The Mindful Word logo
The Mindful Word logo
  • Mind-spirit
    Mind-spirit
    Person wearing watch, grabbing puzzle pieces - How to Reduce Your Brain’s Blind Spots With Simple Training

    REDUCE YOUR BRAIN’S BLIND SPOTS: How cognitive training enhances self-awareness

    Senior couple walking down trail in fall - Exercise as Play: A Small Shift Makes a Big Difference

    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

    Three wooden markers on signpost on outdoor path - The 3 Powerful Words That Became Markers on My Mindful Path

    COMPLICATIONS, CONTRADICTIONS, CONFUSIONS: 3 words that became markers on a mindful path

    • Mindfulness
    • Contemplations
    • Personal Growth
    • Spiritual Practices
    • Engaged Spirituality
    • Meditation
    • Philosophy
    • Psychology
  • Conscious Creativity
    Conscious Creativity
    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

    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

    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

    • Poetry
    • Fiction
    • Performing Arts
    • Visual Arts
    • Reviews
      • Book Reviews
      • Music Reviews
      • Video Reviews
  • Participatory Culture
    Participatory Culture
    students around a table doing a video call together

    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

    • Sustainability
    • Alternative Education
    • Communication
    • Community Building
    • Leadership
  • Travel-living
    Travel-living
    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]

    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]

    • Transformative Travel
    • Mindful Tourism
  • Book Shop
  • Community

Fiction

Random
  • Latest
  • Oldest
  • Random
  • A to Z
plant growing through crack

GROWING HOPE: A tale of hope during the Great Depression

Kyla Giffin·August 14, 2015
Paint - The Life You Save fiction

THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN: A story by Max Reif

Max Reif·November 18, 2012
Kumari Ghar residence, home of Nepali goddess Kumari - Nepal's Living Goddess: Experiencing Kumari's Divine Energy

CROSSING PATHS IN NEPAL: A travelling family’s first glimpse of the living goddess Kumari

Contributor·April 16, 2025
Juggler on beach beside white light

MAGIC: The day a magician learned the true meaning of the word

Forrest Rivers·January 22, 2021
Student protest - The Incident fiction

THE INCIDENT: Student activism and the need to speak out

Max Reif·December 22, 2012
Grandfather and grandson blowing on dandelions - Impermanence fiction story

IMPERMANENCE: The ever-persisting cycle of youth and age

Contributor·February 28, 2016
Young boy sitting in creepy-looking cave, crying - There's no such thing as naughty

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS NAUGHTY: It’s just a concept we’ve made up

Mike Larcombe·April 23, 2018
Monarch butterfly on branch - We all have wings fiction

WE ALL HAVE WINGS: Thoughtful conversations between a snake and a butterfly

Kathy Roberts·December 12, 2015
Majestic elk

GOD SPEAKS: A divine meeting with a majestic elk

Forrest Rivers·June 24, 2022
Beautiful doe

THE FRUITS OF THE GODS: A mystical journey of oneness

Forrest Rivers·January 6, 2021
Tumbleweed - Alternating Current story

ALTERNATING CURRENT: Sometimes you need to get lost in the flow, before you can be found

Max Reif·July 25, 2014
Brilliant white light - Saint Ananda’s pilgrimage for eternal truth

A STRANGER AMID THE MADNESS: Saint Ananda’s pilgrimage for eternal truth

Forrest Rivers·June 17, 2022
Black and white cat in front of monastery - Mirror Cat fiction story

SILENT ABBEY: A reminder that what you perceive reflects who you are

Kathy Roberts·August 7, 2016
Drowning warning sign - Fiction story Saved

SAVED: A story

Erica Roberts·March 2, 2014
Drum outdoors beside tree

THE OLD MAN PLAYED HIS DRUM: A spiritual parable

Max Reif·October 7, 2020
fiction story mountain goat

DO NOT FEAR: An encounter with the spirit of death

Forrest Rivers·June 8, 2019
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
naughty step group kids

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS NAUGHTY: Does the naughty step really work?

Mike Larcombe·May 14, 2018
Man going from dark world to light - Nobody knows you fiction

FALLING OFF THE MAP: A journey to hell and back

Max Reif·April 16, 2016
Dog in mountains

THE SEEKER AND THE SERPENT SAGE: 3 days on the path to enlightenment

Forrest Rivers·April 15, 2022
6056078498 af4426915b z

HOPETOWN: A story

Erica Roberts·March 26, 2013
dollar bills found money

FOUND MONEY: The dilemma of earned versus gifted

Contributing Writer·April 5, 2012
Wooden bench under maple trees in autumn

A BENCH UNDER THE MAPLE TREE: A story of the seasons of life

Kunal Mehra·September 21, 2021
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

Samia Mehbub·July 21, 2025
The Mindful Word logo
  • About us
  • Book shop
  • Editorial policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy policy
  • Submission Guidelines
  • FAQ
  • Register
  • Contact
The Mindful Word logo
  • Mind-spirit
    • Mindfulness
    • Contemplations
    • Personal Growth
    • Spiritual Practices
    • Engaged Spirituality
    • Meditation
    • Philosophy
    • Psychology
  • Conscious Creativity
    • Poetry
    • Fiction
    • Performing Arts
    • Visual Arts
    • Reviews
      • Book Reviews
      • Music Reviews
      • Video Reviews
  • Participatory Culture
    • Sustainability
    • Alternative Education
    • Communication
    • Community Building
    • Leadership
  • Travel-living
    • Transformative Travel
    • Mindful Tourism
  • Book Shop
  • Community
Press ESC to close

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Sign up to get our top articles, exclusive subscriber content and special offers
Painting by Max Reif