Category Archives: Living Life

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Ruth Bachman

When my sister Kristin died from a reoccurrence of malignant melanoma that had metastasized into her lungs and brain, I thought of cancer as evil. Kristin was only 35 years old. My little sister. She was a wife and mother. … Continue reading →

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Will you become a mountain climber?

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Ruth Bachman

Poet Stephen Levine wrote:  “There is a grace approaching/…It is an insistent grace that draws us/to the edge and beckons us surrender/safe territory and enter our enormity.” One of those moments of insistent grace was my recent journey to Nepal … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Ruth Bachman
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Packing Pound by Pound

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Ruth Bachman

I am packed and ready to go – except for all the other things I have to do before I leave on this adventure. Traveling to Kathmandu – and then on to locations in Nepal that I cannot yet pronounce … Continue reading →

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Why Nepal?

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Ruth Bachman

I have recently been asked, by more than one person and on more than one occasion, “Why Nepal?” Here is a more thoughtful answer than I have previously given. I have been a spiritual “seeker” for many years. That seeking … Continue reading →

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I am going to Nepal and Western Tibet!

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Ruth Bachman

In June 2012, I attended, participated in and presented a workshop at the Minnesota Cancer Alliance Cancer Summit, held at the Earl Browne Center in Minneapolis. It was a day and a half full of information on the theme of … Continue reading →

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Affirmation is a good thing.

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Ruth Bachman

A Saturday morning well spent… This morning I woke up and said to myself, “I am going to go hear some great speakers today.”  I was correct in that intention. I had been given a ticket to an event in … Continue reading →

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Just Breathe…

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Ruth Bachman

What does it feel like to have your calendar running your life.  I have not so fond memories of times when I felt confident that if the weather and my car held out, I could make all of my appointments.  … Continue reading →

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Setting Intentions

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Ruth Bachman

Happy New Year! As I reflect on this past year, I am first and foremost grateful for all that has transpired – yes, ALL.  Certainly there have been good things, too many to list without sounding boastful.  And there have … Continue reading →

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A Life Well-lived.

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Ruth Bachman

I attended a memorial service today.  It was a celebration of the life of Charley – a warm, kind, talented, generous, wonderful man, husband and father; who died, too young, from pancreatic cancer. One of the good things about cancer … Continue reading →

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