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    Ancient Greek philosophers in the Vatican - The Moral Life Begins With an Important Question

    THE MORAL LIFE BEGINS WITH A QUESTION: “Why do I believe this is right?”

    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

    Cup of tea on fence outdoors with blue sky in background - Gratitude for Ordinary Life: Find Beauty in Everyday Moments

    LEARN TO NOTICE THE SMALL THINGS: How gratitude changes the way we see ordinary days

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    Woman walking down road with gold and green trees - "My Daily Walk" and 4 More Authentic Poems About the World

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

    Greyscale landscape - “After Love” and 3 More Evocative Poems

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

    Bird footprints in snow - 4 Soothing Poems, Including ”Sacred Heart, Sacred Light”

    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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

    hanami cherry blossoms closeup

    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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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

    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

    la paz mexico sunrise

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

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Full moon behind a rural house - “Sturgeon Moon” and 3 Other Poems With Passion

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens and more

George Cassidy Payne·January 1, 2026
View of yard outside window (cropped)

POEMS BY MAX REIF: “Pandemic” and “Looking at a photo of Miss Lindahl’s 5th-grade class, 1959”

Max Reif·March 24, 2020
live die repeat small

“Live. Die. Repeat.”

Shelli Pruett·May 21, 2017
Pills - Book review of Bad Pharma

BAD PHARMA: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients

Erica·September 28, 2013
Tumbleweeds growing

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

Carolyn Chilton Casas·September 2, 2022
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IT’S NOT “ONLY WORDS”: Write with acceptance, edit with compassion

Jane Olivier·January 2, 2013
Illustration of fairy in flower garden - 3 Poems About Childhood, Including "The Child Within"

POEMS BY OLIVIA HAJIOFF: The Child Within, These Kids on Their Phones, Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden

Olivia Hajioff·December 1, 2023
Sunrise - Hearing own poetry as outsider

A POET AT HIS OWN MEMORIAL: An inspiring story of validation via hearing your work without knowing it’s yours

Max Reif·December 29, 2013
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ROCKPEOPLE—BEYOND CHESTER CREEK: Joel Carter explores the essence of healing and dying

Megan Philipp·November 1, 2012
Tombstones in a cemetery in the fall - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Death Is Taking Off a Tight Shoe, The Holy Muscles, Do Not Google It

George Cassidy Payne·November 3, 2018
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj - I Am That

I AM THAT: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Max Reif·September 20, 2013
silhouette citizen slave

CITIZEN/SLAVE: A poem by Vanessa Bronson

Contributing Writer·January 12, 2013
High on Low - Harnessing Unhappiness

WHEN HAPPINESS BECOMES A DUTY: High on Low by Wilhelm Schmid [book review]

Contributing Writer·November 18, 2015
Ode to a Marriage painting, cropped for lead

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

Max Reif·January 5, 2022
backlit dawn dusk - funny friendship quotes

FUNNY FRIENDSHIP QUOTES: Some of the funniest quotations about friendship

Kristine Caneja·March 27, 2015
Bright green leaf growing out of soil

A PANDEMIC OF HOPE: Poetry by George Payne

George Cassidy Payne·March 30, 2020
Human hands connecting to universal energy

I AM SOVEREIGN: A Handbook for Learning the Language of Vibration [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·July 7, 2020
Beaver hutch in Adirondacks

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: If You See My Ego, I Am Not the Body and more

George Cassidy Payne·May 22, 2020
Abstract orange and black photo

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: You Call Me Animal, Father’s Breakfast and more

George Cassidy Payne·December 17, 2020
Abstract photo with purple darkness and light - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Earthquake, Set Forth in the Blood, Dishes in the Earth and more

George Cassidy Payne·March 1, 2019
Holier Than Thou - Barelkowski

HOLIER THAN THOU: Discussing religion and spirituality through art

Niyati Shah·November 2, 2012
clean garage cartoon small

Remember Those Old-Fashioned ‘Inboxes’?

Shelli Pruett·October 23, 2017
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Plants with Human DNA

Shelli Pruett·January 11, 2018
Hands in shape of heart

OUR TRUE NATURE: Poems and affirmations to awaken the soul

Matt Buonocore·November 22, 2019
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