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 May 5, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

I sprayed one wasp and
Promptly stepped on another.
My aching toe
the price of balance maintained.

A pending pink explosion…

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Thought of the Day May 4, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Life is like listening to yourself on playback; you can choose to love either your intentions or your effort.

Sir Farley Hambane in for the sneaky snuggle.

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Thought of the Day May 3, 2026

Dubie and Daffodils

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

It's not about knowing what to do. Life is a creative process. We don't repeat we invent.

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Thought of the Day May 2, 2026

Crab apple blossoms about to explode…

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

We are wonder;
Waves of joy and loss
Continous and ungovernable
The subtle violence that shifts the world.
We are the pebble
that moves the pond.

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Thought of the Day May 1, 2026

Professor Prittipaus taking a break.

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

When anxiety steals the stage and tells terrible tales about life, I ask, “who is this happening to?“

The answer is almost always, “no one at all…”

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Thought of the Day April 30, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Slow down.

Take a good look at who you are, not who you think you should be, not who your boss wants you to be, who you are right here right now.

You are not an easy thing to be.

In fact, you are the only one in the whole of existence that has the skills, experience, and perspective to be you.

You are the hard fought victory over every obstacle that impeded your path.

Well done.

It's OK to take a break and just rest.

Sir Farley Hambane dreaming his paisley dreams…

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A Guest Post From Mac

Work To Do

Come with me,
We have work to do.
Grab a shovel and help me dig;
Uncover the joyful children 
Hidden within these piles of adult.
Bags once carefully stacked 
Now bursting at the seams.
It was never going to hold for long,
Expansion was always the plan.
Time to clear them away and
Open up to the only place
Meant to hold us;
Everywhere all at once
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Thought of the Day April 29, 2026

A lotus emerging…

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Today, yet one more
Opportunity to be
Happiness; seize it.

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Thought of the Day April 28, 2026

Spring flowers with last spring’s buds…

Dubie’s Thought of the Day:

The more clearly you understand what you truly need, the less effort is required to acquire it.

Toil spent on “just in case" is wasted effort.

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Thought of the Day April 27, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Telling tales, inviting fear, anxiety, and doubt
We anticipate our future
Our fictions driving how we feel.
No one else is choosing these stories
Original compositions all
Perhaps it's time to change our genre;
Tell the tales of birds and blossoms
And sing our songs of happiness instead.

My friend Nanuk presenting her blooms to the coming day.

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Thought of the Day April 26, 2026

Dubie’s Thought of the Day:

The value of wisdom is found in how widely it is shared, not in how hard it was to obtain.

Two friends chillin’ in the dawn sun.

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Thought of the Day April 25, 2026

Even stone monkeys enjoy spring flowers.

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Sitting in my cell;
Good behavior won't free me
From fictional walls.

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Thought of the Day April 24, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

My friend Fawkes constantly reminds me to never miss an opportunity to bask in the warm morning light.

The abundance of joy does not diminish its value.

Sir Fawkes wondering why I’m not joining them.

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Thought of the Day April 23, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Peace is found through the depth of your ocean not by the denial of the waves.

Wheel of Emotions Flower.

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Thought of the Day April 22, 2026

An exit sign to remember

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

April snow covers
The waiting picnic table;
What outstanding luck!

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