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Beggar on street

THE CARING CONTINUUM: When we care for others, we are cared for

Jane Olivier·March 10, 2012

the eternal student

THE ETERNAL STUDENT: Love what you do and do what you love

Alana Fiander·December 16, 2012

compass rose - true magnetic

TRUE OR MAGNETIC: Poet or novelist – what course do you steer?

Jane Olivier·November 30, 2012

People dancing - Lost in dance

LOST IN DANCE: A personal essay on reconnecting with our true selves through dance

Max Reif·August 29, 2012

pen and book - journalling

JOURNALING: A personal essay on the benefits of journal writing

Catina Noble·July 7, 2012

standing on scale - fat-shaming

FAT-SHAMING: Why do I owe an excuse?

Contributing Writer·March 18, 2014

Standing on scale

MEANING OF BEAUTY: Developing a healthy concept of beauty

Orsolya Hernold·July 10, 2015

man sitting

REAL MEANING: A personal essay on questioning the fabricated reality of one’s life

Contributor·July 8, 2012

COMING TO BABA: My 43-Year Romance With Meher Baba

Max Reif·September 27, 2014

Woman and heart trouble - symbolism

THE USE OF SYMBOLISM: Joyce’s “Araby” and Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”

Contributing Writer·January 24, 2012

Safety pin

SILENT HOLOCAUST: My life held together by a safety pin

Dr. Cary Rasof·April 21, 2012

zen in the kitchen

ZEN IN THE KITCHEN: Silence, Susan Boyle and soup

Contributing Writer·January 13, 2013

Dogs on the streets of India

ANIMAL RIGHTS: Whose streets are they anyways?

kiva-bottero·September 28, 2011

woman on rock - gut instinct

GUT INSTINCT: The inborn warning system you should heed

Alana Fiander·January 19, 2013

Africa conceptual image - Woman

HOW TO WRITE ABOUT AFRICA: A satirical essay by Binyavanga Wainaina

Contributing Writer·May 3, 2012

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ART AND EMOTION: Must the two be unified?

Erica·August 30, 2013

TOO OLD FOR FACEBOOK: Max Reif’s comical encounter with youth

Max Reif·April 30, 2012

millenial - dot com children (2)

DOT COM CHILDREN: Raising a child in the new millennium

Contributing Writer·March 24, 2013

A lit match

KESSLER: By Max Reif

Max Reif·September 3, 2013

Model sailboat on ocean

AUTOPHONY: The sound of living inside a mother’s dementia

Pamela Gerber·September 1, 2015

beach-sea-salt-ocean

ARLYN OF THE OCEAN: Pollution killed my friend

Contributing Writer·October 14, 2012

cockroach

MY MAMA KISSED A COCKROACH: Freedom of choice and compassion

Contributing Writer·February 22, 2015

death-missing-friend-life-experience

MISSING PIECE: We truly are the Universe experiencing itself

Contributing Writer·September 2, 2012

Pyrenees dog - Essay about aging

LUCKY: ‘Til death do us part

Contributor·December 19, 2013