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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

    Man wearing t-shirt with "no homophobia, no violence" and other positive phrases - 10 Mindful Living Tips Inspired by the Dalai Lama

    “MY RELIGION IS KINDNESS”: 10 mindful living tips inspired by the Dalai Lama

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    BEWARE OF BAD ACTORS: 3 steps to take if you suspect someone’s “gaslighting” you

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    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

    Red cardinal in a tree with berries on it - INEFFABLE: A visitation from a great spirit I'd never forget

    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

    Otter swimming on its back - "Metaphorically Speaking" and 3 More Poems That Honour Words

    POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Essential Language, Metaphorically Speaking and more

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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    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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Woman on mountain - Poems by Andrea Volken

3 POEMS: The Traveller’s Handbasket, My Religion, I Am Not a Poet

Contributor·February 7, 2015
Nature scene (water and hills)

4 POEMS BY MAX REIF: The Poet Defends His Integrity In a Dream, The Puzzle and more

Max Reif·May 9, 2021
nature green letter to pauline

A LETTER TO PAULINE: Because I Loved Her So

Contributing Writer·January 7, 2012
Bright green leaf growing out of soil

A PANDEMIC OF HOPE: Poetry by George Payne

George Cassidy Payne·March 30, 2020
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A POEM BY APRIL SALZANO: Flight

Contributor·June 24, 2012
Egg with happy face and egg with sad face - Acceptance of negativity

ACCEPTANCE OF NEGATIVITY: Welcoming both positive and negative thoughts as part of the self

Mike Larcombe·November 11, 2016
American flag

AN ELECTION EVE BALLAD: Let us all live in light

Forrest Rivers·November 2, 2020
Leaf with heart shape cut out of it against cloudy sky - An unconditional goodbye

AN UNCONDITIONAL GOODBYE: A relationship ends, but mindful awareness remains

Mike Larcombe·June 3, 2017
Autobiographical choruses about music - records

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL CHORUSES: One baby-boomer’s perspective on the tunes of his youth

Max Reif·May 30, 2015
Photo collage of city buildings in Australia - Citiness

CITINESS: A poem on the essential nature of cities by Max Reif

Max Reif·September 11, 2017
silhouette citizen slave

CITIZEN/SLAVE: A poem by Vanessa Bronson

Contributing Writer·January 12, 2013
Old pickup truck stuck in snow - Et in Arcadia Ego

ET IN ARCADIA EGO: A narrative poem about nature, adventure and tragedy by Andrew Hunter

Andrew Hunter·May 17, 2018
The Night of Enitharmon's Joy (formerly called 'The Triple Hecate') painting by Blake 1795

FINDING MY WAY WITH HEKATE: Poetry by Mel Bender

Mel Bender·May 15, 2022
girl-pain-emotions-feeling

FOUR POEMS BY SUMMER FANOUS: Minus Negative, Pow-Pow, Evolve, and His Story

Contributor·September 30, 2012
"Holy" illustration by Max Reif

HOLY: A prose poem by Max Reif

Max Reif·May 17, 2012
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I AM A WOMAN IN INDIA: A poem by Chandni Singh

Chandni Singh·February 1, 2013
backlit bright - in praise of writing

IN PRAISE OF WRITING: A poem by Mercedes O’Leary

Contributing Writer·May 4, 2013
Painting - Max Reif's devotional excerpts

JOURNEY FROM here TO HERE: Meher Baba devotional excerpts

Max Reif·November 9, 2013
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JUST THE DANCE: Poems inspired by Alan Watts

George Cassidy Payne·June 14, 2019
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LONELY IN THE FOG: Anahita Ayasoufi’s response to Hermann Hesse’s Im Nebel

Contributor·February 23, 2013
Man with closed eyes and forest as background - Mindful Awareness by Mike Larcombe

MINDFUL THINKING: A poetic contemplation on the elusive nature of awareness

Mike Larcombe·June 8, 2016
Ode to a Marriage painting, cropped for lead

ODE TO A MARRIAGE: A poem and painting by Max Reif

Max Reif·January 5, 2022
Hands in shape of heart

OUR TRUE NATURE: Poems and affirmations to awaken the soul

Matt Buonocore·November 22, 2019
Woman doing Yoga pose

PARCHED FOR BEAUTY: A collection of 3 prose poems about finding beauty

Laura C. Meyer·March 22, 2020
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