Last updated: March 17th, 2019“They don’t know whether they’re coming or going,” cannot be said of me. I do and...
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Jane writes for and edits The Mindful Word. She spent 20 years travelling and volunteering across the globe, attempting to make sense of it through words. An endless and endlessly rewarding, sometimes frustrating journey.
Last updated: March 14th, 2019Today I decided to lose a whole bunch of friends, a number of acquaintances and a...
Last updated: January 27th, 2019We can choose to give up smoking, to stop taking drugs, to lose weight, to get...
Last updated: January 27th, 2019How do we in today’s fickle, shallow and mythical Internet world, with its ease of friending,...
Last updated: January 27th, 2019It rained just enough to raise the humidity a couple of notches. The body went for...
Last updated: January 27th, 2019The decision to buy a Kindle ebook reader wasn’t one taken lightly. In fact, it was...
Last updated: January 27th, 2019Seeds of Freedom charts the story of seed from its roots at the heart of traditional,...
Last updated: January 27th, 2019How do we writers feel when something we thought was perfect is changed—even slightly—or commented on,...
Last updated: January 27th, 2019“You always get what you want” a friend of mine moaned via Skype messaging one day....
Last updated: January 26th, 2019“Learn to breathe,” is the first thing my dive instructor said many years ago. And all...
Last updated: January 26th, 2019Welcome to Earth, young soul, you have much to learn. In this lifetime you—and because you...
Last updated: January 26th, 2019The tourist—let’s call him “Guy”—was irate because he wasn’t being understood. The Bangkok Underground guard was...
Last updated: January 26th, 2019Don’t do it! That lottery ticket—that “Mega Millions” one … or the “Powerball” … or in...
Last updated: January 26th, 2019When sailing the oceans or flying the skies, in order to get from A to B,...
Last updated: January 26th, 2019I don’t have insurance. Of any kind whatsoever. No medical insurance, no householders insurance, no life...
Last updated: January 26th, 2019In looking for images to go with an article, I stumbled across one that held me...
Last updated: January 26th, 2019“Karma is a bitch!” we either laughingly or grudgingly hear so often. And that is probably...
Look at us ... really look. What has become of us? We, the people, the ones with thinking minds and hearts that beat slowly enough to allow us to stop and pause without the need...
For those who are new to conscious thinking, the idea that your thoughts create your reality might be as whimsical as a leopard running free through the city streets. But, the...
We are so dependent on sight for our entire lives that to suddenly have it removed can have a devastating effect not only on the one suffering the loss, but also on those who...
My wizened 86-year-old taxi driver keeps looking at me, puzzled, in his rear-view mirror, all the while weaving through the craziness of Bangkok traffic and managing...
The jury is still out on proving that if you run in a downpour, you get wet quicker than if you walk steadily and slowly. However, running will not only have you soaked to...
I have just been to my nearby thrift store. I took stuff there I don't need and looked for stuff I do. I found the pair of everyday shoes I have needed for a while. Exact colour I...
Oh, enticing world! Colour, composition, balance and voice hold the audience of undertones captive. Covers pulled loose expose Life’s naked enchantresses carrying works by the artist of Tomorrows.
Creations of subtle beauty open their allure, calling wildness leaning against walls of indifference to the performance. Collector’s value decides the price, and skilled auctioneers wielding gavels tuned to the buyer’s heartstrings move these creations to their fortunate owners.
The only voice in the room is that of the artist, the only sound the report of the world’s muzzled gavel...