Last week I booked a ticket to go visit Troy. I'm really excited to go visit my brother in Boston next month. I'm thrilled to see him...on his turf, with his friends, and in his own space. It's been over a year since I've visited him, and two years since we got to hang out with our cousins there.
I've never actually seen these ducks in person, but apparently they live in Boston Common, and they're characters from a childrens' story book. I was researching things to do in Boston, and this image popped up on several sites.
So, they were on my mind yesterday when a dear friend reminded me to "be more like a duck."
Huh?
You know the phrase, "Like water off a duck's back?" I don't always let things slide right off. I'll admit (and my family & roommates can attest), I can get rather "prickly" sometimes. But thankfully, I think I'm getting better about it.
I wish I could tell you that I'm a go-with-the-flow, laid-back person all the time. That's one trait I wish I had more of in my life. But I'm not, and I let certain things get under my skin that aren't that big of a deal in the long run.
So these days, I'm working on being a duck. It's not always easy, but it's good.
I love that book! I read it to the kids the first year we lived here!
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