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    LIFE’S PILGRIMAGE: Journeying towards our long-sought spiritual home

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    FIND PEACE AFTER LOSS: How a sense of connection can help with grief

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    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: A Little Moment That Loved Me Back, Lost in the Crowd and more

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    MINDFULNESS AND ART: The quiet power of making one small mark at a time

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    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: Herself, My Daily Walk and more

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

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    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

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Diana Raab
JoinedJune 28, 2020
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Diana Raab is a poet, memoirist and teacher. She's an award-winning author of 11 books and an editor of three anthologies, and she writes for Psychology Today, Sixty and Me and The Good Men Project. Her latest collection, Walking Myself Home: Haibun & Haiku is due out in 2027 by Finishing Line Press. Visit: https://dianaraab.com/.
Four adults sitting at table working with pens and paper - Why Teaching Memoir Rewards the Students and the Teacher

WHAT TEACHING MEMOIR WRITING HAS TAUGHT ME: Holding space for other people’s truths

Diana Raab·September 21, 2026
The woman was in her late sixties. She said she started writing a memoir about the story of her deceased...
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Clouds with silver lining and sun in distance - Finding the Silver Lining When Life Breaks You Open

WHEN LIFE BREAKS YOU OPEN: Finding the silver lining in the midst of clouds

Diana Raab·September 14, 2026
My father, a Holocaust survivor, always reminded me to look for the silver lining. Even though he’s been gone for...
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Hummingbird flying near purple flowers - 5 Deep Writing Prompts to Help You Visit Your Ancestors

VISITATIONS: 5 writing prompts that’ll help you get in touch with your ancestors

Diana Raab·February 21, 2024
Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as...
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Statue of Quan Yin in a garden - 4 Heartwarming Poems, Including "The Day You Saved My Life"

POEMS BY DIANA RAAB: A Hummingbird Hymn, The Day You Saved My Life and more

Diana Raab·November 3, 2023
A Hummingbird Hymn Hummingbirds, so small and swift,a reminder of our ancestral gift. Your colours of emerald and ruby,an ancient...
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POEMS BY DIANA RAAB: Loneliness Redux, Visiting Sedona and more

Diana Raab·October 15, 2022
Loneliness Redux Why do we crave what we don’t have? Why does desire pull heartstringsalready broken and where do you...
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BLESSINGS FROM LOVED ONES: Reconnecting with my grandmother through her journal

Diana Raab·August 10, 2022
Over the course of our lifetime, we may receive meaningful mementos from loved ones that can change our lives. Now...
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MY 20TH ANNIVERSARY AS A CANCER SURVIVOR: What I’ve learned on my journey

Diana Raab·September 18, 2021
This fall marks my 20th anniversary as a breast cancer survivor. During the early part of my journey, I felt...
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YOUR LIFE’S PASSION: Finding those things that help us live life to the fullest

Diana Raab·November 6, 2020
Passion is the fuel that inspires us to wake up in the morning. Discovering and claiming our passion is about...
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POEMS BY DIANA RAAB: Stillness, Unfolding, What Life Reminds Us

Diana Raab·July 3, 2020
Stillness (In response to: “I Like for You to be Still” by Pablo Neruda.) I like for you to be...
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