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    MIND THE GAP: Mindfulness as the practice of living in one piece

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    Greyscale landscape - “After Love” and 3 More Evocative Poems

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

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

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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    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

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    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

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Beach scattered with driftwood

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: An Unexpected Guest, What Paradise Looks Like and more

George Cassidy Payne·February 17, 2020
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POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Where the Gods Dwell, I Need my Used Bookstore and more

George Cassidy Payne·July 26, 2019
Rainbow against mountain, both next to water

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Empty-Handed Strangers, The Firebrands and more

George Cassidy Payne·November 15, 2019
sad-girl-mother-momma

POEM by SAMANTHA McGEHEE: Momma

Contributing Writer·September 20, 2012
Sea - Poems by Julia Hones

POEMS BY JULIA HONES: Insightful Encounter, Solitude

Contributor·October 8, 2013
Two people holding hands on top of mountain - Poetry by Liezl Duff

POEMS BY LIEZL DUFF: Not Like This, Today, Sad Goodbye, What Happened Next?

Liezl Duff·December 1, 2018
Autobiographical choruses about music - records

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

Max Reif·May 30, 2015
doll - poems

POEMS BY KELLY HAAS SHACKELFORD: I Existed, High School Reject, A Mother’s Box of Dreams

Contributing Writer·May 2, 2013
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
Orange cloudy sky

POEMS BY JAMES FARWELL: Let’s Get Real, Connecting With the Quietness Within and more

James Farwell·May 7, 2021
Dawn sky - sunrise

POEM BY ANDRE GREEN: Image of Man

Contributing Writer·November 9, 2012
Old postcard from Paris - 4 Poems, Including "Postcards" and "How to Reach a Decision"

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Postcards, The Book on My Shelf I’ve Never Read and more

John Grey·January 5, 2024
Light shining on violets

POEMS BY JAMES FARWELL: 10 haiku about human essence and existence

James Farwell·March 12, 2021
Pen-poems issue

POEMS FROM ISSUE 2: Evolution’s End, The Fire Peach, Constantly

Contributing Writer·June 26, 2008
Rare quartz from Rochester Museum and Science Center, digitally enhanced by photographer

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sartre, Self-Portrait as a Mako Shark and more

George Cassidy Payne·January 11, 2020
Tea being poured

POEMS BY ANNE RUGGIRELLO: Grace, Sips of Joy and more

Anne Ruggirello·March 20, 2021
Two yellow candles against black background

SOOTHE THE SOUL: 3 poems about love by Matt Buonocore

Matt Buonocore·August 9, 2019
Bowl of raspberries and blueberries

POEMS BY JAMES FARWELL: 10 haiku about appreciating life in the present moment

James Farwell·June 5, 2021
Sunset on Arunachala - Buddha nature in nature

POEMS: Cave sit, Star power and Buddha nature in nature

kiva-bottero·July 9, 2012
Fruit for sale at Farmers' Market

POEMS BY SHARON SCHOLL: The Trouble With God, Farmers’ Market and more

Sharon Scholl·August 13, 2021
Person floating next to purple flowers in boat

POEMS BY MATT BUONOCORE: Allowance, Desire, The Gentle Way and more

Matt Buonocore·March 13, 2020
Man sitting in tree - Poems by Max Reif

POEMS BY MAX REIF: Me and the Moon and the Sycamore Tree, The Trance of Beauty

Max Reif·February 5, 2016
Greyscale scene of trees and large puddle of water - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: The Sound of God, What the Greeks Did Not Leave and more

George Cassidy Payne·May 2, 2019
Sierra Mountains (USA)

POEMS BY JAMES FARWELL: Walking in Silence, Lifelong Memories and more

James Farwell·November 27, 2020
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