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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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    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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Woman doing Yoga pose

PARCHED FOR BEAUTY: A collection of 3 prose poems about finding beauty

Laura C. Meyer·March 22, 2020
Globe

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Skin of God, Eve’s Secret and more

George Cassidy Payne·March 21, 2020
Rainbow out window

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: A poetic response to the global pandemic

Max Reif·March 17, 2020
Person floating next to purple flowers in boat

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

Matt Buonocore·March 13, 2020
Beach scattered with driftwood

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

George Cassidy Payne·February 17, 2020
Aerial view of Block Island

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Waiting for You, Darkness Trail, Morning on Block Island

John Grey·February 15, 2020
Honeybee

POEMS BY REBECCA SHEA: The Tin Can Man, Honeybee

Rebecca Shea·February 7, 2020
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
Lake Tahoe

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: A Temple Concealed, A Salvaged Mosaic and more

George Cassidy Payne·December 14, 2019
Farmer's field and fence

POEMS BY REBECCA SHEA: Farmer’s Daughter, Roses

Rebecca Shea·November 29, 2019
Hands in shape of heart

OUR TRUE NATURE: Poems and affirmations to awaken the soul

Matt Buonocore·November 22, 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
Man looking at stars at night

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: The Box of Photographs, Stars and More

John Grey·November 8, 2019
Forest with sun shining through

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Daydreamers, Where the Forest Begins and more

George Cassidy Payne·October 11, 2019
poems payne clouds sun

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Buddha Taught, Meeting Toni Morrison and more

George Cassidy Payne·September 6, 2019
Monk sitting in front of Bodhi tree

POEMS BY FORREST RIVERS: Mysterious Tao, Earth Dance, An Ode to One and more

Forrest Rivers·August 28, 2019
Rushing river

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: In Need of Flow, The Edge of Extinction and more

John Grey·August 16, 2019
Two yellow candles against black background

SOOTHE THE SOUL: 3 poems about love by Matt Buonocore

Matt Buonocore·August 9, 2019
Purple-tinged image of woman standing next to body of water

POEMS BY REBECCA SHEA: Planted, The Purple Room

Rebecca Shea·August 2, 2019
Close-up of leaves on ground

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Where the Gods Dwell, I Need my Used Bookstore and more

George Cassidy Payne·July 26, 2019
Small plant growing on top of stack of gold coins

POEMS BY REBECCA SHEA: All the Places I Haven’t Found God, But My Flowers Did Not Grow

Rebecca Shea·July 6, 2019
Path to lighthouse in ocean

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

Matt Buonocore·July 5, 2019
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JUST THE DANCE: Poems inspired by Alan Watts

George Cassidy Payne·June 14, 2019
Woman balancing on one leg in field

POEMS BY KATIE HANNEMAN: Goddess Energy, On Death and more

Katie Hanneman·June 7, 2019
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