Duff’s Thought for the Day
Opportunity is Always Knocking
Opportunity is always knocking. The problem is that most people have the self-doubt station in their heads turned up way too loud to hear it. —Brian Vaszily Duff here. I contemplated this thought the other day. You know. In my Inimitable Doggy Fashion. With My head on My paws, Watching the World go by. And…
Read MoreChange 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 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 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…
Read MoreLion Dog
It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. —Elizabeth Kenny Duff here. At times, my Mom says I become a Lion Dog. I move through the Brush, on the prowl for Whatever Suits my Fancy. At times, It is a brightly colored Wrapper. Or perhaps, I stop in…
Read MoreThe Pebble in Your Shoe
Often it is not the mountains ahead that wear you out, it’s the pebble in your shoe. —Muhammed Ali Duff here. As I considered this concept, its implications were astounding. I was remembering Past Relationships with Other Puppies and Special Friends. Often, time spent with Them was peaceful. We had fun. We Ran and Played…
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