tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.comments2023-09-08T09:45:10.235-04:00Coffee With HallelujahRuth Schowalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comBlogger1588125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-55181385847075428162019-11-04T09:45:21.387-05:002019-11-04T09:45:21.387-05:00Thank you so much for your support Cynthia! So won...Thank you so much for your support Cynthia! So wonderful that I continue to go to Emory to offer this workshop!Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-20583202360419093642018-04-03T13:48:13.830-04:002018-04-03T13:48:13.830-04:00Thank you for connecting with me by writing a comm...Thank you for connecting with me by writing a comment. I find these days that I am needing reassurance. Thank you!Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-4695898882595253782018-04-03T12:08:37.319-04:002018-04-03T12:08:37.319-04:00Thank you, Ruth of the Truth. This really spoke t...Thank you, Ruth of the Truth. This really spoke to me this morning. At 75 I remember the fifties and especially the sixties as the best years of my life, although life is still quite wonderful (just more aches and pains). InterPlay played a huge part in my growing self during those years, and still does.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378763336306643253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-34726871369146719442018-03-22T14:14:55.467-04:002018-03-22T14:14:55.467-04:00Wow! Such an amazing and helpful post this is. I r...Wow! Such an amazing and helpful post this is. I really really love it. It's so good and so awesome. I am just amazed. I hope that you continue to do your work like this in the future also <a href="http://destraworldbookspublishing.com/" rel="nofollow">The Tattoo</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-36608869330527322752018-02-27T09:58:39.519-05:002018-02-27T09:58:39.519-05:00Hello Hey Tutor! I'm excited about your visiti...Hello Hey Tutor! I'm excited about your visiting my blog and look forward to other "visits." I would love to learn more about your English Lessons. Where are you located?Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-87096960255136482252018-02-27T06:32:35.756-05:002018-02-27T06:32:35.756-05:00Thanks for your personal marvelous posting! I actu...Thanks for your personal marvelous posting! I actually enjoyed reading it, you are a great author. I will ensure that I bookmark your blog and will come back in the future. I want to encourage one to continue your great work, have a nice day!<br /><br /><br />Thanks...!!<br /><a href="https://heytutor.com/english-tutor/" rel="nofollow"><b>English Lessons</b></a><br />Hey Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673165199873328851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-54467333719728420422018-02-14T23:44:09.069-05:002018-02-14T23:44:09.069-05:00Thank you for the reminder to get out there and lo...Thank you for the reminder to get out there and look as at the sky. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-29911634509177135582018-01-30T10:26:51.231-05:002018-01-30T10:26:51.231-05:00Dear Thomas what a gift you have given me with thi...Dear Thomas what a gift you have given me with this comment on my blog! I am so delighted that you are growing meaning in your life from a seed I planted. I would love to more if you care to share. Thank you for sharing your immense creativity on The Daily Creative Practice.Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-37722476686448732662018-01-29T20:20:04.208-05:002018-01-29T20:20:04.208-05:00Planting seeds is your province, Ruth. I have grow...Planting seeds is your province, Ruth. I have growing meaning in my life from one you planted.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331426127125554185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-13452099301714928692018-01-28T12:31:02.818-05:002018-01-28T12:31:02.818-05:00Dear Specialneedscat, I am so thankful to be the f...Dear Specialneedscat, I am so thankful to be the friend you speak of and I am really enjoying the images you create. They are succeeding in engaging me in the "mood" of the music. What is really great? That you are diving deeper.Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-45248280589270847582018-01-28T09:22:19.358-05:002018-01-28T09:22:19.358-05:00These days I'm trying to cultivate a fondness ...These days I'm trying to cultivate a fondness for certain music in a friend. Trying to create images that evoke the mood of the music rather than just taking the words literally. This challenging as I have an ordinate fondness for song lyrics and well turned phrases, but as I continue planting these seeds, I feel I'm starting to grow beyond the words to plumb the depths of meaning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-77284406794862533452018-01-23T09:11:05.345-05:002018-01-23T09:11:05.345-05:00Carol Hayes the work you are doing is so important...Carol Hayes the work you are doing is so important! I love the way you use your immense creativity to work (and play?) with others around water conservation. I look forward to learning how your collaborative water project goes with your community theater. Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-15328111547271724802018-01-21T22:28:49.541-05:002018-01-21T22:28:49.541-05:00I have always been a water person. The cold north ...I have always been a water person. The cold north Georgia streams course through my veins. I spent many weekends playing in them with my family growing up. I have always been drawn to water. In my profession, I am Executive Director of an organization that advocates for clean water and healthy rivers. My water is the river I live next to. The Sangamon. It is the story for all I do. But Ruth it is so true that people must fall in love with water and rivers if they are to take action to protect them. We have become disconnected from water in all its forms. It's someone else's job to protect it, not ours. I'm working with a civic theater director in my community to help people reconnect to water by taking a journey to each of the 5 rivers (headwaters) that run through our county over the coming months. What's Your Water will be the perfect question to ask! Thank you for sharing this gift!!--Carol HaysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-73143138359106077892018-01-21T13:03:10.696-05:002018-01-21T13:03:10.696-05:00Sally thank you for blogging your Soul here with m...Sally thank you for blogging your Soul here with me. I welcome your answer to the question, "What's Your Water." You have answered in such a deep and heartfelt way, I am truly moved. I envy your life's journey with water. How good to know you not only embrace water but that water first embraced you! I wish you the healing you require this year to swim in your beloved ocean. Deep appreciation for your support.Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-13470721181057962272018-01-21T12:34:03.557-05:002018-01-21T12:34:03.557-05:00I am a water person. When I was two, I fell off a ...I am a water person. When I was two, I fell off a pier into Sister Bay, part of Lake Michigan, and had a classic near-death experience, except the light that surrounded me was not white but pale, luminous green. I remember the love and wonder very clearly even now, and my irritation when I was dragged back by my grandfather pounding my back on the shore. Every major change in my life has been preceded by a dream in which I am flying high, high and then arrow down into the sea where I arc through the water with a pod of dolphins, who are my beloved companions. My special blue is the coastline of Massachusetts. I am in the final stages of ten years' recovery from a serious illness, and my great goal for 2018 is to swim in the ocean. I have not been strong enough until now, but I know that that water will complete my healing. <br /><br />Thanks for listening. I always love Hallelujah, but this particular incarnation of her truth will live in my heart. Again, thank you. Your continuing generosity as you share your spirit with all of us is deeply appreciated. <3 SSally Wallachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438757236879949007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-86339489018827775832018-01-17T07:19:19.288-05:002018-01-17T07:19:19.288-05:00Oh yes Cynthia! Scaling down in our use of resourc...Oh yes Cynthia! Scaling down in our use of resources on a daily basis. Interesting to think about eating and drinking less. I have to contemplate that a while and peer into my life to see my consumption behaviors. I am such a fan of InterPlay in the way that it brings so much to our lives without using many resources.Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-31008114057152506452018-01-17T07:06:03.676-05:002018-01-17T07:06:03.676-05:00Darlene how wonderful it is to see your comment he...Darlene how wonderful it is to see your comment here almost three years after you wrote it. I always appreciate your support. Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-64867579933240531362018-01-16T15:10:31.534-05:002018-01-16T15:10:31.534-05:00Lover! Yes! Seeking to scale down my use of resour...Lover! Yes! Seeking to scale down my use of resources including the amount I feel entitled to eat, drink, travel. Reuse is my art! Interplay takes almost no outside resources to inspire health, joy, and change! Love this post RuthCynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623750158824286458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-77095032267648455222018-01-09T14:17:30.771-05:002018-01-09T14:17:30.771-05:00From Didi Drake: Hurrah for seeds, for community a...From Didi Drake: Hurrah for seeds, for community and for blogging momentum .... thank you for sharing this. I need more movement in my life too, this is a good reminder. Happy New Year Hallelujah!!!Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-61461146183813095052018-01-07T18:13:44.213-05:002018-01-07T18:13:44.213-05:00Joy! I welcome your thoughtful comment. Thank you ...Joy! I welcome your thoughtful comment. Thank you for taking the time to let me know you read my blog post and for sharing the information about your own experience. I will look at the Harpy eagles and examine their feet. I love finding connections.Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-7113978009567394332018-01-07T16:58:38.430-05:002018-01-07T16:58:38.430-05:00The Argentinian art is so much like our Southwest ...The Argentinian art is so much like our Southwest indigenous art.I love the looking back/looking forward and the shared foot.And the spiral connecting them. And all the texturing. Last night with a friend we were looking at images of Harpy eagles, which I got to see in Belize (in an aviary- not in the wild ). They are massive birds built for catching monkeys in the jungle. Google their images and check out their feet. The aviary was built so that we could be on the same level looking at this amazing creature 15-20 ft away. I remember being blown away by his talons.joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864112353922755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-76777191180731108772017-12-11T13:41:01.129-05:002017-12-11T13:41:01.129-05:00Thank you. Deep and helpful.Thank you. Deep and helpful.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378763336306643253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-20801215254007707142017-12-10T12:54:08.590-05:002017-12-10T12:54:08.590-05:00Nancy thank you for stopping by my blog to leave s...Nancy thank you for stopping by my blog to leave such a supportive comment!Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-36365087267809473532017-12-10T12:53:40.666-05:002017-12-10T12:53:40.666-05:00Leah it has been such a please getting to know you...Leah it has been such a please getting to know you through your art and writing on the Daily Creative Practice. Your visual art "wows" me and I breathe a little deeper and a little better. Thank you for the beauty your bring me. Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-15081685745474153352017-12-10T12:46:17.248-05:002017-12-10T12:46:17.248-05:00Cecelia Kane, it is fabulous seeing your presence ...Cecelia Kane, it is fabulous seeing your presence here on my interview with Robey Tapp. Remember the Spiritual Art Pilgrims? I miss our regular meetings and ways of playing around with our visual art. You were the first artist I interviewed!Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.com