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Dealing with depression

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Is this what you want from me? - Copyright R.Weal 2007

I read a really good article about depression today called In the Fog by Ginger, who shared her personal story and the things she has learnt about depression and how to cope with it. If you get the chance it … Continue reading →

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Dark thoughts run deep

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Ruth Weal

I don’t see darkness in quite the same way as many people. For me it isn’t quite so simple as black and white, or good and evil. For me the darkness is an equally valid part of our beings, the … Continue reading →

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Ghost of Me

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Well this isn’t really a Halloween post, but the title does have a Ghost in it Ghost of Me is the self portrait below that I tripped out in Photoshop to get a very different feel. It was one of … Continue reading →

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Dark Goddess

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Ruth Weal

I’ve been fascinated by mythology since I was a young girl, lapping up any stories of King Arthur, Robin Hood, Sinbad the Sailor and anything Egyptian, Norse and Arabian. I distinctly remember the first time I saw Ray Harryhausen’s depictions … Continue reading →

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Dusk’s Women

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Ruth Weal

I may have mentioned before that I’m more likely to witness dusk than dawn. I feel a strange affinity with that time of the day, maybe it’s because I love the night so much and the dusk is always the … Continue reading →

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Still Reaching

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Inspiration hasn’t come easy tonight, I wasn’t sure what to make the subject of today’s blog post and I’ve been wading through poetry and my flickr photo stream looking for something that would catch the eye and demand that I … Continue reading →