Tag Archives: Passion

Morning Friends

Sunday morning, I skipped church in favor of a 6 a.m. kayak launch at Boat Launch A at the Mauch Chunk Lake. My niece Tonia and her friend Sally also decided to enjoy nature’s morning offerings, as did some early-morning fishermen and … Continue reading

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Floating on Anticipation

This week I finally got my 2016-17 permit from the PA Fish & Boat Commission to get my kayak on the lake.  After the last few days of 60-plus degrees, the ice has disappeared. I can’t wait! I bought the … Continue reading

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Feeling Fenced In?

by Kathy Ruff Ever feel as if you’re fenced in — to a job, a situation, a relationship or a commitment? If you’ve ever noticed, horses may have a large yard in which to run, but they always seem to … Continue reading

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What Part Do You Play?

WHAT PART DO YOU PLAY? by Kathy Ruff I had the good fortune to have a friend and some of her friends contribute to making a commercial for a local television station about our Alzheimer’s Family Fun Festival in 2013. … Continue reading

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Is Peace In Your Awareness?

Is Peace In Your Awareness?  by Kathy Ruff  “How do you feel?  Is peace in your awareness?  Are you certain which way to go?”  A Course in Miracles, Chapter 23, II.22:8-10      After much soul-searching, anguish and worry, I … Continue reading

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Are You A Weekend Warrior?

      This is Tom’s “Weekend Warrior” project, a ’53 GMC he built from scratch.  He and his son-in-law, Chris, were replacing the engine this past weekend.  Boys and their toys!       For Tom and Chris, this type of project is one … Continue reading

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What do you wish?

     I wish…      …it would get above 32 degrees for at least three days in a row.      …I could see the ground instead of 4′ piles of snow.      …I could get out on … Continue reading

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Imagine the Joy….

     Three Dog Night’s song Joy to the World came to my mind this morning.         I thought about what joy means and what brings joy into my life.  Another nugget fell into my brain – Just Open Yourself … Continue reading

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A rose and missed opportunities…

     My sister-in-law Pattie told me when she went to use our bathroom yesterday when we had an outdoor picnic that she could smell a rose.  I had cut the rose earlier in the day and put it in a small … Continue reading

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Live Your Passion

                   The picture of the 1932 (?) Ford to the left and that of a wooden carved frog on a toad stool below may look completely different to you but believe it or not they have a few things in common.                    … Continue reading

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