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    REDUCE YOUR BRAIN’S BLIND SPOTS: How cognitive training enhances self-awareness

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    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

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    COMPLICATIONS, CONTRADICTIONS, CONFUSIONS: 3 words that became markers on a mindful path

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    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens and more

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    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

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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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    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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    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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Bob Kelsoe
JoinedDecember 13, 2018
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Bob Kelsoe is a writer & photographer from Southern California. He has a passion for crafting non-fiction stories based on his adventures and real-life experiences. His work has been featured in numerous print and online publications. You can find his travel photography on Instagram @Traveling.Strong.
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SHOES ON THE DANUBE RIVER: Walking in the shadows of history

Bob Kelsoe·May 17, 2023
Budapest is a city that beckons travellers with its flamboyant art nouveau architecture, invigorating thermal baths and vibrant bar scene....
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STRANDED IN BARI: A disturbing experience with hoodlums

Bob Kelsoe·October 30, 2021
We watched them work in groups of two and three—slinking around the railroad platform like feral cats in search of...
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CHASING ALVARO: A walk through Habana Vieja

Bob Kelsoe·June 9, 2019
Cuba is a confusing country with a complicated history and an uncertain future. That future has recently become even more...
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WHEN GOD TALKS BACK: Walk through opened doors

Bob Kelsoe·December 20, 2018
“My head hurts,” I thought to myself as the morning light streamed through the blinds. I yawned and rolled over...
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MOJAVE JUNCTION: An angel on Interstate 40

Bob Kelsoe·October 9, 2018
Dwight Yoakum played on the radio as we headed west on Interstate 40. It was hot … even by Mojave...
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CAMINO DE SANTIAGO: One monumental night in Sarria

Bob Kelsoe·July 25, 2018
The darkness of night greeted me as I stepped off the train and onto the railway platform. The station was...
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