Dubie’s Blog

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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'.
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Thought of the Day March 22, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

At what point do we decide to stop selling our labor to useless enterprises and use it instead to build the society we deserve?

One handsome fellow looking off into the distance…

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Thought of the Day March 21, 2026

Dubie’s Thought of the Day:

We are all beggars at the end of the day. Rich or poor we are left to generate happiness or suffering from what is available to us.

All of our grand construction is merely the temporary shuffling around of what is already here.

One happy puppy

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Thought of the Day March 20, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Profit is the theft of labor.

Happy Vernal Equinox!

Fawkes taking a selfie…

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Thought of the Day March 19, 2026

Dubie'sThought of the Day:

Happiness is a limitless gift. If you stop hunting it, you'll find it right where you are.

The sunrise just peeking through snowy limbs.

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Thought of the day March 18, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

An anxious mind tells us to jump ahead, make sure everything turned out as planned.

A calm mind knows that the joy is in the journey and happiness is available no matter what comes next.

Cheeky, peeky, pink flower

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Thought of the Day March 17, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

A government whose administrators confuse themselves for rulers no longer serves a public purpose.

Dubie’s friend Chippy, the Stone Chipmunk.

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Thought of the Day March 16, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Spring's gentle rain on
Last fall's leaves; washing away
Winter's icy gown.

Calling out Awake!
Sleeping in is not the way
Rub your eyes and see.

The world unfrozen
Lets go of outlived concerns
Rejoining the flow.

The purple blush of dawn

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Thought of the Day March 15, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

No one has ever

Expected to stub their toe.

Stones are rarely found.

Nuclear flames through the trees…

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Thought of the Day March 14, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

There is no truth to be found in knowing yourself; only depth.

The lens may not be perfect and the trees may be in the way, but the moon is unfazed…

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Bonus Haiku March 13, 2026

My gifted eyeball

Trampled along the path; crushed.

Hindrance reduced.

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Thought of the Day March 13, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

It is difficult, if not impossible, to see anyone else as more trustworthy or reasonable than we believe ourselves capable of being.

On the fence…

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Thought of the Day March 12, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

It is dangerous to cut yourself off from what you are feeling. Our emotions are the lens through which we perceive what we value and without it we are blind to our motivations and easily manipulated.

The oncoming spring in her gossamer gown.

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Thought of the Day March 11, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Our insecurities are the ghosts of our past dressed up like truths about our future.

Now is not before.

Bird of Paradise

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Thought of the Day March 10, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

We've hit the “let's take stock of what we've learned and try something different" part of history.

Foggy morning

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Thought of the Day March 9, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Sometimes I look around myself and wonder, is everyone else insane?

Other times I look at myself and wonder, am I insane?

Most of the time I just smile at how much we all have in common.

Fawkes knows the score…

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