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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

    Confused man leaning on wooden table - Gaslighting: What It Is and 3 Effective Ways to Push Back

    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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Autobiographical choruses about music - records

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

Max Reif·May 30, 2015
poems by kenneth weene

POEMS BY KENNETH WEENE: Saturday, Artistry, Love in the Time of Transportation

Contributor·April 17, 2015
Volcano - Three poems by Max Reif

POEMS BY MAX REIF: Ten Reflections on Why We Write, King Metal, Ode to Lady Risk

Max Reif·March 21, 2015
Woman on mountain - Poems by Andrea Volken

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

Contributor·February 7, 2015
Bluejay on branch - Poems by Max Reif

POEMS BY MAX REIF: Fragile, Shooting the Sky, For Peter Robinson, Indiana Revelation

Max Reif·December 28, 2014
Pigeon walking - Joshua Bocher poetry

POEMS BY JOSHUA BOCHER: Performances in the Park, Weekend Itinerary, Hot Sweaty Sunday Evening

Contributor·August 22, 2014
Therapeutic abstract art - Catina Noble poetry

POEMS : Art Class, A Time for Growth, Animation, Sojourn, Blues

Catina Noble·July 5, 2014
Red hibiscus flower and clouds - Kufre Udeme poetry

POEMS BY KUFRE UDEME: From the Insight Garden, Sweet Dreams

Contributor·June 8, 2014
Women on isolated bench - Susan Ksiezopolski poetry

POEMS BY SUSAN KSIEZOPOLSKI: The Bench of Solitude, Coming and Going, Gap Year

Contributor·May 21, 2014
Sunny path - Poems by Max Reif

POEMS BY MAX REIF: The Difference Between Happiness and Contentment, Blessed Afternoon, White Guy in an Asian Supermarket, Cities

Max Reif·April 12, 2014
Lone man - Poems by R. Gerry Fabian

POEMS BY R. GERRY FABIAN: Dated Evidence, Mistaken Identity

Contributor·March 23, 2014
Fireworks over river - The Combination poem

POEM BY KATYA BITAR: The Combination

Contributor·February 5, 2014
Open hands - Poems by Max Reif

POEMS BY MAX REIF: A Political Map of the Poet’s Insides, Putting My Questions to the Trees, California Autumn Poem, The Open Hand and the Closed Fist

Max Reif·January 1, 2014
Forest - Poems by William Ward

POEMS BY WILLIAM WARD: Snow on Pine, Beaver Pond, Morning Meditation at the Desert Botanical Garden

Contributor·December 30, 2013
Painting - Max Reif's devotional excerpts

JOURNEY FROM here TO HERE: Meher Baba devotional excerpts

Max Reif·November 9, 2013
Sea - Poems by Julia Hones

POEMS BY JULIA HONES: Insightful Encounter, Solitude

Contributor·October 8, 2013
birds singing

POEM BY JOHN PTACEK: Go, Kitty, Go

Contributing Writer·August 5, 2013
volcano eruption - POEM BY JOHN PTACEK

POEM BY JOHN PTACEK: I Erupt

Contributing Writer·July 20, 2013
cancer cells - poems

POEM BY MAX REIF: Cancer

Max Reif·July 1, 2013
branches dawn - poems by max-reif

POEMS BY MAX REIF: Recovery, Canada 1971, Saturday Evening Todos Santos Park, I took a Step

Contributing Writer·May 28, 2013
beautiful blue dawn - poems

POEMS BY R. CHRISTOPHE RYBER: Ascension, On a Dark Night, Synchronicity

Contributing Writer·May 16, 2013
Corridor in luxury house - The corridor poem

POEM BY MAX REIF: THE CORRIDOR – Remembering my parents with love

Max Reif·May 14, 2013
backlit bright - in praise of writing

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

Contributing Writer·May 4, 2013
doll - poems

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

Contributing Writer·May 2, 2013
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