being
fearlessly generous
trusting freely
loving abundantly
and relearning how amazing it is just to be alive!