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Project Finding Beauty

Contemplative Practice

Posted on 10/24/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen / 38 Comments

In contemplation, I stop and breathe. backstory: Some people do yoga, tai chi, meditation and so on, as a contemplative practice to calm the mind, I walk. As au...

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Random Acts of Kindness

Posted on 10/17/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen / 23 Comments

Literary friends help me celebrate words. (longish) backstory: Whether you view writing as a solitary activity or not, we can’t deny that the act of putting wor...

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Beloved October

Posted on 10/10/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen / 24 Comments

Irresistible is lure of her beauty. backstory: I don’t need to say much about October, she speaks for herself. But I’ll raise a glass, not to her beauty but bec...

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"In a true you-and-I relationship, we are present "In a true you-and-I relationship, we are present mindfully, nonintrusively, the way we are present with things in nature. We do not tell a birch tree it should be more like an elm. We face it with no agenda, only an appreciation that becomes participation: 'I love looking at this birch' becomes 'I am this birch' and then 'I and this birch are opening to a mystery that transcends and holds us both." -- David Richo

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Khaya Ronkainen's books on Goodreads
Seasons Defined Seasons Defined
reviews: 5
ratings: 6 (avg rating 4.83)

From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light
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ratings: 2 (avg rating 5.00)

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