Darryl Duke's Blog

“You know you’re getting older when. Although you’re forgetful, you can remember where the restrooms are at all the places you go to.”

“As the unknown becomes known. We begin to fear the unknown less.”

“Trying to be ‘something I wasn’t’ was harder than becoming someone I always wanted to be. Someone I could love unconditionally, who could love others the same way.”

This photo of Hilda popped up in my FB memories today and brought back more memories of her. It’s been over a year since my wife and I lost Hilda. She was a very special dog. An abandoned deaf Boxer that we found in 2014 at the Georgetown, DE SPCA. She had been in a ... Read more

I love the mornings when I have nothing to do that day. I’m off work, away from my job of helping people with addictions and mental health issues, and relaxed. A job that, although I love most days, practicing self-care is a much-needed component. I have learned how not to feel guilty doing nothing. Part ... Read more

“To all the pregnant women who may be going into labor today. I wish you the best Labor Day ever.”

“I don’t use other people’s tragic or unwanted circumstances to feel better about myself or my life. But I do use them to feel grateful and inspire me to make my day the best it can be.”

“We should never tell others not to worry about someone. Worrying isn’t necessarily bad. It doesn’t have to be stressful or self-destructive. Sometimes, worrying is simply caring about another person’s emotional well-being and wanting to help them. By being a caring and helpful person we improve our own emotional well-being. I’d rather be a caring ... Read more

“Whenever I do something around someone that can appear dumb but isn’t. I laugh and say. I’m just doing old people shit.”

I’m 28 years sober today. It was never about not drinking again. It was about living again. Living a life of spiritual, personal, and emotional growth. I have experienced my share of ups and downs. And I faced a lot of fears. But I found true happiness along the way. I define true happiness as ... Read more