Category Archives: Spiritual Living

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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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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Enjoy the gift of spring

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Kathy Ruff

     The snow’s melted, mud’s (relatively) dried, temps are warm (45 degrees this morning!) and daylight comes earlier…all factors that led me to come out from hibernation and go for my first bike ride in spring 2021. I only … Continue reading →

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Sign, sign, everywhere a sign…

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Kathy Ruff

“Signs,” an iconic song released in 1970 by The Five Man Electrical Band, highlighted some of the hypocrisies and intrusions signs may put on both our landscapes and perceptions. Like so many other things, signs with words can convey a … 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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