• You Earned This One

    “Rest is not idleness.”~John Lubbock~ Saturday doesn’t need a to-do list. It needs permission. Permission to slow down, sit still, and let the week go where it went. The Dude isn’t always good at this either. But he’s trying. Rest isn’t quitting. It’s reloading. The Dude 🐸 Thought for the DayWhat would real rest look…

  • Take It With You

    “Smile, breathe, and go slowly.”~Thich Nhat Hanh~ The calm you find in the morning doesn’t have to stay in the morning. The Dude is working on that one in real time — trying to carry it into the traffic, the noise, whatever Friday throws at him. It’s a work in progress. But it’s worth the…

  • The River Doesn’t Rush

    “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”Lao Tzu~The river doesn’t set an alarm. Doesn’t check its notifications. Doesn’t wonder if it’s moving fast enough. It just goes. And it gets where it’s going every single time.The Dude is still learning that one too.Take a lesson from the water today.— The Dude 🐸Thought for the…