Monday Thought: Poetic Suffering
"You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone."
--John Ciardi
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Welcome to Conscious Living
Poetry is a special language connecting me to the deepest parts of myself and the whole of life. Writing and reading poetry helps me live more consciously on a daily basis. I invite you to read and enjoy the poems posted here. Comments are always appreciated and emails are also most welcome. To email me, click here. May you live a poetic life! Don Iannone
About Me
- Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D.
- Forty+ year career in economic development, higher education, and healthcare. D.Div., Ph.D
Links
Poetry Links
- Michaela Sefler's Spiritual Poetry
- Famous Poets and Poems
- Garrison Keillor
- James Wright Poetry Festival
- Poets House
- Academy of American Poets
- Poetism
- Verse Links
- Electronic Poetry Center
- Electronic Poetry Review
- Craig Hill's Poetry Scoreboard
- About.com Poetry Blogs
- Ohio Poets
- Larry Smith's Poetry Homepage
- Loren Webster's Poetry Site
- Some James Wright Poems
- Some Gary Snyder Poems
- Salem Poetry Blog
- Pat Paulk/Laughing Ghosts
- Poets 101
- Zafusy Poetry Journal
Special Places
- Cleveland, My Home: Visual Tour
- Holden Arboretum
- Saguaro National Park
- Sabino Canyon
- Point Lobos State Reserve
- Mepkin Abbey
- St.Clairsville
- Martins Ferry
- St. Clairsville HS Class 1969
- Cleveland Botanical Garden
- Amelia Island Plantation
- Boulders, Carefree, Arizona
- Highland Inn, Carmel, California
- El Encanto Hotel & Garden Villas, Santa Barbara
- Cumberland Island National Seashore
- Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, VT
Interesting Resources
- Headfooters Gallery
- Pamela Wilson's Satsang
- Eckhart Tolle
- Spiritual Teachers
- World Political Leaders
- Time 100 Leaders
- Cleveland Bridge Builders
- Business Leaders
- Business Thought Leaders
- CyberJournalists.net
- NY Times Back to 1851!
- Boomer Radio (Try It!)
- Western Reserve Historical Society
- Cleveland Memory Project
Spirituality Links
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- One to ponder..."Most of us can read the writing o...
- Tuesday Thought: Responsibility"I must do somethin...
- Stilling the WatersPoems About Finding Peace and M...
- Awake at NightBy Matsuo Basho Awake at night--the ...
- A CaterpillarBy Matsuo BashoA caterpillar,this dee...
- Monday Thought: Imagine No Boundaries"The temple b...
- The Echoing Green By William BlakeThe Sun does ari...
- Tomorrow, TomorrowBy Derek WalcottI remember the c...
- PoppiesMary OliverThe poppies send up theirorange ...
- Work your plan..."Plans are only good intentions u...
- Sunday Thought: The Work We Do"There is a vast wor...
- The Observatory OdeBy John Frederick NimsIThe Univ...
- One more..."Where there is great love, there are a...
- Saturday Thought: Love"Love is the beauty of the s...
- Happy Fifteenth Anniversary, MaryBy DonIt's been f...
- A Supermarket in CaliforniaBy Allen GinsbergWhat t...
- One to ponder..."It takes a lot of courage to rele...
- Friday Thought: Look in AwarenessLet us not look b...
- One final one..."We do not have to visit a madhous...
- One to ponder..."It is no measure of health to be ...
- Thursday Thought: Change"Most of the change we thi...
- Siwashing It Out Once in Suislaw ForestBy Gary Syn...
- Ponder this..."Life is not measured by the breaths...
- Wednesday Thought: How to Succeed"No one ever atta...
- The Road and the EndBy Carl SandburgI shall foot i...
- On from the road..."Poetry is the journal of the s...
- Tuesday Thought: The Poet"Poets are soldiers that ...
- The PilotBy Shin Yu Paiyou move through spacein th...
- One to ponder..."Happiness is not a destination. I...
- Monday Thought: Road to Happiness"People take diff...
- Oregon in WinterBy Timothy BoveeTo any man who'd b...
- One to ponder..."Most people would rather be certa...
- Sunday Thought: Happiness"Happiness is a choice th...
- Light Breaks Where No Sun ShinesBy Dylan ThomasLig...
- The power of belief..."The thing always happens th...
- Saturday Thought: What We Believe"Man is what he b...
- Dreamsby Langston HughesHold fast to dreamsFor if ...
- One to ponder..."When we are unable to find tranqu...
- Friday Thought: World Owes Me Nothing"Don't go aro...
- HappinessBy Raymond Carver So early it's still alm...
- One to ponder..."So long as all the increased weal...
- Thursday Thought: Prosperity"Armaments, universal ...
- Wednesday Thought: It's Up to Us"A lot of people a...
- On Jefferson StreetBy David HedgesI shall set fort...
- Dreamer By Steven Robert HeineLook far awayfor a l...
- Haiku MomentBy Donwe are born completewhole in all...
- Your life journey..."Your life is a sacred journey...
- Tuesday Thought: Don't Worry"Worry never robs tomo...
- One to ponder..."The principal block to fullfillme...
- Climbing the Chagrin RiverBy Mary OliverWe enterth...
- One to ponder..."I think that taking life seriousl...
- Monday Thought: Finding It"You will never be happy...
- The Summer I Was Sixteen By Geraldine ConnollyThe ...
- One to ponder..."In the long run, men hit only wha...
- Sunday Thought: Investing Your Time"Don't just spe...
- She Came and WentBy James Russell Lowell (1819-189...
- What is poetry?"Poetry is not an expression of the...
- Saturday Thought: Be of Love"Be of love a little m...
- Friday Thought: Courage"Courage is the most import...
- Gratitude as an Economic Development StrategyBy Do...
- Sympathetic Joy By Joan Halifax Roshi "The third b...
- Thursday Thought: Defeat"What is defeat?...Nothing...
- Primary WonderBy Denise LevertovDays pass when I f...
- Wednesday Thought: Life's LimitsIt is easy to beli...
- The Birth of AngelsBy Stephen DobynsThe heavy-lidd...
- Sticking With Your Meditation PracticeIt's too eas...
- Tuesday Thought: Be Nice to Yourself"Do something ...
- Your Personal AnthropologyClick here to learn more...
- Dr. Thorson's Humor ScaleDo you step back and laug...
- TOMORROW, TOMORROWBy Derek WalcottI remember the c...
- Monday Thought: Poetic Suffering"You don't have to...
- On second thought..."The poet doesn't invent. He l...
- Getting Over ItPeople have a hard time "getting ov...
- ConstellationsBy Steven HeightonAfter bedtime the ...
- One to ponder...You know a dream is like a river, ...
- Sunday Thought: What Determines Our LivesOur lives...
- Lines on Retirement, after Reading LearBy David Wr...
- One for the road..."People grow through experience...
- Saturday Thought: Attitude"Human beings, by changi...
- Voyages IIBy Hart Crane--And yet this great wink o...
- Remember this?"My heart was a habitation large eno...
- Friday Thought: Life Phases"Youth is a blunder; Ma...
- Thursday Thought: Integral PhilosophyGet the essen...
- The Tao of OrganizationBy Cheng Yi "Of particular ...
- Awake at WorkBy Michael CarrollBook Abstract"Work ...
- Mapping the MomentClick here and see an example of...
- Reverence..."Reverence is the way of radical respe...
- Wednesday Thought: Grace"You say grace before meal...
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