Aikya Param

United States

Minister with a prison ministry who writes, does cartooning and art. #MediumWriter. #writer. #poet. #prisonministry.

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07/03/2022
Gift of Beauty

In her course Money, Mysticism, and Miracles, Rev. Dr. Kathianne Lewis encouraged students to look up, literally, for ten minutes a day. We were to look up 45 degrees beyond people, places and...

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07/31/2024
Who's Your Vice President?

Now is the time to pick your #2, So pick your people; get your vetting process Underway. Can it be a "she" Who's taller, or a "he" with lots of children? What kind of country would we need For you to...

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04/10/2024
Energy Surge

This week we had a solar eclipse. 220,000 people travelled along the northeast path of totality to get a clear view of the moon covering the face of the sun. Chanel 22 said nearly 160,00 people went...

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04/15/2024
Peace on Earth

Do you think important people drink tea, Or is it only grandmothers Who may or may not be major players? Could be grandfathers too. Things might go better If Presidents who are grandfathers, If...

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04/16/2024
Trouble Sleeping?

At a poetry event I attended yesterday, another attendee told me about how much trouble she had sleeping and how it was wreaking havoc on her life. She didn't ask for suggestions, which is the only...

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03/08/2024
Tell Me Something Good

Sometimes we have an idea that nags at us from childhood. We may even try to turn away from it but it will not go away. It seems we came into this life with a commitment to do this very thing and...

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03/04/2024
Lest My Heart Do Foxtrot Instead of Bossa Nova

It's only been a week That I've had the heart monitor: Like a three-legged spider seek- ing off-beat rhythm: arrhythmia. "Holter monitor" it's called. Sounds like law enforcement - Halt, Holter! -...

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03/03/2024
Stories that Matter

I scribble little bits in notebooks, type paragraphs in my phone or iPad. I write with different fountain pens, sometimes with different colored inks. Some jump out at me again and again before I see...