Finding grace and giggles in motherhood, grandbabies, teaching, marriage, and the garden.

I believe images have power. Welcome to Heartfelt Stories about caring for nature and our planet. When we take care of nature, nature takes care of us.

Here for poems, peace & sense making writers in this river of life. Created Good Nature Publishing 30 years ago. Dad, married, green left side of the dial talker to trees.

The Liturgical Rebels podcast is for spiritual seekers who no longer feel comfortable with a traditional approach to Christian religious observances. It empowers followers of Jesus to creatively reconstruct their faith and spiritual practices.

Adventurer, author, filmmaker, podcaster, and speaker David Ellingson explores life, relationships, and spirit on a journey toward understanding, growth, and wisdom

Turning democracy from a concept to a practice.

Celebrating art as experience, encouraging reading for spiritual transformation, and inviting you into the irreplaceable joys of resonance.

A blog about redemption, second chances, and believing in yourself.

Notes on hope, spirit and creativity with a new song in every post.

The 4 Principles of Real Dialogue // Know Thyself // Commit to Responsible Speaking & Listening // Resist Dehumanization // Learn from Defeat & Failure https://www.realdialogue.org

Through hand-stitched quilts, I'm thinking through what brings us joy, connection, and meaning in a beautiful and challenging world.

I’m Sarah-Frances—a writer, coach, and woman who’s walked through self-doubt and found her way back to herself. I share stories and tools for women learning to trust their inner knowing. If you’re in the in-between, you’re not alone.

There is a portal right here on earth that opens every single day with a little breeze of solace coming through, a little slant of light shining on some beauty you might otherwise have missed. That’s where I want to meet you in this column.

Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.

Exploring the renewal of Quaker spirituality and practice.

An exploration of our most enduring, timeless questions, looking not just at how to answer them, but also how they can connect us to new people and eras.

Poems ... Passages ... Prompts ... Photographs ... Inquiry ... Inspiration ... Instigation ... for curious caring creatures

Exploring questions and solutions that have arisen in my life as I try, however imperfectly, to live a life guided by spiritual principles.

Building Bridges Word by Word is a safe space where we can read each other's stories, discover what we have in common, and begin to build bridges across our divides.

Innkeeper is a space of soul hospitality, creating room for reflection, presence, and the kind of inner conversation that leads to transformation. It exists for the wanderer, offering rest along the way.

Exploring the depth, simplicity, and questions of day-to-day life.

Welcome to The Reflective Mind, a sanctuary for those who yearn to explore the depths of human experience through the lens of philosophical musings.

A film about Prof. Robert Reich's final semester of teaching

Christian -- [bon]fire's founder -- uses this journal to explore, to learn to be more curious, and to ask better questions as a way to help "[good]men" develop the diverse "works > in > progress" across their lives.

wisdom from the earth ~ wellness for the world

Love New Mexico? Enjoy photos, stories, culture, and history from the Land of Enchantment with your Sunday coffee!

Stories Are My Thing: A newsletter and thoughts on writing, reading, and inspiration for the creative life with NYT bestselling author of eighteen novels, and Founder and co-host of Friends and Fiction.

A personal journal on the life of myself and people I’ve known, covering parts of 3 centuries, countries, and people — a life looking back through the eyes of myself and others, as well as our experiences as Americans.

Musings of a contemplative activist learning to walk with God through discovering awe and wonder in all things

Recorded meditations with essays on spirituality and literature by poet, professor, and teacher of mindfulness David Keplinger.

We are a growing movement of Indiana citizens who are concerned about the erosion of democratic norms, the continual drumbeat of extremism and the persistent undermining of our democratic institutions.

Curious about family homelessness? The fascinating new* book, The Three Melissas--The Practical Guide to Surviving Family Homelessness, gives 3 Melissas' insights from their years of family homelessness. (*Sept. '24) www.3Melissas.org

The Growing Edge is hosted by author Parker J. Palmer & singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer. Life forever invites us to grow into new challenges, new adventures, new opportunities to learn and to serve. What’s your growing edge?

Teaching you to turn the simple tool of note writing into a superpower for stronger connections in your personal and professional life.

Contemplations on being human at the intersection of psychology, philosophy, and spirituality—to deepen your path, nourish your heart, and cultivate wisdom within.

The Big Picture provides a deep dive into the cultural, political, and societal issues shaping our world today, from a variety of unique perspectives.

Mostly Memoir. I write about family (past and present), character flaws and recovery (mine), and the (surprising) stability I've discovered beneath my feet.

A place to breathe amid the clamor of everyday life. Hosted by author, pastor, and hopemonger MaryAnn McKibben Dana

Thoughts on “Becoming” through the five dimensions of being human. “We are spiritual beings on human journeys.” This is Soul work! This is how we cook our lives.

Carrie Newcomer's music, poetry and commentary on art, spirit and life.

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism.

🕯️Posts and companion portions to weekly audio from author, broadcaster (Spark My Muse), and teacher Lisa Colón DeLay (usually once a week). Paid subscribers get full editions, extras, and can leave comments. Dialogue welcome. ❤️

Theology, poetry, reflections, and restful meditations from a Black man in process

Daily newsletter exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused

Opening the future by understanding the past.

Drawing explorations, lessons, and weekly art assignments from New York Times-bestselling artist Wendy MacNaughton. Paying subscribers get full access to the DrawTogether Grown-Ups Table creative community and drawing assignments.

random good stories held together by life

Community, democracy, and a search for the good life.

Part retreat, part think tank. A place for inspiration and ideas about culture, faith, and spirit.

Great Books, Great Minds is a member-supported digital community with a mission of “Igniting a New World of Community, Connection, and Conversation, One Book at a Time