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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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Little girl hugging self - Self-love quotes

SELF-LOVE QUOTES: Never be ashamed to embrace who you are

Contributing Writer·September 22, 2015
Poems by Max Reif - Boy looking at circus

POEMS BY MAX REIF: A Greeting for the Day, Wonders Await You Inside This Tent, Sooner or Later, Blank Page, Another Nature Poem

Max Reif·September 15, 2015
Model sailboat on ocean

AUTOPHONY: The sound of living inside a mother’s dementia

Pamela Gerber·September 1, 2015
Pencil and shavings - awareness and writing

PRATYAHARA AND PENCILS: Teaching writing is about seeding awareness in students

Pamela Gerber·August 29, 2015
Child dreaming and writing

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

Kyla Giffin·August 15, 2015
plant growing through crack

GROWING HOPE: A tale of hope during the Great Depression

Kyla Giffin·August 14, 2015
Boy in tree

DREAMING IN THE OAK TREE: A story about appreciating the little things in life

Kyla Giffin·August 9, 2015
Dark clouds in stormy sky

POEMS BY Tihana Skoric: Underwater, Good Morrow

Contributing Writer·August 8, 2015
Salvador Dali

SALVADOR DALÍ: The crazy, the fantastic, the brilliant

Kyla Giffin·August 4, 2015
Man writing memoir

THE GIFT OF WRITING: To be a good writer, you have to be giving

Pamela Gerber·July 31, 2015
Mine underground

A WARNING: Story by Tihana Skoric

Contributing Writer·July 21, 2015
Naked woman curled up on the floor crying

POEM BY SUMOORA EL-AMMOURA: Sometimes I cry

Contributing Writer·July 15, 2015
Remembrance Day poppies - History with a heart

HEARTFELT HISTORY: How novels put the individual at the centre of the same stories textbooks tell

Max Reif·July 14, 2015
Standing on scale

MEANING OF BEAUTY: Developing a healthy concept of beauty

Orsolya Hernold·July 10, 2015
apple blur book - quotes on education

QUOTES ABOUT EDUCATION: Some of the top quotations on education, school and learning

Kristine Caneja·July 4, 2015
Chalk drawing with friends sitting around it

A FRIENDSHIP’S BOND: Story by Tihana Skoric

Contributing Writer·July 3, 2015
beautiful woman - quotes on smiling

QUOTES ON SMILING: 30 quotations that will put a smile on your face

Kristine Caneja·July 2, 2015
Statue of homeless man in Bergen, Norway

POEM BY TIHANA SKORIC: What the Eyes Can’t See

Contributing Writer·June 28, 2015
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
Girl with megaphone giving orders to three girls

SISTER TYRANT: We must accept ourselves before we can accept others

Contributing Writer·June 23, 2015
Young boy looking at the stars through a telescope

THE ASTRONOMER’S HEART: A story by Tihana Skoric

Contributing Writer·June 21, 2015
Yoga mats - Poems to end yoga class

POEMS TO END YOGA CLASS: Inspirational messages to take away from the mat

Contributor·June 13, 2015
painting of young Indian woman with wolf

WOLFMOTHER: A story by Tihana Skoric

Contributing Writer·June 5, 2015
letter H saying "I demand to be heard"

LANGUAGE PEDANT: “I could care less” and other speech absurdities

Jane Olivier·June 4, 2015
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