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Month: October 2024

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Almost a Year into Who I Want to Be

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024
by Cheryl Ruffing
Almost a Year into Who I Want to Be

On 2 December 2023, I started a manifestation journal, and it went like this: I will build a life that brings out […]

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ArtReading

Process and Product

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024
by Cheryl Ruffing
Process and Product

It is a grey day that does not inspire me to pick up my camera. Instead, I’ll share some old artwork that […]

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Reading

Be Careful

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024
by Cheryl Ruffing
Be Careful

The Tao Te Ching (Ursula K. LeGuin’s translation) was among the books I got to this morning. I like seeing it near […]

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Writing

Basic Goodness

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024
by Cheryl Ruffing
Basic Goodness

Andrew Holecek’s Reverse Meditation is becoming more important to me as I read it a second time, and as I find similar […]

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Reading

What I’ve Read Today

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024
by Cheryl Ruffing
What I’ve Read Today

My reading ambitions are almost always greater than the amount of time I have to devote to the habit. That’s okay. I […]

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PhotographyWriting

Sunlight and Water, No Contraction

October 26, 2024October 26, 2024
by Cheryl Ruffing
Sunlight and Water, No Contraction

It’s a beautiful, sunny, temperate October day, so two of the kids and I drove to a local lake to just hang […]

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Writing

Looking for My Place in the Sun

October 24, 2024October 30, 2024
by Cheryl Ruffing
Looking for My Place in the Sun

The sun is low in the sky, and to get any of its goodness on my face, I had to opt for […]

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Writing

Introductory Material

October 24, 2024October 24, 2024
by Cheryl Ruffing
Introductory Material

Who, or what, is an English Major Heretic? Good question. That’s what I’m hoping to answer—or better, explore—here. I think I’d like […]

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