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November 2009 
What's the most soothing or calming music you know?
Posted on Oct 8th, 2009
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Laura
Laura
Something like these......
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Gaia: Connect. Grow. Inspire. Empower.
songs
Posted on Jun 29th, 2009
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Laura
Laura
I teach my sighs to lengthen into songs. --Theodore Roethke (artwork by Ben Laseter)
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a stepping back
Posted on Jun 6th, 2009
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Laura
Laura
The Promise Mysteriously they entered, those few minutes. Mysteriously, they left. As if the great dog of confusion guarding my heart, who is always sleepless, suddenly slept. It was not an awakening of the large,... More »
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questionable haiku
Posted on Mar 13th, 2009
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Laura
Laura
Lately I've been playing around with this haiku magnetic poetry kit I got recently. I've been putting the words together kind of instinctively, not terribly quickly but not without a lot of deep thought. it's... More »
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a brightness
Posted on Dec 13th, 2008
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Laura
Laura
I Want Something Without a Name I want something without a name---No! I'm not saying I don't know what I crave! I want something without a name, light of foot, even airborne, all feathers but... More »
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The Opening--a Prayer for Peace
Posted on Oct 11th, 2008
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Laura
Laura
Whatever the Universe does, small or large, through any being or communion of beings, which helps further its purpose, this act celebrates the Source of our unfolding story. The essence of all praiseworthy qualities constantly... More »
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What's the best way to celebrate peace?
Posted on Sep 21st, 2008
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Laura
Laura
By practicing mindfulness and nurturing self-awareness. By sitting quietly with a candle and noticing feelings as they arise. By writing something to those I love and cultivating the connections that are important to me. By... More »
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the uphill curve
Posted on Jun 2nd, 2008
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Laura
Laura
As I was rounding up errant library books I fell into William Stafford 's book of poems Learning to Live in the World for a little while. Five A.M. Still dark, the early morning breathes... More »
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Posted on Apr 10th, 2008
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Laura
Laura
"Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be... More »
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ashes on the tongue
Posted on Mar 15th, 2008
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Laura
Laura
Lost Tense The past tense of ash was oak; of rust, iron. The future tense of oak and iron was war; future perfect, more or less, war's end, the present tense of which was ashes... More »
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