Thought of the Day August 10, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

How silly it is to express hatred toward someone for not adhering to your platform of peace, love, and compassion.

Ghost flowers

Thought of the Day August 9, 2026

Dubie’s Thought of the Day:

In the case of most people I suspect their political alignment is less of a policy decision and more about community and acceptance. When I agree with the people around me, I feel welcome, when I disagree, I feel rejected. Fear of loneliness is a powerful motivator.

To move past the conflict that currently defines our times, we need to see value in others apart from what they think, know, or believe. We need compassion for all as the basis of our perspectives and see that while ideas grounded in hatred, greed, and ignorance are our enemies, the humans holding them are not.

Our attachment to “us vs. them” in our daily lives lacks the capacity to solve any problem. Conflict only sustains conflict. We can, if we are willing to put in the effort, disagree from a place of compassion and rid the world of at least our own capacity to hate.

Pretty purple flowers

Thought of the Day August 8, 2026

Dubie’s Thought of the Day:

When you lack understanding you are at the mercy of the world around you, suffering misfortune and resistance as you struggle to achieve.

With understanding, the barriers to achievement fall away since there is nothing to achieve; only how you wish to spend your day.

Wish wisely…

Pink lotus emerging

Thought of the Day August 7, 2026

A portrait of mycelium in bloom.

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

The greatest gift you can give yourself is a moment to show down and rediscover the stunning beauty of ordinary things.

Be generous!

Thought of the Day August 6, 2026

A bell waiting in the willow…

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Patiently the bell
Hangs in the swaying willow.
Who invites the sound?

Thought of the Day August 5, 2026

Sunrise lighting the path.

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Anyone or any system that believes our value is based on what we produce, does not believe we have value regardless of what we produce.

Thought of the Day August 4, 2026

A frog enjoying a lotus.

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

It is an error to see the future as a continuation of all of the problems we had yesterday; nothing out lasts the passage of time, including the conditions that cause our current suffering.

Our anxiety is a function of our entitlement and impatience. This is it. There is nowhere else to be and nothing else to be doing; gift or burden is merely a passing perspective.

Thought of the Day August 3, 2026

The turtle I met at Hoodcroft.

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Genuine curiosity lacks the capacity to be disappointed.

Thought of the Day August 2, 2026

Anarchy is not a lack of focus

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

The wandering vine
That has been trained to focus
Yields sweet tomatoes

Thought of the Day August 1, 2026

My teacup companion

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

A moss covered path
Winding through the ancient stones
Walk slow; sip your tea.

Thought of the Day July 31, 2026

A hungry turtle…

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Embrace the experience of life by letting go of who you think it's happening to.

Thought of the Day July 30, 2026

Light through the old oaks.

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

The rain is falling
Collected by the old oaks
Guided toward need

The Calm and The Storm

The next part of the story in which the narrator gets a heads up about what is coming…

The welcome stone at Blue Cliff

Thought of the Day July 29, 2026

A fern in the afternoon sun.

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Stillness isn't found by bringing the flow of life to a halt as we meditate.

Stillness is found when we bring a halt to our resistance to the flow of life; finding peace in transformation.

Thought of the Day July 28, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

A fast flowing stream
Carries stones along its course
Slowing the stones rest

Still water reflecting.