Darryl Duke's Blog, page 18

I See The Difference

“There’s a difference between being with someone who makes us happy and being with someone who adds to our happiness. Although both can produce a long and loving relationship; only one has the potential to make us unhappy if it ends.”

Something To Smile About

“It’s not the toothpaste we use, or how often we brush our teeth that makes a smile wonderful. It’s how often we use it to make someone else smile that does the trick.”  

You’re Fired!

“Whenever I get frustrated by the lack of service from a waiter or waitress; I always remind myself of these two things. It’s not an easy job. And I’d get fired very quickly if I was a waiter.”

I Learned This By Myself

“Some people go through life believing a relationship will fulfill them. That all they need is to be with someone they love, who will love them in return. And they will finally be happy. I agree that a relationship is worth having. That to love someone and be loved back is a wonderful thing. However, ... Read more

Almost Done

I will try to add a few new posts on my bog this month, however, I’m finishing up my book, so it can be edited and on Amazon Kindle early in the New Year.  I wish it would have been done much sooner, but I couldn’t have added some of the things I did without the ... Read more

Hope And Faith

“Its been said that faith can move mountains. However, for some of us, non-religious types like me for example, having faith during troubling times is often hard. We need to have something to help us though, and this is where hope comes in. No matter how unfortunate my circumstances have been in the past, having ... Read more

Who Could Blame Me?

“I created a lot of turmoil during my drinking days, and found it easy to blame others for the often insane behaviors I exhibited. However, after I stopped drinking, with help, I was able to see that my thought processes were behind to blame for the craziness, with help, I was able to change my ... Read more

Don’t Tempt Me

“Having been married for almost 36 years now, I’ve learned a lot about long-term relationships. For instance, I always make it a point to walk around the back of the car when being dropped off by my wife somewhere. Not that she would intentionally run me over or anything. But I just feel that after ... Read more

Always Remember I Love You More

“There are many horrible and cruel diseases that cause great suffering and I wish they could all be cured. However, one of the cruelest, in my opinion, is Alzheimer’s. Maybe there is less personal suffering than I think, but to love someone who doesn’t remember me would be quite heartbreaking. And I can’t imagine someday ... Read more

Did I Over Do This?

“I think it’s all right to indulge ourselves at times and even go overboard in what we decide to do. Unless, of course, we’re on a boat. Then we should exercise some level of caution.”