Why Poetry Matters
Maria Popova publisher of The Marginalian describes the poem, "Ars Poetica #100", as - the most beautiful meditation on poetry’s role in...
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When Your Worries Have Worries
Some days when I wake up, I am not sure what to worry about first. On those days I know I need to a few moments to take a seat and pause....
The Headspace Guide
If you are interested in meditation and mindfulness and are a beginner, I recommend the book; The Headspace Guide to Meditation and...
Your Real Work is Play
Years ago I had this recurring fantasy during a rough period in my life. Closing my eyes I'd picture myself older, moving slowly back and...
Loving Kindness Meditation
Also called metta meditation, loving-kindness meditation is the simple practice of directing well-wishes towards other people. It begins...
Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda
Illustration from the book, Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People – March 29, 2011 by Monica Brown Keeping Quiet Now we will count to twelve ...
Six Tools for Shaping a Creative Life from Questlove
"To this day, I love that book — I probably have 50 blank copies of it in storage." In an interview with the New York Times, the...
Invocation
“Invocation” by Jeanne Lohmann Let us try what it is to be true to gravity, to grace, to the given, faithful to our own voices, to...
Meditation Made Easy
How do you spell serendipity? "F - R - I - E - N - D" A friend sent a poetic guide to meditation to me that she found on the internet....
Meditation of Gratitude
Here's a meditation of gratitude from Aging as a Spiritual Practice to offer as a peaceful way to begin or end your day. We say thank you...
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