Kindness
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Food limit reached. Start sleep cycle. —deansomerset.com Duff here. Was Thanksgiving as good for You as It was for Me? Mom fed me tidbits of All sorts of Goodies. A bit of Turkey. A dash of mashed Potatoes. Yummy! I ate and Ate until My Tummy was Full. Then I squeezed in just a Touch…
Read MoreThe Infamous Twirl
Duff here. As Mom goes for Her own Personal Walk in the morning, She passes by a Yard filled with Four Dogs. Two are Great Pyrenees (one is named Jack Sparrow, after the Captain in Pirates of the Caribbean. Oh my!) There is one other smaller Dog. And then there’s the Mini Lassie, so named…
Read MoreJust Be Kind
We’re starting to open up the Mountain. Welcome back to our summer visitors! The weather has warmed up, and my gardening friends are in full bore mode for planting, watering and playing in the mud. Children are outside, playing ball and delighting in our summer weather. Restaurants are opening. People are visiting each other from…
Read MoreUnexpected Kindness
Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. —Bob Kerrey Duff here. Over the Years, I have gifted People with Unexpected Kindness. If I see Someone who needs Cheering, I bound Their way and dole out my Puppy Happiness. I greet the Miniature Schnauzers down the way as…
Read MoreHelping Each Other
Duff here. We are still in Recovery Mode from Our last snowstorm. The White stuff was piled very High with Drifts and berms. Around Our place, a kind Soul scattered some ice Melt to help clear Pathways. That product is fine for Humans who wear boots, but Not so for Me. The result? An absolute…
Read MoreMake Me Feel Important
Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, “Make me feel important.” . . . You will succeed in life. —Mary Kay Ash Duff here. I was wondering the other day: What would the World be like if We all treated each other as The Most…
Read MoreYou Are Such a Light
A candle is a small thing. But one candle can light another. And see how its own light increases, as a candle gives its own flame to the other. You are such a light. — Moshe David Duff here. Mom and I have many Good Friends who are Jewish. Their Celebration of Lights begins on…
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