Posts by Joan Courtney
Read the Room
Take a step back and read the room. —Morgen Maradiaga Duff here. Have You ever wondered what Others thought of You? Or how Your Words impacted the group You’re with? As the Stay-at-Home Strong Suggestion went on, there was a lot of time on Our Hands. Too much time, perhaps. Many folks began to think…
Read MoreA Life is Never Ended
A life is never ended until all the lives it has touched have ended too. —Chinese proverb Duff here. When I consider This Saying, My mind is Boggled. I Feel I have affected many People throughout My Lifetime. Some are children, with Their playful Ways and Happy Giggles. I like to Connect with them, for…
Read MoreAs Passover Approaches
Freedom is within our grasp and Pesach reminds us that we need to reach. —Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson To Our Jewish friends: chag Pesach samech The Duff and His Mom #unstuck-living#happy-passover
Read MoreThe Friendliest Person I’ve Never Met
Duff here. As Mom and I saunter about, She often waves at Cars as They Pass by. Sometimes the Drivers wave back and smile. Some look straight ahead. When it was the Dark of Winter, One would blink Their Headlights as They passed by. The highlight? A delightful Police officer, who would flash the Red…
Read MoreClean Out the Cobwebs!
Spring is here. As I look at the peach trees, buds are forming, ready to unfold. Those longer days are coming back. Birds have returned and are splashing around in the pond. Others chirp sleepily in the trees as I walk in the early morning with MacDuff. The promise of that warmer tomorrow is already…
Read MoreNot Alone
One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone. —Shannon Adler Duff here. Alone? Not me. Mom takes Me most everywhere She goes: to the grocery store (I guard the Car), to Work (I’m the Canine Executive Officer), out on walks (I keep…
Read MoreWearing of the Green
Duff here. Bet You didn’t know there are Rules to go by on St. Patty’s Day . . . Just so You don’t get on the wrong side of the Irish, www.relatably.com and I want to share Them with You. The Irish always make the rules. The Irish may change the rules anytime, without so…
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