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dewdrops: Winter Week 4

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 Trent Thomson

Winter Week 4 BY LEELAH HOLMES

Featured Poetry

Brandon James O’Neil – The Encounter

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 Nicholas Trandahl

Holiness is found hidden in surprising places, even in the midst of bustling urban confines, in Brandon James O'Neil's poem "The Encounter".

“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