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Moudi Sbeity – May You Wake with Goodness

September 28, 2025September 26, 2025 Nicholas Trandahl

With their poem "May You Wake with Goodness", Lebanese-American poet Moudi Sbeity extends the kindness of an Arabic blessing.

Chris Abani

Chris Abani on the Balance and Patience of West African Beauty

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 Vanessa Able

In West African thought, beauty surpasses the principles of symmetry and perspective and instead goes deep into the balance of being itself.

“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