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Silent Contemplation

It has been nearly a month since the last post at the Retreat.  I have been in silent contemplation of life and meditation abut things that have gone on over the last year.  Many people believe, as I found out

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Truth or Consequences

Closer to the physical location of the Retreat than most of the other locations, the hot springs of Truth or Consequences New Mexico offer an opportunity for visitors and residents to relax in a quiet environment.  Fed from underground hot

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Journey Crossroads

This week, a regular visitor to the Retreat will be finishing one leg of her journey in life and moving to another by graduating from both high school as well as junior college.  Academics are a healthy pursuit as are

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Sleep

In the bustling modern society, we often lose focus on some of the simpler things in life.  The simplest but often most important is sleep.  Sleep not only allows our bodies and minds to rest but our dreams carry with

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Calming Rest

Frustration often comes from the smallest thing…a missing sock…a broken toy…sleeping a few minutes too late.  When this is combined with the larger issues each of us faces during the day, it can mount until a veritable avalanche of frustration

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Elan Mudrow

Smidgens

sheila sea

like thalassic velvet

Steve Rose, PhD

Gain Long-term Freedom From Addiction

agirlforaboi

A place to appreciate a femme's love for bois...

HEALTH + INSPIRATION

Wellness • Poetry • Life

YasNiger™

Witty Written Works

Damyanti Biswas

For lovers of reading, crime writing, crime fiction

A Thousand Haiku

...one haiku at a time.

DoubleU = W

WITHIN ARE PIECES OF ME

longexposuremagazine.wordpress.com/

Poetry | Fiction | Visual Art

Storyshucker

A blog full of humorous and poignant observations.

Dixi

Alis volat propriis

For Poetic Justice

Poetry, Prose, Photography

Only Fragments

Love Letters to the Tar Pit

RED GLADIOLA

Fiction & Poetry Journal of T. Wong

California Bonsai Art

............ Live from the Bonsai Bunker

Shawn L. Bird

Original poetry, commentary, and fiction. All copyrights reserved.

The Whole Circle Project

A Commentary on Social Sustainability

Michael Hagedorn

New Post on Crataegus Bonsai

Indiana Bonsai

Learning Bonsai in the Hoosier state

smilecalm

Life through Mindful Media

ALONG AN OLD FENCEROW

haiku and other experiments in verse

O at the Edges

Musings on poetry, language, perception, numbers, food, and anything else that slips through the cracks.

Life Changing the World: A Phoenix's Aria

"A torn jacket is soon mended, but hard words bruise the heart of a child." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

myrainbowtravel

The blog of a french storyteller, a polish photography lover and a world adventurer, Christina Czubak.

The Art of Bonsai

New England Bonsai Gardens

Street of Dreams

A literary blog of poet, playwright and essayist Rachael Stanford

Bonsai advice

Bonsai WordPress.com site

Capital Bonsai

The personal bonsai blog of Aarin Packard, Assistant Curator of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum

Yuki Teikei Haiku Society

celebrating Japanese traditions in English-language haiku

Pamela Sukhum Weblog

For complete works, go to www.InfiniteVisionArt.com

Contemplative Pathways

One Self traveling many pathways.  One Being expressing as many lives.

Carol J Forrester

Poet | Writer | Mythology & History Geek

Ian Stewart Black

Modern master of classical poetry

Tŷ Celf

Celebrating Creativity in Cardiff

Line Of The Week

Miscellaneous Utterings From Best Friends

Just Contemplations

Contemplations expressed through the written word...

Friendly Fairy Tales

Celebrating Nature and Magic for Kids of all Ages

The Pump Handle

A water cooler for the public health crowd

Mark Coakley

Author of "Hidden Harvest" and "Tip and Trade"