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Reset
Poetry

Reset

by Rhonda Weiss, Leeds, NY

It can only be what it is No matter how many times you fixate No matter how many times you obsess What should have happened Didn’t It can only be what

Slow
Nature

Slow

by David Frieman, Huntington Station, NY

--- Mother Nature knows Change happens at the pace of gently falling leaves

Barbecue Haiku
Inspiration

Barbecue Haiku

by Roberta A. McQueen, East Islip, NY

--- hot dog on the grill fell down on the coals below looks like it’s well done

Gnomonic Growth
Poetry

Gnomonic Growth

by Anne Starnes Kingsbury, Huntington Station, NY

In his hand he holds the perfect outer body of a horseshoe crab. They’re everywhere. His eyes drift over them. “They didn’t die,” I say.

My Roaming Poem
Poetry

My Roaming Poem

by Jerry Brown, Santa Fe, NM

--- Something different A limerick! Is it lost as it roams Among these outstanding poems Or is it synergistic?!?

The Purr of Two Cats
Creativity

The Purr of Two Cats

by Cleo Griffith, California

--- Last night the chair moved. John’s chair. The latest in a series of unusual events.

Two Beach Haiku
Poetry

Two Beach Haiku

by David Frieman, Huntington Station, NY

--- Beach chairs upside down Collapsed umbrellas in flight Surfers jumping waves The channeled whelk lives A prisoner on the beach Never making waves

Zen Mind
Poetry

Zen Mind

by Dr. Seena Axel, Delray Beach, FL

How often do I enter each new day with Beginner’s Mind?! Open to what life has to reveal to me today. My yoga practice reminds me.

A Refuge from Insanity
Spirituality

A Refuge from Insanity

by Alan Cohen, Hawaii

In the brilliant classic 1937 version of Lost Horizon , high-minded statesman Robert Conway, while escaping from a war in China, is kidnapped to Shangri-La

The Lagom Lifestyle: Balance, Sustainability, and Simplicity
Conscious Living

The Lagom Lifestyle: Balance, Sustainability, and Simplicity

by Kortney Yasenka, LCMHC, New Hampshire

Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. — Swedish Proverb

What is the Great Quantum Reset? PART 1
Spirituality

What is the Great Quantum Reset? PART 1

by Creations Magazine

by Valir of the Pleiadian Collective, Channeled by Dave Akira You are not here to have simply a human experience, although this is what in part you agreed to.

The Power of Word Choice: Crafting Effective Communication
Relationships

The Power of Word Choice: Crafting Effective Communication

by Creations Magazine

Words carry immense power—each one we choose shapes perception, influences reactions, and determines the effectiveness of our communication.

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