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    MIND THE GAP: Mindfulness as the practice of living in one piece

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    RECLAIM YOUR TIME THROUGH PRESENCE: 5 research-backed ways to do so

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    SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING: How teaching youth about emotional intelligence promotes happiness and success

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    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

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    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

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    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

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THE IDEA OF ABUNDANCE: How wealth can be redefined

Vera Chiu·August 12, 2021
This morning, I went swimming with my dog. I simply put on my swimwear, pulled on shorts, grabbed a towel...
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DISCONNECTED: How going carless simplifies life and helps us connect to our surroundings

Kiva Bottero·August 3, 2016
The car. One of humankind’s greatest inventions. It has opened up our world, made our lives easier and enabled a...
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LIVING WITHOUT: 8 benefits of living in a small home

Orsolya Hernold·March 31, 2016
My first apartment had one room and a tiny bathroom. As life went on and our children were born, we...
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LIVING LIGHT AND FREE: A look inside the travel-living suitcase

Jane Olivier·June 29, 2013
My personal, simple world I carry with me wherever I go. My home is a suitcase and a backpack. I...
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CONQUER YOUR CLUTTER: The ultimate guide to decluttering

Contributing Writer·June 8, 2013
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the...
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LETTER FROM THE FUTURE: Legacy—not a love story with the Earth

Contributing Writer·May 24, 2013
Hey there Mr. Prime Minister, President, King, Despot, Corporate Mogul and globally cloned counterparts—congratulations from the new century! The year...
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CULTIVATING VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY: How to live a simple life

Contributing Writer·April 30, 2012
Voluntary Simplicity has become a “modern classic” because it advocates ways of living that are vital for building a workable and meaningful future. As we awaken to an endangered world, people...
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GO GREEN: Lifestyle changes for a better world and better life

Contributing Writer·January 4, 2012
It seems that more and more companies are implementing “go green” initiatives. From advertising campaigns to operational strategies, green has become the...
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BLESSED WITH LESS: Live simply in mindfulness and gratitude

Kiva Bottero·January 29, 2011
Voluntary simplicity is a way of life that puts personal, inner growth ahead of material, outer growth. Also known as simple living, it advocates living with less, not as a result of poverty, but as...
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Structuring your Life through Voluntary Simplicity

Contributing Writer·June 26, 2008
"There's a couple of hazards in Voluntary Simplicity. One is arrogance. Another is success (artistic, commercial, personal) which leads to temptations which lead back again to Involuntary...
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