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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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Jan.01.2010 - 1:24 pm
In response to: The Promise
Thank you
Amy, I appreciate your response to my blog, and yes I do agree that "pain is pain for children and too much of it...
Jan.01.2010 - 1:14 pm
In response to: The Aftermath of Christmas
Your happy home
I love your descriptions of your home and family at holiday time. It sounds like a warm, happy, rooted place. You...
Dec.31.2009 - 1:08 pm
In response to: The Promise
Thank you
Sue, Your words of encouragement mean a lot to me.  I appreciate them so much, since having allies is important to...
Dec.22.2009 - 3:12 pm
In response to: Things I Have Learned Growing Up So Far
Bills, taxes, and reality
Yes, that is the "grown-up" world. But you also write that it's a "magical world." Maybe that's because you haven't...
Dec.22.2009 - 3:05 pm
In response to: The Promise
Thank you Kimberly
Your comments mean a lot to me. I do hope there are others who can draw courage from my story. I think healing is...
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About Ruth

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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