Posts by Joan Courtney
You Are Enough
Duff here. So many of My Clients worry about Not Being Enough. Not good enough. Not Smart enough. No College Education. Not enough money. The House? Not Fashionable enough. They continue to Compare Themselves to Impossible Standards. And They are not very Happy. In fact, They are downright Miserable. Not living unstuck. I teach Them…
Read MoreThe Possibilities of Spring
Nothing ever seems impossible in spring, you know. —L.M. Montgomery Duff here. Spring is here! Here on the Mountain, buds are beginning to peek out. Mom and I heard from Friends in the Carolinas that Azaleas have already come and gone, leaving room for new Blossoms and Growth of all Sorts. Nothing is Impossible, and…
Read MoreSelective Hearing
Duff here. I am a Pro at Chasing Squirrels. I have been working at this Skill since I was a Tiny Puppy. It took Me a while to understand it was Their Way of playing a Game with Me. I would see Them, and They would begin to Chatter. The Fun was On! I roared…
Read MoreSqueaky Toys
If chewing (on) things is wrong, I don’t want to be right. —Danny Gordon Duff here. Remember Mr. Murphy? He did love His Squeaky Toys. He would play with Them. Toss Them up into the Air. Shake Them vigorously. If His Owner would pick up a Plaything to toss across the Room? Mr. Murphy was…
Read MoreGoing Home
Duff here. As You know, I’m the Canine Executive Officer of Unstuck Living. And an important Job that is! I snooze Patiently in Mom’s Lap in the waiting room, in standby mode. As I hear a Vehicle in the Parking Lot, I stir a bit after My Nap. I meet and greet Them at the…
Read MoreThe Scent of Food
Smell and taste are in fact but a single composite sense whose laboratory is the mouth and the chimney is the nose. —Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Duff here. Nothing tastes better than Food smells. Yes, I walk along country Roads and attempt to pick up Morsels that attract Me. There’s a heavy focus on the word…
Read MoreSpring Cleaning
This winter has been tricky. Spring weather may show for a day or two. Then winter storms return with a vengeance, leaving me tucked inside after my early morning walk and shoveling routine. By mid-February, I was feeling somewhat antsy. I had energy to burn and wanted to put it to good use. I started…
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