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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Connecting with Mother Earth
by Kathy Ruff This week I worked on planting my vegetable garden, and I just finished this morning. I planted my broccoli (see earlier picture), leaf lettuce and onion at the end of April, but I waited until this weekend … Continue reading
Serendipity
by Kathy Ruff Serendipity — the gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for — is natural outgrowth of living a spiritual life. As we open up to the world around us, we see things that may have … Continue reading
Mirror Images
by Kathy Ruff Nature has a beautiful way of showing the depth of its beauty. This early-morning trip to the lake displayed the serene waters of a windless daybreak. The still waters create a mirror image of the wooded mountain … Continue reading
Cleansing Sounds of Water
by Kathy Ruff Two people commented on my video of the sounds at the breast of the Mauch Chunk Lake (even though I couldn’t find the comments in my blog), so I thought I might as well try to show … Continue reading
Receiving a Send-off Gift
by Kathy Ruff After a weekend in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for a conference and time with a long-time friend and her family, I hit the road for the two-hour return home. Less than a half mile from Kim’s house, I pulled … Continue reading
A Morning Serenade
by Kathy Ruff Take one minute (that’s all this video is) to hear the sounds and see the sights of a morning trek to my favorite spot, sitting on the breast of the Mauch Chunk Lake Park dam. Turn up … Continue reading
Living as an Example
by Kathy Ruff (Laura) Jane Addams, winner of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize winner for pioneering work in social justice and peace, was quoted as saying: “America’s future will be determined by the home and the school. The … Continue reading
Share Random Acts of Kindness
by Kathy Ruff One of my clients owns the Mountain Valley Family Martial Arts school in Hazleton. Sensei Nevin Baskin continues to promote a program with his students as well as with students throughout Luzerne County to practice Random … Continue reading
Appreciating Simplicity
by Kathy Ruff I appreciate simplicity — the smell of a rose, the beauty of a sunrise, the chorus of the morning songbirds as they usher in a new day. I enjoy the many things that tickle my senses … Continue reading
Sharing an Extended Family
by Kathy Ruff Today we had our kick-off meeting for the second annual Alzheimer’s Family Fun Festival & Memory Walk to be held Oct. 9, 2010 at the Mauch Chunk Lake Park, Jim Thorpe. Fourteen people attended the … Continue reading