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The Weather is Turning

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024
by Cheryl Ruffing
The Weather is Turning

Yesterday, my husband, kids, and I enjoyed a just-starting-to-get-cool hike with my daughter-in-law and grandson. I wore a blue hoodie over my […]

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Art

How Do You Get Home?

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024
by Cheryl Ruffing
How Do You Get Home?

Years ago, I thought I was finished with a minimalistic painting of a simple, black cabin. It turns out, I was wrong, […]

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ArtReading

Morning Sketches

November 2, 2024November 2, 2024
by Cheryl Ruffing
Morning Sketches

Trying something new today, I pulled out a sketchbook and made some marks in relation to each book I read this morning. […]

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Reading

Mindfulness is Paying Attention

November 1, 2024November 1, 2024
by Cheryl Ruffing
Mindfulness is Paying Attention

I didn’t mean to be reading two books of poetry by Jane Hirshfield, but when I came across her latest at a […]

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Writing

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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