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Wake-Up Call

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Poem by Armen Davoudian about leaving; how this wake-up call will then reverberate to his parents.

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To You We Shall Return: Lessons About Our Planet from the Lakota

“Grandmother, you who listen and hear all, you from whom all good things come…It is your embrace we feel when we return to you…” This traditional Lakota prayer to Grandmother Earth opens Joseph Marshall III's newest work, a meditation on our connection to the land and an exhortation to...

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Joseph M. Marshall III
2010
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When Angels Speak of Love: Poems

From writer, critic, and popular cultural icon bell hooks comes a seductive portrait of passion in fifty soul-stirring poems. When Angels Speak of Love heralds the debut of a major new poet: bell hooks.

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bell hooks
2011
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Are You Using Knowledge, or Is Knowledge Using You?

Throughout life, we constantly narrate, or commentate on, everything we do, say, see, touch, smell, taste, and hear. As natural storytellers, we continuously keep the plot moving forward, sometimes missing millions of subplots that are developing on their own.

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Miguel Ruiz, Jr.
2013
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Healing the Shame that Binds You

Shame is the motivator behind our toxic behaviors: the compulsion, co-dependency, addiction and drive to superachieve that breaks down the family and destroys personal lives.

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John Bradshaw
2005
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The Power of Positive Self-Talk

The line between failure and success can come down to something as simple as self-talk. Powerful and positive self-talk can change your entire mindset, which can affect your actions.

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Teri Karjala
2020
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Answering the Call to Awaken

Like the Buddha, we all get our call to wake up. It often comes when life isn’t working and we may have to go a little crazy. Here’s how Buddhist teacher Spring Washam answered her call.

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Spring Washam
2017
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9 Lifestyle Changes that Happen After You Start Meditating

Once you begin meditating daily, life as you knew it will begin to take on some interesting twists and turns.

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Light Watkins
2020
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The 21 Day Mental Diet | Brian Tracy

The best habit you can develop is to start every day in a thoughtful, productive way that sets you up for greater success in the hours ahead.

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Brian Tracy
2012
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Shekhar Kapur: We Are the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Where does creative inspiration spring from? At TEDIndia, Hollywood/Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur ("Elizabeth," "Mr. India") pinpoints his source of creativity: sheer, utter panic. He shares a powerful way to unleash your inner storyteller.

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2010
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The Courage to Create—Poetry in the Age of Technology

"The lowest trees have tops..."--William Shakespeare

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David Whyte
2011
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