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Cold Feet
(Poetry)
8-01-2009
by Ruth Garnes
My feet are always cold.
My heart as pure as gold
My face a pleasure to behold
I was very often told.
Then I started to grow old.
My feet remained cold
My heart harden like gold
My face, my eyes
Grey and sad,
Because of the difficult...
Eradicating The Heart Of Poverty
(Opinions)
11-07-2005
by Ruth Garnes
Poverty can sometimes only be a state of mind, based on our perception and what we value in life. It is also a disheartening reality for many. The Webster dictionary describes poverty as having a chronic need for money and material goods. How can...
Hidden Blossom
(Short Story)
21-03-2006
by Ruth Garnes
Through my slow lethargic daughter, I learned that things were not always the way they appeared. Instead of turning my head, I learned to embrace the possibility that endless capabilities were sometimes stored up in people and things that we...
Making Conflict Productive
(Short Story)
27-07-2005
by Ruth Garnes
Conflict is unavoidable. How we respond to it makes a difference in its outcome. Personally I had never before given a whole lot of thought to turning the table on my conflict. Wouldn’t it be a wonderful thing if we could all transform our battles...
Reclaiming her identity: a mother’s Diary
(Short Story)
11-07-2005
by Ruth Garnes
After giving up my profession to become a wife, a mother of one, then suddenly seven made life very taxing for me. I soon came face to face with a challenging question. How did my identity become so obscure that I lost track of my hopes and...
The Transition
(Short Story)
27-12-2006
by Ruth Garnes
The elevator doors opened. I tried to swallow but I couldn’t. My stomach was filled with a million butterflies. My palms were icy cold. I had anxiously awaited this day and really did not want to blow it. The reality of finally graduating from...
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