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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

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    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

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    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

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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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Man standing on mountain range overlooking sea - Poems by Shaun Payne

POEMS BY SHAUN PAYNE: Patience, Potential, Layers, Grace, Rebirth

Contributor·January 23, 2018
imaPOEMS BY PATRICIA BRUCE: Barren Frost, Our Sisters, and To Tastege

POEMS BY PATRICIA BRUCE: Barren Frost, Our Sisters, To Taste

Contributor·November 22, 2012
Composite of American news photos

PRAYING FOR THE PEOPLE I SEE ON TV: Poetry by Max Reif

Max Reif·April 20, 2020
Young boy alone on school bus - The Deepest Wound

THE DEEPEST WOUND: Genuine love without judgment can heal residual childhood pain

Mike Larcombe·December 3, 2016
Sturgeon moon

POEMS BY OLIVIA HAJIOFF: The Ukelele Player, Sturgeon Moon, Moonplace

Olivia Hajioff·March 29, 2024
Black and white Earth in front of TV - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: From the Beginning, Heaven Is Another Name, When I Found Poetry and more

George Cassidy Payne·February 2, 2019
Path to lighthouse in ocean

POEMS BY MATT BUONOCORE: Love Transfusion, One in Love, Swallowed in Surrender

Matt Buonocore·July 5, 2019
Person standing on rock in ocean at sunset

POEMS BY JAMES FARWELL: Forever Now, The Gift of Sight and more

James Farwell·September 4, 2020
Stone birdbath in the rain

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: When the Bird-Woman Is Away and more

John Grey·July 6, 2020
Columbine flowers against dark sky in Colorado - Poems by Ji Strangeway

POEMS BY JI STRANGEWAY: Bows, Among the Fields, First, Healer, The Welcoming

Ji Strangeway·November 28, 2017
backlit bright - in praise of writing

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

Contributing Writer·May 4, 2013
Man standing on boulevard at sunset - Poems by Mike Larcombe

POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: Children are Dying, The Here and the Now, Who Knows

Mike Larcombe·June 30, 2017
poems payne water sky

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Alchemy, An Age Before Teachers and more

George Cassidy Payne·June 26, 2020
White candle being burned

POEMS BY DEBI LEWIS: Body Language, Reacting Inappropriately, Going Underground

Debi Lewis·April 8, 2022
grey-skies-veil-poetry

POEMS by RICHARD SHIERS: Grey, grey skies, Weightless, Veiled

Contributing Writer·September 18, 2012
Woman doing yoga at sunrise - Poems by Neha Hewitt

POEMS BY NEHA HEWITT: Resistance Outside an Ashram, Reverse Warrior, Child’s Pose

Contributor·March 5, 2017
Top of palm tree at sunset - Poems by Erika Goodrich

POEMS BY ERIKA GOODRICH: Alternative L.E.D., Impression at Sunset, After Twilight

Contributor·April 23, 2016
Steaming cup of coffee with book

POEMS BY APRIL ALMEIDA: Cuppa Confusion, Mind Coping and more

April Von Braun·March 10, 2021
Older man walking on trail - Poems by Max Reif

POEMS BY MAX REIF: Down the Trail, Homage to an Inner Teacher, Beyond Friction

Max Reif·October 21, 2016
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
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
POEMS BY DANIEL BARBARE: Oysters on the Half Shell, At Myrtle Beach,The Jewelry Store

POEMS BY DANIEL BARBARE: Oysters on the Half Shell, At Myrtle Beach,The Jewelry Store

Contributor·December 3, 2012
cloud and sun

POEMS BY DANIEL WILCOX: Way Light, Present Moment, Discarding

Contributor·July 5, 2012
The Day of the Dead celebrators in costumes

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: For the Day of the Dead, War Front, The One Flower

John Grey·March 26, 2021
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