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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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Marching band blurred - Poems by Mike Larcombe

POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: The Marching Band, War and Peace

Mike Larcombe·July 30, 2016
Young couple swimming in snow - Poems by Julia Hones

POEMS BY JULIA HONES: Search, Today, Life and Death

Contributor·July 2, 2016
Lake and trees in greyscale - Poems by Matti Salminen

POEMS BY MATTI SALMINEN: Thirsty, One Day, Nakedness on Ice, I Still Will

Contributor·June 18, 2016
Man with closed eyes and forest as background - Mindful Awareness by Mike Larcombe

MINDFUL THINKING: A poetic contemplation on the elusive nature of awareness

Mike Larcombe·June 8, 2016
New crescent moon over sea - Poems by Julie Lauton

POEMS BY JULIE LAUTON: Allies in the Moments, 4 Haiku, Sliver, Environmental Awareness

Contributor·May 21, 2016
Freight train moving alongside river - Poems by Emma Sedlak

POEMS BY EMMA SEDLAK: Source, Doig, Dreams About Trains, Not Written, Before September, Letter to My Husband

Contributor·May 15, 2016
Top of palm tree at sunset - Poems by Erika Goodrich

POEMS BY ERIKA GOODRICH: Alternative L.E.D., Impression at Sunset, After Twilight

Contributor·April 23, 2016
Fireflies in a jar - Poems by Mary Allison Cates

POEMS BY MARY ALLISON CATES: What the Lightning Bugs Know, That Day We Painted Everything Gold, To the Woman Behind Nancy Drew

Contributor·March 4, 2016
Raindrop on blue feather - Poems by Joseph Lisowski

POEMS BY JOSEPH LISOWSKI: Wave and Water, Along River Shore Drive, First Southern Snow

Contributor·February 26, 2016
Father and daughter wading at beach - Poems by Ryan Warren

POEMS BY RYAN WARREN: Reception, Peel Away One Strip, Settlers

Contributor·February 12, 2016
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
Purple Bodhi tree leaves - Poems by Sarah Escue

POEMS BY SARAH ESCUE: After Meditating in the Forest, The Sacred Fig Tree, A Haiku, I Bloom Like the Ginger Root

Contributor·January 30, 2016
Man in shadowy wet wood - Poems by Ryan Warren

POEMS BY RYAN WARREN: How to Feed Your Silence, Puddles, Eviction

Contributor·January 14, 2016
Rainbow woman painting - Poem by Max Reif

POEMS BY MAX REIF: Art, Driven to Abstraction

Max Reif·December 11, 2015
Lone woman on tram - Poems by Wendy E. Slater

POEMS BY WENDY E. SLATER: I May Need to Change Seats, What Would It Be Like, I Do Know the Despair

Contributor·November 28, 2015
Yellow hills in watercolour - Poems by Stephanie Noble

POEMS BY STEPHANIE NOBLE: Bondage, Inner Weather, No Thread Left Unwoven

Contributor·November 8, 2015
Labyrinth with bench - Poems by Erica Steinweg

POEMS BY ERICA STEINWEG: You Never Really Leave the Labyrinth, New, Amen

Contributor·November 6, 2015
Trampled flowers

Poems by Tihana Skoric: I Cannot, A Love Denied

Contributing Writer·October 12, 2015
Poems by Max Reif - Boy looking at circus

POEMS BY MAX REIF: A Greeting for the Day, Wonders Await You Inside This Tent, Sooner or Later, Blank Page, Another Nature Poem

Max Reif·September 15, 2015
Dark clouds in stormy sky

POEMS BY Tihana Skoric: Underwater, Good Morrow

Contributing Writer·August 8, 2015
Naked woman curled up on the floor crying

POEM BY SUMOORA EL-AMMOURA: Sometimes I cry

Contributing Writer·July 15, 2015
Statue of homeless man in Bergen, Norway

POEM BY TIHANA SKORIC: What the Eyes Can’t See

Contributing Writer·June 28, 2015
Man and woman ballroom dancers on black background

POEMS BY ARIELLE TOWNSEND: The Project, 6 O’Clock News, Her Memoir

Contributing Writer·June 28, 2015
Yoga mats - Poems to end yoga class

POEMS TO END YOGA CLASS: Inspirational messages to take away from the mat

Contributor·June 13, 2015
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