Perspective
Triggers? Or Glimmers
Yesterday, I was sweeping leaves off the porch against the wind. As I swung the broom, some leaves would move ahead, while others, pushed by the wind, fell back. The dirt would scoot along, but leave a smudge of dust in its trail. And I was thinking how like glimmers and triggers this was. The…
Read MoreShift Your Perspective
You text him, he doesn’t text back. He was obviously so excited that you texted that he fainted. —Yo World Forums Duff here. January can be dreary. And Dull. Grey skies. Cold. More cold. The resolutions You made so Courageously on the first of the Month? Long gone. Life is boring. Nothing to do. Creative…
Read MorePerceptions
Today I will live in the moment, unless it’s unpleasant in which case I will eat a cookie! —Cookie Monster Duff here. The other day, Mom was feeling out of Sorts. Whatever She set Her Hand to did not work Out. She felt grumpy inside. She was trying so Hard to overcome that Icky feeling.…
Read MoreTaking It Personally?
I was feeling cranky the other day. The Coronavirus blues had struck. Nothing I did to relieve this feeling was working, and I felt out of sorts. My usual antidote of exercise was okay but didn’t really fix the problem. By the fourth long walk of the day with The Duff, he looked at me…
Read MorePerspectives
Duff here. I was considering Perspectives. You already know I am a very Small Dog. My View Point of Humans is from the Ankle Down. Eight inches off the ground. I love Shoes (They have such interesting Scents) and ankles (Socks have Their own appeal.) Often The Individual will tell Me they have a Canine,…
Read MoreA Change of Perspective
I’m playing with taking some pictures on my cell phone. (And playing is the operative word.) If I see something that strikes my interest, I take a shot. Or two. Okay, quite a few, for I have heard professional photographers take thousands of shots to find that perfect picture. I was at the local library…
Read MoreThose Five Little Words
While a man and his four children were riding on the train, his kids were running rampant. Pushing each other. Shouting. Whining. Pulling the little one’s hair. Stepping on other people. Irritating other passengers. Generally misbehaving to the extreme. But the man paid them no notice and just stared at his hands. The conductor came…
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