A large tree majestically sits on a hill backed by a blue sky highlighted by white clouds.
Poetry

Under the Walnut Tree

by Lynn Martin
When I face what has left my life,I bow.  I walk outside into the cold,rain…
A leaf with a hole in the shape of a heart,with the sunlight coming through the hole.
Articles

Gratitude and Grief

by Elaine Mansfield
Healing thoughts from Paul Bennett's "Loving Grief"
clear water
Poetry

Thoughts

by Ryokan, translated by John Stevens
When all thoughts Are exhausted I slip into the woods And gather A pile of…
above the clouds and sun
Q&A

Lingering Grief

by Patricia Campbell Carlson
Q: I have been stuck in grief for the loss of a child and now…
great blue heron
Poetry

The Peace of Wild Things

by Wendell Berry
When despair for the world grows in meand I wake in the night at the…
single oak leaf
Poetry

The Offering

by Laura Foley
These woods on the edges of a lake are settling now to winter darkness. Whatever…
golden sunset
Poetry

The Moment

by Margaret Atwood
The moment when, after many years of hard work and a long voyage you stand…
Poetry

The Lanyard

by Billy Collins
The other day I was ricocheting slowly off the blue walls of this room, moving…
Road moves through a rugged landscape
Poetry

The Lake Isle of Innisfree

by William Butler Yeats
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build…
a wooden sign with the word welcome nestled in flowering foliage
Poetry

The Guest House

by Rumi
Translation by Coleman Barks
older woman with head tilted back looking up at the sky, with the sunset in the background
Articles

The Benefits of Gratitude in the Four Quadrants of Life

by Angeles Arrien
An excerpt from Living in Gratitude: A Journey That Will Change Your Life
Poetry

Ten Poems of Otagaki Rengetsu

by (Translation) Kaz Tanahashi and Joan Halifax Roshi
Autumn Moon Fearing my past is exposed to the moon, I keep looking down this…
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