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Thought of the Day March 29, 2026
Dubie's Thought of the Day:
If it isn't happiness, what else could possibly be the point?
The Buddha and the Beastie.
Thought of the Day March 28, 2026
Dubie’s Thought of the Day:
Blows of a teacher's
Staff. A lesson not yet learned
Probed by awareness
Doubt a faded bruise
The tender mark of once was;
Pain is remembered
The blossom cut off
Springs into view; blink once.
The world is renewed.
And off we go…
Thought of the Day March 27, 2026
Dubie’s Thought of the Day:
With nowhere to stand you can’t dig yourself out of a cloud, but you can let it float away.
There is happiness in this very moment.
Thought of the Day March 26, 2026
Dubie’s Thought of the Day:
Ash accumulates
The residue of practice
Dusty feet rinsed clean
A sunrise never to be seen again.
Thought of the Day March 25, 2026
Dubie's Thought of the Day:
You can't have a better world without giving up this one. Loss is the gateway to the future.
Paw prints in a dusting of snow.
Thought of the day March 24, 2026
Dubie's Thought of the Day:
The view impeded
We seek a sharper focus.
Our lenses are thieves.
Each narrow spectrum
Only a hint of rainbow.
What is left unseen?
Orchids Cascading…
Thought of the Day March 23, 2026
Dubie's Thought of the Day:
When you limit the paths of exploration it stops being education and becomes indoctrination.
Off into the mist…
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…
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
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…
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.
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
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.
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
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…