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Personal Growth

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Wakingupfree

3 Parts of LOVE

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It's easy to love people that are easy to love. The practice for me comes in loving the ones that my ego t...

Bits in Time

Unraveling the Universe, The Best Theories Behind Dark Matter and Dark Energy

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The universe is vast, beautiful—and mostly invisible. Over 95% of what makes up the cosmos is something we ca...

True Colors

Presence

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"Sharing a bed isn’t always about touch — sometimes, it’s simply about presence. It’s about the unspoken comf...

Burning Man

Love Burn 2025

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Love Burn 2025 Carnavale: Masquerade of Fools February 16-19, 2025 Miami, Florida...

Healthy Pleasures

Avocado Corn Tomato Salad

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A vibrant, refreshing summer salad loaded with creamy avocado, sweet corn, and juicy cherry tomatoes—tossed in...

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Spinach and Ricotta Cauliflower Crust Pizza

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Deliciously Healthy Spinach and Ricotta Pizza on a Cauliflower Crust Ingredients: 1 medium head of cauli...

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VEGAN PESTO SKILLET LASAGNA

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From Vegan Richa: "This easy Pesto Skillet Lasagna with mushrooms and basil pesto is made on the stove top in...

Espiritu

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The First Pen

Book Review: Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals

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Book Review: Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals Art: Rowen White By Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wi...

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Fundraising with Purpose: Host or Join a Cluster Event on IdealHive

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Want to Fundraise in a Way That Actually Feels Good? Welcome to IdealHive. IdealHive isn’t your typical fundr...

Natural World

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Awww!! Check out this baby loggerhead sea turtle waving goodbye to its nest as it crawled to the ocean after h...

True Colors

“Dancers Are the Athletes of God”, The Music, Mind, and Mystery of Dance

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There’s a quote that floats through studios, stages, and social feeds: “Dancers are the athletes of God.” It...

Healthy Pleasures

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Sea of little fires

Beth Hart and the Healing Power of Gratitude A Reflection on Her Song “Thankful”

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In a world often driven by speed and spectacle, Beth Hart’s music invites us to slow down, to feel deeply, and...

Personal Growth

How to Navigate Adult Tantrums with Loving Detachment

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By ChatGPT & Paul Tupciauskas | IdealHive In adult relationships—romantic, familial, professional, or platoni...

True Colors

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True Colors

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How to Create Sacred Space in Urban Life

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1. Design a Mindful Corner You don’t need much room—just intention. Set aside a small space in your home for ...

Sea of little fires

Mary Oliver, A Soul Rooted in the Forest - An Ode to "When I Am Among the Trees"

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When I Am Among the Trees by Mary Oliver When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey lo...

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IdealHive, Better Social Media

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Bee-coming Wise: Discovering a Better Social Media Experience with IdealHive In today’s fast-paced digital wo...

Bits in Time

Particles from Nothing, Understanding the Quantum Vacuum

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At first glance, the vacuum of space appears to be the most barren and uneventful region of the universe. In p...

Cognition

Small Minds, Sharper Missions, Kinder Outcomes

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By Paul J. Tupciauskas At first we assumed intelligence meant bigger. Bigger models. Bigger optimization tar...

Healthy Pleasures

Spinach & Feta Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust

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Spinach & Feta Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust Ingredients: Cooking spray 2 medium sweet potatoes, peele...

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Herbig-Haro

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This glowing cloud is a Herbig-Haro object—a dramatic scene from a stellar nursery! What you're seeing is a je...

Natural World

The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals: Darwin’s Groundbreaking Insight into Human and Animal Behavior

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The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals: Darwin’s Groundbreaking Insight into Human and Animal Behavior ...

Personal Growth

The Mourning Dove and the Gentle Pause, Mindfulness, Grace and Detachment

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There was once a small mourning dove who loved to perch on a slender branch just above a quiet forest path. Th...

Breathe

I Will Sit with you Side by Side and Bring you Tea in the Morning—Even when we don’t Like Each Other

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From Elephant Journal: "My partner asked me recently, when it is that I realised I loved her. I said I did no...

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Ecstatic Dance, How This Global Movement Is Healing Minds, Bodies, and Communities

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In recent years, a silent revolution has swept through nightclubs, yoga studios, church basements, and festiva...

Personal Growth

You dont have to raise your voice to speak your truth, but you do have to stop burying it

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You don’t have to raise your voice to speak your truth. But you do have to stop burying it. Because when y...

Sea of little fires

Krista Tippett, Generous Listening, and the Enduring Wisdom of OnBeing

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In a culture dominated by noise, speed, and conflict, Krista Tippett has long stood as a voice of quiet depth,...

Personal Growth

What is Love?

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What Is Love? A Gentle Exploration of the Hungers That Shape Our Hearts What is love, really? We ask it in s...

Active Planet

Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2025

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Setting the bar high in Buenos Aires with over 2000 riders joining in #DGR2025. We can't wait to see all rides...

Poet's Corner

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Victoria Erickson is a poet, author, and creative writing coach whose work invites readers into a world of dee...

The First Pen

Sacre Bleu, A Wild, Colorful Ride Through Art, Time, and Madness

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If you're a fan of historical fiction, satire, or just delightfully strange novels that make you laugh out lou...

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Share Your Light, Why IdealHive Is the Right Place to Post, Grow, and Give Back

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In an era when online noise drowns out meaningful signal, IdealHive offers a different kind of platform—a sanc...

Personal Growth

A Culture of Goodbye, Are We Losing the Ability to Get Along?

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We've become a culture of people who often end relationships prematurely. Sometimes this is necessary and even...

@Home

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Ever catch yourself spiraling into the black hole of “What ifs” and “Maybe I should’ve said…”? Welcome to the ...

The First Pen

Unlocking the Creative Genius Within, A Joyful Dive into Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

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If creativity were a mythical creature, Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert would be the shimmering net that helps ...

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Guest Posting with Purpose on IdealHive

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In an era when online noise drowns out meaningful signal, IdealHive offers a different kind of platform—a sanc...

True Colors

Maggie Vandewalle

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Artist: Maggie Vandewalle...

Poet's Corner

Nayyirah Waheed

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“when you meet that person. a person. one of your soulmates. let the connection. relationship. be what it is. ...

@Home

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The First Pen

The Ecological Elegance of Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver’s Prodigal Summer is a lush, evocative novel that seamlessly intertwines ecology, human con...

Healthy Pleasures

Low-Carb Cottage Cheese Pancakes

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Low-Carb Cottage Cheese Pancakes ?? Ingredients: - 1 cup cottage cheese - 2 large eggs - 1/4 cup almond f...

The First Pen

Night Circus

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The circus arrives without warning. It’s a simple sentence. Deceptively quiet. But once those words land in...

Espiritu

Universalism, The Thread That Binds Us All

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What if, beneath all our languages, stories, beliefs, and boundaries, there existed a single thread? A golden ...

Personal Growth

Shadow Work: Stepping Outside of Ourselves for Self-Reflection

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Stepping Outside of Ourselves for Self-Reflection Inherited Shame, Inner Agents, and Tools for Listening to O...

The First Pen

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“There is this idea that you either read to escape or you read to find yourself.” -Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay...

The First Pen

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In films, we are voyeurs, but in novels, we have the experience of being someone else: knowing another person’...

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