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Avery Garcia-Prats writes her Future Focused piece, "We Both..." based on the prompt: “What do we have in common?”

Elsa Propson writes her Future Focused piece, "Same Stars," based on the prompt: “What do we have in common?”

Viola Vrtis writes her Future Focused piece, "Butterflies," based on the prompt: “What do we have in common?”

Anya Volkmann writes her Future Focused piece, "Mirror, Window," based on the prompt: “What do we have in common?”

By taking action to ensure the safety, opportunity, and well-being of children, Bubba’s Fund has turned grief into good and heartbreak into hope.

Mental health counselor Olivia Lynn Schnur helps us find commonalities and develop communication skills.

It’s people’s differences that make this world a beautiful, complex, fascinating place. But we also have more in common than we think.

Share the kind things you think about and hope for your loved ones by filling out one of these heartfelt notes!

Liz Bucheit, born in Decorah, Iowa, now a resident of Lanesboro, Minnesota, is an artist, a goldsmith, and an award-winning designer of exquisite jewelry.

When you walk through the door at Coffee on the River in Lansing, Iowa, you’re immersed in a feeling of historic warmth.

For Winona, Minnesota-based artist, Jamie Schwaba, art is a necessary rhythm of life. 

Inspire(d) editor Aryn Henning Nichols writes about the Winter 2025-26 magazine theme: What do we have in common?