I didn’t set out to write about what so many of us in this community love practicing, reading, and writing about: Maitri, or the practice of creating

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ALT: a woman is crying in front of a crowd of people and saying `` say it louder for the people in the back ! ''

ALT: two men standing next to each other with the words " these are my people "

To Love is to Hurt: 10 Salves for a Broken Heart.

The official Elephant Journal shop, offering Waylon Lewis' book "Things I Would Like To Do With You" and a variety of eco and artisan goods and apparel.

Shelley Verses was the first female soigneur to work on a top pro team in Europe. This was at a time when most team managers still thought a woman's place was at home.

 Every year since I was a child, New Year's Eve was special, but little more than a lead up to Shambhala Day, when my American Buddhist community gathered, pulled our Sunday best out of storage, m.....