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    RENUNCIATION: How to practice it with the help of the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths

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    THE MISSING PIECE OF SELF-CARE: Without self-compassion, it won’t last

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    A PRACTICE THAT TOUCHES VIPASSANA, SAMADHI AND SAMATHA: By using nothing but a piano piece

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

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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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    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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Andrew Hunter
JoinedNovember 27, 2018
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Often, I think about the world around me, but forget to write most of the good thoughts down. Career-wise, I’m a public relations professional. In my personal life, I’m a dreamer, optimist, artist and chronic over-thinker who lives happily with my wife and our four cats. You can find me on Twitter or Instagram.
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I LOST MY SUPPORT SYSTEM: Losing both parents before age 30 and how to deal with it

Andrew Hunter·September 18, 2020
I want to be as forthcoming as possible with you from the get-go: there is no proper way or magic...
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BROKEN MIRRORS STILL REFLECT LIGHT: Hope and meaning in an infinitely complex world

Andrew Hunter·September 26, 2018
The idea that we’re the main characters in our own stories is important. Our lives are unique. We also occupy...
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Old pickup truck stuck in snow - Et in Arcadia Ego

ET IN ARCADIA EGO: A narrative poem about nature, adventure and tragedy by Andrew Hunter

Andrew Hunter·May 17, 2018
It started with two smiles. Backpacks zipped with metal clasps glistening in the crisp winter air; frosted fragrance on hard...
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NOSTALGIA 101: Memories make us who we are

Andrew Hunter·May 6, 2018
When I was nine, my parents took me to Prince Edward Island for the first time. It’s a place known...
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