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Jan.04.2010 - 1:43 pm
Happiness
Deep space
I've stopped engaging in the "pursuit of happiness."  And not because I don't think I can be happy.  It's just that I'm not sure that's what I want to aim for anymore...
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Dec.16.2009 - 6:40 pm
The Promise
Liberation
When I was in grade school, I had so many things I loved to do that I was never sure what I’d be when I grew up.  I loved animals, and sometimes I wanted to be a veterinarian.  I...
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Comments from Ruth

Feb.12.2010 - 9:09 am
In response to: Happiness
Lorelyn
Thanks for your comment, and for your suggestion to continue writing. I haven't made the time for it lately, but you'...
Jan.23.2010 - 8:52 am
In response to: The Promise
Thank you
Thanks so much for your response--I appreciate your kind and encouraging words. Yes, I will certainly check out "...
Jan.05.2010 - 2:27 pm
In response to: Happiness
Thanks Jodi
Perhaps 'contentment' is a good word for it. I think of it as less fleeting than 'happiness.' More of a tortoise,...
Jan.05.2010 - 2:24 pm
In response to: Happiness
Rebbecca
You say, 'But I love  being me'--this line to me is happiness.  Yes, I guess you are right! It's just a different...
Jan.04.2010 - 2:28 pm
In response to: Is CNN’s Lou Dobbs playing with fire?
Thanks for speaking out.
I've followed this topic for some time, though not as closely as you have. I alternate between being frightened and...
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I'm 53, with 2 grown sons and a husband of 33 years.  I'm a weaver and mixed media fiber artist, and I have always been interested in what Erich Fromm called "the forgotten language," that is, the symbolic language of dreams, myths and fairy tales...
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