Category Archives: Inspiration

Who Says You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Kathy Ruff

I guess the ‘tricks’ aren’t really new…just not used as much as they should be.  Let me explain. My two-week-long adventure with “Blue”, a great blue heron hanging around my back yard for months, has resolved itself.  His toe was … Continue reading →

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Lessons from “Blue”

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Kathy Ruff

Trying to catch an injured great “Blue” heron for the past eight days has been unsuccessful. Blue appears thinner and I have yet to see him able to eat as he did before. I appreciate efforts by Wildlife in Need … Continue reading →

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How do you feel freedom?

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Kathy Ruff

When I was younger, I naturally carried a sense of freedom with me.  I was relatively carefree, allowing the beauty of the moment to infuse my being. Like Mama Duck’s offspring, I felt taken care of, protected and almost invincible.  … Continue reading →

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Breakfast with Blue

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Kathy Ruff

This blue heron (I’ve named him or her “Blue”) has been visiting regularly in the canal behind my home for the past two weeks. A low water level has made it ideal for Blue to find breakfast in the slow-moving … Continue reading →

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Book Cover – Embracing Expressions of Love

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Kathy Ruff

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Thought for the Week: Follow Your Light

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Kathy Ruff
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You can’t share what you don’t have

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Kathy Ruff

Happy New Year – 2022! As a New Year unfolds, I realize (again) an inner desire to share. I also realize if I want to share love, joy, peace, happiness and contentedness, I have to have and BE all of … Continue reading →

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Happiness in NEPA

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Kathy Ruff

Anyone who lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania knows seeing rose blossoms from the garden in November is pure happiness!!! Enjoy!! There will be no more this year because our first major frost came last night, 30 degrees outside….burrrrrr.  

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Can you imagine?

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Kathy Ruff

This scene spoke to me. Can you imagine… …a world where everyone shared the bounty available to us all? …accepting others as they are, even if they don’t look or sound like us? Does it resonate with you?

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Raise Your Self…Forgive Yourself

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Kathy Ruff

Awakened by Abby scratching on the bed, my frustration grew when Tom bent over to try to entice her to jump up and he took all the covers with him.  I pulled the covers strongly back over me and hoped … Continue reading →

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