Thought of the Day September 18, 2026

A friendly deer amid the yellowing ferns of autumn

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

The constraints of tradition are only useful if they support the guidance of insight.

Thought of the Day September 17, 2026

You are never alone in a forest…

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

I asked the tree
To tell me a story
About understanding zen.

“Shhhh”, it whispered
As the breeze
Moved around me.

Thought of the Day September 16, 2026

Trees against a dark sky.

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Each moment contains love and hate, compassion and cruelty, joy and disappointment, peace and conflict. One does not destroy the other they exist side by side uninterrupted.

The character of this moment is decided by where you choose to place your focus.

Thought of the Day September 15, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

The great gathering
Of shoes, neatly placed in rows;
Steps from the lotus

“Happy Teachers Will Change the World”

Thought of the Day September 14, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

You can't buy the flavor of a homegrown cucumber.

Not sure where I’m headed, but I’ll get there eventually.

Thought of the Day September 13, 2026

Breastie Reaching

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

The mighty oak is nice.
Its powerful trunk
a simple path well executed
But I prefer
the shade of a twisted crabapple
resting in uncertainty
Content to find its light one turn at a time.

Thought of the Day September 12, 2026

The Red Dragon waits for dinner

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

The first step on the path to mindfulness is remembering what it feels like to be curious again.

Thought of the Day September 11, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

We are the space that holds all conceivable things.

We are the light and the darkness

Thought of the Day September 10, 2026

New Growth

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

When you let yourself believe in the wonders of the world, they appear all around you.

Thought of the Day September 9, 2026

Falling Water

Dubie’s Thought of the Day:

Only a flower
Reflected in a still pool
Knows its own beauty

Thought of the Day September 8, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Hemmed in by the fear of loss, fame and wealth are an increasingly narrow path to happiness.

Sir Farley Hambane the Hopeful

Thought of the Day September 7, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

The relevant question isn't, why did this happen? It's, what do I want to do now that it has?

A bee going about its day…

Thought of the Day September 6, 2026

Growth is a winding path.

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

Life is long. There is plenty of time to slow down and enjoy the beauty all around us.

Thought of the Day September 5, 2026

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

The winding river
Inquires of the water's edge,
Where are we off to?

Beauty in a parking lot

Thought of the Day September 4, 2026

The History of a Life

Dubie's Thought of the Day:

When we are focused on winning, some people are more valuable than others.

Once we realize there is nothing to win, it becomes much easier to feel gratitude for everyone around us.