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Samuel Gilpin – Do You Ever Have the Feeling That the World’s Gone and Left You Behind

April 20, 2025April 18, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

Samuel Gilpin's poem "Do You Ever Have the Feeling That the World's Gone and Left You Behind" is a catalyst to conclusion and reality.

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March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Vanessa Able

BY JOANN STEVELOS - What happens when an abandoned child grows up and one day buries her estranged father

“Expanding the Universe” – Rick Rubin on Awareness in Creativity
What is the role of awareness in creativity and how can we cultivate it to make our world a bigger and clearer place?
The First Door of Liberation: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision of Emptiness and Interbeing
Rather than signifying a lack or a void, Thich Nhat Hanh took emptiness to be a state of inextricable and fundamental interconnectedness.
Mike Travisano – Bob’s Tattoos
A short story on the power of three simple words and how much they can mean and embody.
Sharing the Feeling: Zen Teacher Shunryu Suzuki on Becoming Ourselves
The importance of keeping an empty mind for savoring the present and expressing ourselves in our most authentic way.
Running After Loves – Ray Bradbury on Fostering Hunger in Writing
Finding the truth of our authentic passions is the key to forming the foundations of a writing practice