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  • Spiritual Growth

    How to Find Spiritual Truth in a Red Pepper

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    How photography and contemplation of everyday objects like vegetables can lead to deeper understanding and wisdom.

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Creativity

    What Does It Mean To Be Creative?

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    Creativity may not always be about making fine art or composing music. Creativity often begins as a dream and comes alive as the dreamer awakens.

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Spiritual Growth

    How to Leave a Legacy of Story

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    The importance of recording your story to leave as a legacy for your descendants, based on the metaphors of a hike towards a waterfall.

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Poetry

    It’s Raining

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    . . . Rain calls poets to pour out psalms and canticles. . . because Johnnie knows. . .

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Creativity

    The Reflective Pen

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    . . . entire books remain hidden within the chamber of a pen, to spill out randomly when the pen touches the surface of paper. . .

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Poetry

    What We Miss When We Sleep Late

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    Sunrise over an ocean

    When the sun gets up before I do And showers the world with light I want to towel it off and begin again . . .

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  • Resources

    Marry Your Muse by Jan Phillips

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    A must read for anyone wanting to find a creative path to spirituality.

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