Posts by Joan Courtney
Change the Way You Look at Things
Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change. —Wayne W. Dyer Duff again. I was considering this thought the other day. When Mom grooms Me in the morning so I can be the Handsome Dude I am, I am content. But I have given this Ritual a New Twist.…
Read MoreMom Isn’t Infallible
Duff again. Last week, it was time to retire my Old Halter. That Piece of Apparatus and I had many good days together. Taking walks. Getting soaked in the Rain. Getting a Good Scratch beneath a strap. But to tell the truth, it was simply Worn Out. Ready for the Trash Bin. Time to live…
Read MoreNever Give Up
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. —Harriet Beecher Stowe Duff here. The more I considered this Truism, the more I agreed with it. I have had Situations in my Life where I was tempted to give up. Throw in the Towel. No more of This.…
Read MoreDuck Bottoms: Diving Into the Depths
On my morning walk, I pass by a pond lined with plants of all types. The drought caused the water levels to get lower and lower over the summer, and I watched the waterfowl fly away to find more comfortable homes. Over time, they left in twos and threes until there were few left. Here…
Read MoreDog Art
It’s Duff once again. As I travel in Our Car, I revel in the Landscape as it goes by. There’s so much to see: Cars with other Drivers, horses and cows, People walking along the road. Whatever you can conceive of, it’s there for All to see. The scenario is: I’m in Mom’s lap with…
Read MoreLife is Like . . .
Life is like a series of commas, not periods. —Unknown Duff here. Have you felt so that Life is totally confusing? Circumstances overwhelming? Can’t see Your way out? I have done that a Time or Two. And it’s not Fun. Everywhere I looked, it was Dreary. At times, I thought it Was Forever. I thought…
Read MoreLife is Pretty Simple
Life is pretty simple. You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. —Leonardo Da Vinci Duff again. Overall, my life is pretty Simple. I get up in the Morning, ready to Take on the Day. I do some stuff, but unlike Leonardo, my Stuff usually works. While at the…
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