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    Heart-shaped cherry tree with pink and white blossoms - What the Heart Knows First: Grateful for My Intuition

    WHAT THE HEART KNOWS FIRST: Following our intuition

    Beetle with green-gold colouring - Interpreting Synchronicity: What Jung's Popular Tale Reveals

    HOW TO INTERPRET A SYNCHRONICITY: What Jung’s scarab story can teach us

    Man dancing in rainy street at night with other people in background - Understanding and Interpretation: What’s the Big Difference?

    WORKING WITH LIFE’S PATTERNS: The difference between understanding and interpretation

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    Traditional bicycle parked outdoors against stone wall - "Creepy Creatures" and 4 More New Poems About Life’s Seasons

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: A Little Moment That Loved Me Back, Lost in the Crowd and more

    Black pen drawing heart on white paper - Mindfulness and Art: The Value of Small Repetitive Movements

    MINDFULNESS AND ART: The quiet power of making one small mark at a time

    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

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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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Snowy highway in winter - Living and Dying With Cancer: Help From a Beautiful Stranger

LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: A kind stranger made our world a better place

Marcel Dufond·December 2, 2022
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
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
White Castle parking lot

LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: Gaining hope in a White Castle parking lot

Marcel Dufond·November 1, 2022
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
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