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Spring Dew

March 3, 2013 By Spoon Jackson Leave a Comment

I was not the lion, but it fell to me to give the lion's roar.

Spoon Jackson welcomes Spring with the declaration that “There is still beauty in cell bars.”

Filed Under: Poet Behind Bars, Prison, The Good Life Tagged With: being present, black male poets in prison, california department of corrections, consciousness, end of winter, Freedom, gratitude, imprisonment, incarceration, justice, life without parole, living in the moment, March, nature, new year, pardon, poet behind bars, prison life, serving a life sentence, Sex and Relationships, spring, spring comes in like a lion, writers in prison

In the Not-Now

February 22, 2013 By Brandon Ferdig 3 Comments

What does it say about Americans that the public is already starting to talk about candidates for president for 2016?

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Lifestyle, Politics, The Good Life Tagged With: 2016 US Presidential race, being here now, being present, eat pray love, Eckhart Tolle, ego, Elizabeth Gilbert, living in the moment, living in the present, The Power of Now, US presidential election

How to Deal with a Psycho Bitch from Hell

January 13, 2013 By Atalwin Pilon 102 Comments

If you can’t listen to women with a higher consciousness, what you offer society as a whole is also limited, says Atalwin Pilon.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Sex & Relationships Tagged With: awareness, being present, communication, Compassion, consciousness, crazy bitches, dating, Eckhart Tolle, empathy, Fighting, Joseph Campbell, listening, listening to women, maturity, mindfulness, perspectives, rage, relationships, selfish behavior, servant of life, The Power of Now, women, women's rage, women's rights, wounded women

Be Present to Win

June 3, 2012 By Brandon Ferdig Leave a Comment

You have to be present in order to win at life. Seven years sober, Brandon Ferdig is grateful to the people who have been there for him.

Filed Under: Power and Powerlessness, The Good Life Tagged With: being present, Brandon Ferdig, gratitude, helping others, memorial day, service, sobriety, The Good Life

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