Category Archives: Simplicity

What’s your personal ‘me’ time worth?

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Kathy Ruff

Taking the time to do what we really want to do is something very important to all of us. This bride chose to celebrate part of her special day in a place she chose, probably to take pictures somewhere upstream … Continue reading →

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What is Wabi Sabi?

Posted on April 6, 2026 by Kathy Ruff

Tom’s rheumatologist wrote me two words on a sheet of note paper: Wabi Sabi. I had no idea what that was. She was offering the idea to my husband but handed me the paper. My inquisitive mind wanted to know. … Continue reading →

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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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Life Lesson-It Is What It Is

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Kathy Ruff

 Life Lesson     It doesn’t matter what you think about it or what you call it, it is what it is.

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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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Wouldn’t it be nice?

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Kathy Ruff

Wouldn’t it be nice if… …we could enjoy what brings a smile to our hearts everyday? …we could hear what others really mean between the words of what they actually say? …we accepted others (especially our significant others) for who … Continue reading →

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Home is Where the Heart Is

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Kathy Ruff

      What do you consider home? Abby’s background as a stray with no home seems to make her appreciative and happy to have a full belly and be comfortable, safe and loved. Is home a place or a state … Continue reading →

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Accepting Certainty of Uncertainty

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Kathy Ruff

     The 1960’s TV sitcom Gilligan’s Island popped into my head today as I’m reading an article in the Jan/Feb edition of The Holy Encounter, a bi-monthly publication put out by the Miracle Distribution Center. The fictional crew and passengers … Continue reading →

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A Divine Role

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Kathy Ruff

My mother, though 86 years of age, still plays her divine role to teach her children. My mother’s memory and recollection is not what it used to be.  I reminded her of my sister’s birthday on the 6th but she … Continue reading →

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