Category: inspiration
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How Creativity and Social Responsibility Inspired 5 Memorable Moments | Aberjhani Author-Poet-Literary-Consultant | LinkedIn
“Rainbows introduce us to reflections of different beautiful possibilities so we never forget that pain and grief are not the final options in life.“ —Aberjhani Measuring the success of a given year by the percentage of profits gained or lost is a sensible enough practice for many individuals and an…
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Reflections on Ode to the Good Black Boots that Served My Soul So Well (poem) by Aberjhani
“But why exactly were these shoes so important to Vincent? Why had he carried them with him for so long, beaten and worn as they were?” – Ken Wilber, from the essay A Pair of Worn Shoes (“A Pair of Shoes” painting by Vincent Van Gogh from Southern Review.org) The story…
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Dancing with Genius, Dancing with Madness (in Honor of Jalaluddin Rumi)
(Rumi Visions II CD cover art by Marvin Mattelson) I think of Genius and Madness as being very much like a twin brother and sister. And it doesn’t really matter which one we call the brother, or which we describe as the sister, for one simple reason. Within the…
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Text and Meaning in Elemental The Power of Illuminated Love (part 1 of 3)
Angles of Ascents Anthology featuring the works of contemporary poets. (Cover image features poets Nikki Giovanni and the late Amiri Baraka) Success for the creatively-inclined individual can be defined in many ways. Certainly there are those who necessarily measure their triumphs in terms of monetary gains. There are others for…
Bridge of Silver Wings 2025 