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    Illustration of woman stepping out of birdcage - Step Out of the Comparison Trap and Make Peace With Yourself

    FROM A DISTANCE: Recognizing and avoiding the “comparison trap”

    Cactus growing in yellow mug sitting in cardboard box - Living Like a Cactus in a Box: How I Finally Broke Free

    THE CACTUS IN THE BOX: When burnout is the cost of trying to fit in the wrong room

    Mother and baby boy outdoors - New Rituals: Finding Peace With My Baby After Birth

    AFTER BIRTH: Finding rhythm through new rituals

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    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

    Glass jar full of blue paint next to paintbrushes on table - Take Stock of Your Precious Life: An Inspiring Fiction Story

    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

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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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    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

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

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Candle emitting flame with background blurred - A Morning Ritual That’s Safe to Try at Home and 4 More Poems

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: The Candle, Get Yourself Out There and more

John Grey·May 17, 2024
Sculpture of Rosa Parks in bus seat from Memphis Human Rights museum - Beyond the Bus: A Closer Look at Activist Rosa Parks

ROSA PARKS: A closer look at myth vs. reality

Contributor·November 17, 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
Sun going down in the shape of a heart - 3 Authentic From-The-Heart Poems, Including "Nostalgia"

POEMS BY OLIVIA HAJIOFF: A Perfect Love, Nostalgia, We Are the Sky

Olivia Hajioff·March 7, 2025
Peephole in twin trunk banyan tree

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

Rosemary Williams·April 23, 2022
Snake dance

REDISCOVERING SACRED CREATIVITY: How artists help create a more healthy, inspired and connected world

Contributing Writer·January 29, 2015
dollar bills found money

FOUND MONEY: The dilemma of earned versus gifted

Contributing Writer·April 5, 2012
Small plant growing on top of stack of gold coins

POEMS BY REBECCA SHEA: All the Places I Haven’t Found God, But My Flowers Did Not Grow

Rebecca Shea·July 6, 2019
Child dreaming and writing

THEIR OWN PATH: Why you should support your child’s dreams

Kyla Giffin·August 15, 2015
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
Orion nebula and Running Man nebula - Poems by Sophia Falco

POEMS BY SOPHIA FALCO: Her Name Is Astrid, Authenticity

Contributor·October 12, 2018
Owl outside wooden barn - 3 Powerful Heartfelt Poems, Including "Yellow Brick Road"

POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Because I Brought You Here, Yellow Brick Road and more

Carolyn Chilton Casas·June 14, 2024
rsz fridgealtered

Refrigerator GPS

Shelli Pruett·July 16, 2017
dictionary definition of wisdom

BHAVANA: How we grow as knowledge cultivators

Pamela Gerber·March 14, 2016
Man and woman ballroom dancers on black background

POEMS BY ARIELLE TOWNSEND: The Project, 6 O’Clock News, Her Memoir

Contributing Writer·June 28, 2015
Small fishing boat on river in autumn

POEMS BY HARRY KRESKY: Autumn, What Sustains Us, Original Sin

Harry Kresky·September 12, 2020
Man in shadowy wet wood - Poems by Ryan Warren

POEMS BY RYAN WARREN: How to Feed Your Silence, Puddles, Eviction

Contributor·January 14, 2016
Chelsea vs. Arsenal British football game, with red and blue jerseys - Finding Freedom at a Charlie Cooke Football Game

THE ENGLISH DREAM: Finding freedom and vitality as a British football fan

Tong Wei·November 10, 2023
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
TO SEE THE WORLD IN A NEW WAY A love letter to the writings of Heather ONeill2

TO SEE THE WORLD IN A NEW WAY: A love letter to the writings of Heather O’Neill

Rebecca Shea·May 19, 2021
Downtown St. Louis at night - Adieu Rivendell fiction story Part 2

ADIEU, RIVENDELL: Leaving God to find God [Part 2 of 2]

Max Reif·January 29, 2016
Marigold against blurry outdoor background - Poems by Yuan Changming

POEMS BY YUAN CHANGMING: Meditating, Self-Rebuilding, Praying

Contributor·December 13, 2017
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What If Gollum Was Addicted to His Phone?

Shelli Pruett·January 4, 2019
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CAMP NANOWRIMO: One month and 50,000 words of growth

Erica·June 24, 2014
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