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

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens 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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    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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BARAKA: Film without words

BARAKA: Film without words

Contributing Writer·November 28, 2012
Baraka is a 1992 non-narrative film directed by Ron Fricke. The title Baraka means blessing in a multitude of languages,...
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LISTEN UP: Why mindfulness is essential for development workers

Contributing Writer·November 28, 2012
Several week ago, I was sitting on a train in China’s rural south, talking to an elderly Chinese couple who...
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CHANGE YOUR VIEW: Don’t look for answers—find the questions

Contributing Writer·November 28, 2012
Researching the internet for information has taught me so many things. First of all, explore. Remain open and take the...
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CONSCIOUS BIRTHING: This journey is our child’s, not ours

Contributing Writer·November 27, 2012
From the moment of conception, the child’s life journey begins. I had always heard women speak about labour and delivery...
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THE MULTIVERSE: Overcome smallness and expand with Love

Contributing Writer·November 26, 2012
Would it serve you to apply a contained explosion to your thinking? Breakthroughs with typical patterns of thought could be an important...
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THE ART OF COMPASSIONATE EDITING: How mindfulness at the keyboard can save your sanity

Contributing Writer·November 26, 2012
Editing your essay, short story, blog post, or dissertation is not much different than a meditation practice. You’re acknowledging what...
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TRIVIAL PURSUIT: The art of wanting the non-essential

Contributing Writer·November 25, 2012
Watching the news, one gets a sense that the world’s economy is again in a downward spiral without much hope...
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MEDITATION AND EXERCISE: A pre-workout meditation to integrate mind and body

Contributing Writer·November 24, 2012
Your body needs to move and your mind needs to rest. So how do we combine the two? With meditation,...
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SUBTRACT YOUR WAY TO HEALTH: The “secret” to a healthy diet is simplicity

Contributing Writer·November 22, 2012
Here’s a joke that’s been making the rounds since vaudeville days. A man goes to his doctor and says: “It...
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THE MOUNTAIN AND THE VALLEY: A reality bigger than the dream

Contributing Writer·November 21, 2012
The young man looked upward; he was not even halfway up the mountain. He groaned. He had already spent a...
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BAREFOOT LIVING: Lose the shoes and dig in your toes

Contributing Writer·November 21, 2012
Let’s try something. Start with the left foot. Start by unlacing your shoe… take it off. Now, move to the...
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AS WE AGE: How to maximize our adaptive capacity and improve health as we grow older

Contributing Writer·November 19, 2012
If we do nothing and let life happen to us, we’re going to deplete our vital reserves as we age;...
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LETTING OFF STEAM: The price of anger and the importance of forgiveness

Contributing Writer·November 18, 2012
“We have the right to be angry,” Pat Benatar sings in her song “Invincible.” Boy, is that something most of...
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STRAY: Love crosses all boundaries

Contributing Writer·November 15, 2012
I’d say it was love at first sight, but it was that kind of love of which none would ever...
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NATURE VACATIONS: 5 Eco-friendly spots to visit

Contributing Writer·November 15, 2012
If you're the type of person who considers herself environmentally conscious, perhaps you should think about the benefits of taking your next vacation to a place that's focused on nature...
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POEM BY JOY YAP: We Used to be Brave

Contributing Writer·November 14, 2012
When I am with you… I don’t get why my tongue gets tied sometimes How my throat gets bone dry...
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GENDER GAP: After 100 years women still strive for equality

Contributing Writer·November 14, 2012
A decade after International Women’s Day was initiated, women are still fighting for equality. The world continues to be male...
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THE ULTIMATE QUESTION: What am I doing on Earth?

Contributing Writer·November 13, 2012
Most people have busy lives. And you’re likely one of those busy people. Maybe you’ve set aside a little time...
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FLEXIBLE SOLAR: Stanford scientists develop solar cells that can be painted onto surfaces

Contributing Writer·November 11, 2012
Renewable energy has been a hot topic for the last few decades; and understandably so. With the cost, finite supply...
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ENTER THE CAVE: Explore the origin of art when humans were wild and imaginations untamed

Contributing Writer·November 10, 2012
Before reading this, stretch your imagination back to the earliest things made by man: shelter, spear, knife, fire. Think back...
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POEM BY ANDRE GREEN: Image of Man

Contributing Writer·November 9, 2012
Dawn peeps through the horizon head above the dark ashes his light glimmers The morning star rises above dawn’s nest...
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AMERICA THE ADDICTED: Must we wait until we hit bottom?

Contributing Writer·November 8, 2012
Soon after his awakening, the Buddha gave what would prove to be his most popular and enduring teaching, known as...
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ALONENESS: The unquantifiable importance of solitude

Contributing Writer·November 4, 2012
Right now I’m taking a well earned break. Not that I feel pressurized by my life, not at all. Even...
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A HEALTHY TREAT: 7 health benefits of dark chocolate

Contributing Writer·November 3, 2012
We’re always being told that chocolate isn’t good for us and that it should only be eaten on special occasions...
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