Where in the future are values values that lead us ahead? Where in the future are values making us less afraid? I walk in a mist without values i am in a world in despair I look for a better future I hope good values are there I long for love and compassion with values […]
I will be patient and present and welcoming Guided by the confidence that everything is there, already I will stand for what I feel is right, when I see it before me And walk with no destination, because it’s only about the journey I will grow from the pressure of following the beaten path Nurtured […]
Life coursing through The veins of our existence Contemplates a future Alone, apart, distinct in our purpose Coming together as one Once again, we wonder Is today the day? Ideas permeate the skin Bursting through In both directions In and out Energy seeks its maker Connecting In droplets then waves Without end Renewed by Susan […]
A photo of the sunset and moonrise over the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, PA taken by the poet Ryan Jafar Artes on September 26, 2025. I will be resting and happy and free Guided by a light within I will stand for collective liberation And walk with the people of the global majority I […]
To discover the truth is life’s true aim, But all versions of truth are not the same. What is real Truth is a question to ask, As clouded thinking can act like a mask. The grace of discrimination can reign, It needs a still mind, if not there is pain. Mind can see good, bad; […]
Creativity lets ideas come alive rules bend, thoughts take flight by Janic Gorayeb
by Mani Padisetti We find ourselves caught in the web of ‘shoulds’ and ‘musts,’ like actors following a script written by someone else. These well-intentioned guidelines, rules, and societal norms, come at us from all angles, urging us to conform to emulate the successes of others. We’re told to follow the Joneses, those elusive neighbours […]
by Paul O’Donnell not just words from the hollow not just deeds for someone to follow to give value to our life and life to our values, to give them voice our story cannot simply be a hobson’s choice it is for us all to choose a path that is just and choose we […]
by Shahmeen Aruna Sadiq a steady diet of terrible news hurts me still, I keep looking waiting for a way to help, even just a bit while the hot tears flow perhaps this is it remaining present, awake? it is not enough one more thing to do give love to every being refusing hatred […]
by Susan LePlae Miller Deep and sorrowful at times Bright and colorful at others Embrace both sides, And somewhere in the middle You will see … life. Your life Your love Your value Your values Your possibility They are wrapped In the packaging of experience, And cannot be swept away By another’s opinion. Let go […]
