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

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    “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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    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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Young woman sitting on windowsill

POEMS BY JULIE LEWIS: Shame, Inertia, Ceaseless Conclusion

Julie Lewis·October 2, 2020
People on bridge at sunset

POEMS BY JAMES FARWELL: Liberation, A Eulogy for the Living and more

James Farwell·September 25, 2020
Small fishing boat on river in autumn

POEMS BY HARRY KRESKY: Autumn, What Sustains Us, Original Sin

Harry Kresky·September 12, 2020
Turquoise sky and green trees

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Photography, The Feeling of Difference and more

George Cassidy Payne·September 6, 2020
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
Red cardinal in tree in winter

POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: In This Darkest of Nights, Love Came and more

Jim Johnston·August 11, 2020
Tree-lined stream with current

POEMS BY JAMES FARWELL: From Moment to Moment, The Gift of Love and more

James Farwell·August 7, 2020
max rabbit hole grey

POEMS BY MAX REIF: A Cry From Down the Rabbit Hole in the Time of the Pandemic and more

Max Reif·August 6, 2020
Donkey braying

POEMS BY ELLEN ROWLAND: Sacred Space Nonet, Simple Logic, Bray

Ellen Rowland·July 17, 2020
Forest in autumn

POEMS BY CHELSEA FRISBEE: Rising as One, Boundless Love, A Life in a Place

Chelsea Frisbee·July 10, 2020
Stone birdbath in the rain

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

John Grey·July 6, 2020
Snowflakes falling at night

POEMS BY REBECCA SHEA: One Thousand Snowflakes, Elsewhere

Rebecca Shea·July 4, 2020
Couple kissing next to two palm trees

POEMS BY DIANA RAAB: Stillness, Unfolding, What Life Reminds Us

Diana Raab·July 3, 2020
poems payne water sky

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

George Cassidy Payne·June 26, 2020
Maine landscape

POEMS BY LESLIE BOYCE: Mindfulness, Stormy Times, Ego to Spirit and more

Leslie Boyce·May 29, 2020
Trees on park path

POEMS BY MAX REIF: Saturday Morning Walk in Civic Park, Performance, A Few Words From the Wise

Max Reif·May 26, 2020
Beaver hutch in Adirondacks

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: If You See My Ego, I Am Not the Body and more

George Cassidy Payne·May 22, 2020
Original artwork, "Beholder," by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: The Mathematics of Chance, Burning Spirit and more

George Cassidy Payne·April 27, 2020
Shadows of four men social distancing

PEOPLE ARE SCARY: Poetry by Trude Witham

Trude Witham·April 24, 2020
People walking through park in winter

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Strolling, Frank’s Story, Remember These Words

John Grey·April 22, 2020
Composite of American news photos

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

Max Reif·April 20, 2020
Bright green leaf growing out of soil

A PANDEMIC OF HOPE: Poetry by George Payne

George Cassidy Payne·March 30, 2020
Shopping carts and people outside Costco

WAITING IN LINE TO GET INTO COSTCO, IN THE TIME OF THE PANDEMIC: Poem and video

Max Reif·March 28, 2020
View of yard outside window (cropped)

POEMS BY MAX REIF: “Pandemic” and “Looking at a photo of Miss Lindahl’s 5th-grade class, 1959”

Max Reif·March 24, 2020
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