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    Young man sitting pensively on bench next to tree, looking at water - Understand Your Mind and Honour Its Value

    UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR MIND WORKS: And embrace that pattern as worthy of respect

    Plants in terra cotta pots displayed in garden

    THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS: Carefully selecting your plants contributes to mindfulness and well-being

    Boat with lantern floating in stormy water - The Path to Inner Simplicity Starts With Mindfulness

    THE PATH OF INNER SIMPLICITY: Knowing stillness in the heart of the storm

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    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

    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

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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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    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]

    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]

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Rain-covered window with sun peeking through - 3 Poems, Including "We Are the Sky" and "The Door to My Mind"

POEMS BY OLIVIA HAJIOFF: The Other Side of the Coin, We Are the Sky and more

Olivia Hajioff·October 28, 2022
Man sitting on log beside lake - 3 Poems About Mindful Living, Including "To-Do List"

POEMS BY BOB ROWE: To-Do List, Talking With God and more

Bob Rowe·October 21, 2022
Hills of Sedona, Arizona

POEMS BY DIANA RAAB: Loneliness Redux, Visiting Sedona and more

Diana Raab·October 15, 2022
Bright sun shining on beach - 6 Poems, Including "Play of Opposites" and "I Have a Little Ball"

POEMS BY MAX REIF: Play of Opposites, I Have a Little Ball and more

Max Reif·October 11, 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
Silhouette of person meditating against red background

THE CREST-JEWEL OF DISCRIMINATION: A modern exposition [book review]

William T. Hathaway·October 7, 2022
Cloud with silver lining - LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: Enduring "the good fight"

LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: Treatment, the “good fight” and accepting help

Marcel Dufond·October 5, 2022
Play yard at Meher School

THE JOYS OF WORKING AND PLAYING WITH CHILDREN: It’s like a fountain of youth

Max Reif·October 3, 2022
View of tree through window - 5 Poems, Including "Mystery Guest" and "Tupelo"

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Mystery Guest, The Tree and the Window and more

John Grey·September 10, 2022
Bridge with wavy wooden rails - LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: The year the world changed

LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: An introduction to the year the world changed

Marcel Dufond·September 5, 2022
Tumbleweeds growing

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

Carolyn Chilton Casas·September 2, 2022
Older hand hanging planet Earth to younger hand

ZEN AND THE ART OF SAVING THE PLANET: Engaged Buddhism, social justice and climate change [book review]

Tricia Bowering·August 20, 2022
Wild strawberry - 3 Poems About Gratitude, Including This Given Day

POEMS BY JAMES CREWS: This Given Day, Finding the Islands, The Hug

James Crews·August 12, 2022
Mystic light of sun in dark forest

POEMS BY FORREST RIVERS: I Am Presence, Cosmic Fractals and more

Forrest Rivers·August 6, 2022
Rainbow in front of Mauna Kea volcano

TRAVEL AND ITS STATES OF MIND: Poems and pictures of the Big Island of Hawaii by Max Reif

Max Reif·July 23, 2022
Young girl walking barefoot on grassy path

POEMS BY OLIVIA HAJIOFF: The Path, A Summer Storm, The Girl in the Puddle

Olivia Hajioff·July 8, 2022
Majestic elk

GOD SPEAKS: A divine meeting with a majestic elk

Forrest Rivers·June 24, 2022
Bombed apartment building in Donbas, Ukraine

POEMS BY MAX REIF: A Rant on War as an Atavism, Playing With Fire

Max Reif·June 20, 2022
Beach at night

POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: The Fateful Shaping of a World and more

Jim Johnston·June 18, 2022
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
Man's legs running on treadmill

STEPHEN KING’S ON WRITING: How it stopped a budding novelist from giving up

Contributor·June 8, 2022
Women ballet dancers

LIFE IS THE DANCER: It’s up to us how Life dances through us

Marlane Ainsworth·June 1, 2022
landscape with clouds with sun shining behind them

LETTER TO MY PRE-PANDEMIC SELF: Things will never be the same

Mel Bender·May 22, 2022
Old man playing guitar on cement steps

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Tuning Down, The Man on the Ledge and more

John Grey·May 20, 2022
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