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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

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    “MY RELIGION IS KINDNESS”: 10 mindful living tips inspired by the Dalai Lama

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    BEWARE OF BAD ACTORS: 3 steps to take if you suspect someone’s “gaslighting” you

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    Train travelling through Alaska mountain range - Don’t Doubt Yourself—Spread Your Wings and Soar

    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

    Red cardinal in a tree with berries on it - INEFFABLE: A visitation from a great spirit I'd never forget

    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

    Otter swimming on its back - "Metaphorically Speaking" and 3 More Poems That Honour Words

    POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Essential Language, Metaphorically Speaking 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

    Joe Biden with other world leaders - Political Power: 3 Ways Democratic Voters Can Battle Fascism

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

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    Malecon in La Paz, Mexico - Back on American Soil: A Safe Return Home From La Paz

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

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    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

    Facebook on laptop in La Paz hotel room - NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico

    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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Greyscale image of people walking in park - 5 Poems, Including "In My Younger Days" and "The Park in Stages"

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: In My Younger Days, The Park in Stages and more

John Grey·November 18, 2022
Rain-covered window with sun peeking through - 3 Poems, Including "We Are the Sky" and "The Door to My Mind"

POEMS BY OLIVIA HAJIOFF: The Other Side of the Coin, We Are the Sky and more

Olivia Hajioff·October 28, 2022
Man sitting on log beside lake - 3 Poems About Mindful Living, Including "To-Do List"

POEMS BY BOB ROWE: To-Do List, Talking With God and more

Bob Rowe·October 21, 2022
Hills of Sedona, Arizona

POEMS BY DIANA RAAB: Loneliness Redux, Visiting Sedona and more

Diana Raab·October 15, 2022
Bright sun shining on beach - 6 Poems, Including "Play of Opposites" and "I Have a Little Ball"

POEMS BY MAX REIF: Play of Opposites, I Have a Little Ball and more

Max Reif·October 11, 2022
Red sunset - 3 Poems About Life’s End, Including ”What Goes Unsaid”

POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: What Goes Unsaid, A Doorway and more

Carolyn Chilton Casas·October 8, 2022
View of tree through window - 5 Poems, Including "Mystery Guest" and "Tupelo"

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Mystery Guest, The Tree and the Window and more

John Grey·September 10, 2022
Tumbleweeds growing

POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Paradox, The Real Me, I Am

Carolyn Chilton Casas·September 2, 2022
Wild strawberry - 3 Poems About Gratitude, Including This Given Day

POEMS BY JAMES CREWS: This Given Day, Finding the Islands, The Hug

James Crews·August 12, 2022
Mystic light of sun in dark forest

POEMS BY FORREST RIVERS: I Am Presence, Cosmic Fractals and more

Forrest Rivers·August 6, 2022
Rainbow in front of Mauna Kea volcano

TRAVEL AND ITS STATES OF MIND: Poems and pictures of the Big Island of Hawaii by Max Reif

Max Reif·July 23, 2022
Young girl walking barefoot on grassy path

POEMS BY OLIVIA HAJIOFF: The Path, A Summer Storm, The Girl in the Puddle

Olivia Hajioff·July 8, 2022
Bombed apartment building in Donbas, Ukraine

POEMS BY MAX REIF: A Rant on War as an Atavism, Playing With Fire

Max Reif·June 20, 2022
Beach at night

POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: The Fateful Shaping of a World and more

Jim Johnston·June 18, 2022
Old man playing guitar on cement steps

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Tuning Down, The Man on the Ledge and more

John Grey·May 20, 2022
The Night of Enitharmon's Joy (formerly called 'The Triple Hecate') painting by Blake 1795

FINDING MY WAY WITH HEKATE: Poetry by Mel Bender

Mel Bender·May 15, 2022
Peephole in twin trunk banyan tree

POEMS BY ROSEMARY WILLIAMS: Wake Up Muse, Banyan Tree and more

Rosemary Williams·April 23, 2022
White candle being burned

POEMS BY DEBI LEWIS: Body Language, Reacting Inappropriately, Going Underground

Debi Lewis·April 8, 2022
Woman with translucent umbrella

POEMS BY OLIVIA HAJIOFF: Brave, Clouds and more

Olivia Hajioff·March 18, 2022
Person walking on stony beach

POEMS BY RACHEL MILLER: Meditation, The Directing Mind, How We Love Ourselves

Rachel Miller·March 6, 2022
"Words have power" being typed on typewriter

POEMS BY FATIMA N. NAJEM: Mother, She Was Always Whole and more

Fatima Nargis Najem·February 4, 2022
Gate to stone castle

POEMS BY BOB ROWE: Too Soon, Silly Things, Finding Home

Bob Rowe·January 8, 2022
Ode to a Marriage painting, cropped for lead

ODE TO A MARRIAGE: A poem and painting by Max Reif

Max Reif·January 5, 2022
Couple holding hands, walking towards sun on train track

POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: Depression, The Best Is Yet to Come, By the Way

Mike Larcombe·December 26, 2021
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