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

Conscious Creativity

Latest
  • Latest
  • Oldest
  • Random
  • A to Z
galaxy art - follow your bliss

FOLLOW YOUR BLISS: 30 hippie quotes about peace, freedom and love

Contributor·February 22, 2014
biking across america review

BIKING ACROSS AMERICA: My coast-to-coast adventure and the people I met along the way [book review]

Erica Roberts·February 17, 2014
art creative book review

ART AND THE CREATIVE UNCONSCIOUS: Four insightful essays on creativity [book review]

Max Reif·February 11, 2014
forest - epic quotes

EPIC QUOTES: 25 profound quotations from epic poetry and literature

Contributor·February 7, 2014
Fireworks over river - The Combination poem

POEM BY KATYA BITAR: The Combination

Contributor·February 5, 2014
Florida sign - Short story Florida

FLORIDA: A short story by Max Reif

Max Reif·February 3, 2014
DON’T TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY

DON’T TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY: 30 funny inspirational quotes

Contributor·January 24, 2014
birch bright countryside - go green quotes

GO GREEN QUOTES: 30 good thoughts on environment and environmentalism

Contributor·January 18, 2014
Dalai Lama - Indiegogo Campaign Update

Indiegogo Campaign Update

Contributor·January 16, 2014
Hay bales - Fiction excerpt from Kent Nerburn

A SHOUT IN THE NIGHT: An excerpt from The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo

Contributor·January 12, 2014
Homeless guy - Fiction story Posthumous Writer

POSTHUMOUS WRITER: A story

Erica Roberts·January 9, 2014
Horse and girl - Book review Emma Speaks

EMMA SPEAKS: A Journey into the Soul of an Animal Friend [book review]

Max Reif·January 6, 2014
Open hands - Poems by Max Reif

POEMS BY MAX REIF: A Political Map of the Poet’s Insides, Putting My Questions to the Trees, California Autumn Poem, The Open Hand and the Closed Fist

Max Reif·January 1, 2014
Forest - Poems by William Ward

POEMS BY WILLIAM WARD: Snow on Pine, Beaver Pond, Morning Meditation at the Desert Botanical Garden

Contributor·December 30, 2013
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
Tree halo - Fiction story Angel's Dance

ANGEL’S DANCE: A holiday story

Erica Roberts·December 25, 2013
christmas tree - peace love joy

PEACE, LOVE AND JOY: 30 short Christmas quotes

Contributor·December 24, 2013
Pyrenees dog - Essay about aging

LUCKY: ‘Til death do us part

Contributor·December 19, 2013
sky clouds - profound quotes

PROFOUND QUOTES: Insightful words from well-known thinkers and creatives

Contributor·December 18, 2013
affection - love is free

LOVE IS FREE: 30 quotes about loving with passion and vitality

Contributor·December 7, 2013
adult black and white - finding happiness

FINDING HAPPINESS: A place called Ananda [video review]

Erica Roberts·November 30, 2013
Funny freedom quotes - The Beatles

FREE TO LAUGH: 32 humorous and ironic quotes about freedom

Contributor·November 28, 2013
Front and back cover - Video review of The Music Never Stopped

THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED: Healing the 60s generational divide [video review]

Max Reif·November 22, 2013
Couple - Love for love's sake

LOVE FOR LOVE’S SAKE: 30 quotations about unconditional love

Contributor·November 10, 2013
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