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

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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GOOD GRIEF: Finding happiness when mourning the loss of a loved one

GOOD GRIEF: Finding happiness while mourning a loved one

Contributing Writer·September 22, 2012
Finding happiness after the death of a loved one can be one of the most difficult challenges that one can face in life. In terms of events that can negatively impact one’s life...
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DANDY-LION PRIDE: The many medicinal properties of dandelion

DANDY-LION PRIDE: The many medicinal properties of dandelion

Contributing Writer·September 21, 2012
While many people view the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) as a pesky weed, many herbalists consider it to be a valuable herb for food and medicine. The dandelion...
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LIFE AFTER PEOPLE: What happens if all the people on Earth disappear [video]

Contributing Writer·September 20, 2012
What happens to Earth if—or when—people suddenly vanish? The History Channel presents a dramatic, fascinating what-if scenario, part science fiction and part true natural science. Welcome to Earth, Population- 0
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POEM by SAMANTHA McGEHEE: Momma

Contributing Writer·September 20, 2012
Momma I thought you should know, I am confused as anything, When I see them eatin' all night, Momma why can’t I get one bite? Momma I thought you should know, I am 5 now...
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POEMS by RICHARD SHIERS: Grey, grey skies, Weightless, Veiled

Contributing Writer·September 18, 2012
Even the December sky was bright then you know, the old times or was it a month ago? Either way...
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GO MANGO: The long-term health and nutrition benefits of mango juice

Contributing Writer·September 17, 2012
In the hot summer months, it's hard to imagine how anyone could look at a bulging, ripe, sweet, enticing mango, freshly cut from the tree, and not want to eat it right away...
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IMAGINAL PEOPLE: Embracing destruction of the old while birthing something new

Contributing Writer·September 16, 2012
Likely you have heard about our evolutionary shift, the end of the world in 2012, or some other version of coming events that can either be empowering or depressing. How...
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ALL WATCHED OVER BY MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE: Three-part documentary [video]

Contributing Writer·September 14, 2012
A controversial three-part, three-hour series made for the BBC by Adam Curtis discusses how humans have been colonized by the machines they have built...
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SKILLFUL COMMUNITY: Support networks without hierarchical leadership

SKILLFUL COMMUNITY: Support networks without hierarchical leadership

Contributing Writer·September 11, 2012
Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen once described the concept of community as a ship, saying that, “everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.” Set in the context...
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EMOTIONAL STRESS: Recognize the emotions and deal with the stress

Contributing Writer·September 9, 2012
Emotional stress happens when your negative emotions begin growing out of control and take over your life. Why do you set things up in your life the way you do? Do...
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WITHOUT LAUGHTER: The truth serum that masks our pain

Contributing Writer·September 6, 2012
What if the emotion of laughter was erased? Imagine you are about to propose to your girlfriend and finally mustered up the courage to commit. You have invited her to an...
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MOMENT TO MOMENT: What it takes to be fully present

Contributing Writer·September 4, 2012
It is a hallmark of human experience that we tend to miss the significance of the moment. Many things occur to us over the course of our lives, and it is often only when...
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MISSING PIECE: We truly are the Universe experiencing itself

Contributing Writer·September 2, 2012
Strange how things work out sometimes… something unusual happens in your life and you wonder, ‘What on Earth was that all about?’ Then one day, years...
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7 SPIRITUAL LAWS OF YOGA: Interview with Chopra Yoga Center director Danielle Mika Nagel

7 SPIRITUAL LAWS OF YOGA: Interview with Chopra Yoga Center director Danielle Mika Nagel

Contributing Writer·August 31, 2012
Danielle Mika Nagel is studio director of the world’s first Chopra Yoga Center located in Vancouver, BC. The studio practices Chopra Yoga, a form of yoga inspired by the...
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POEMS BY JOSHUA BREWER: Moon Illusion, Buffalo River Aposiopesis, Morning Sunlight

Contributing Writer·August 30, 2012
In my study, I saw the latest pictures of the “supermoon” and thought, “Do you appear larger when you rise than when you are near your zenith because the earth’s atmosphere warps our perceptions or is it that we’re comparing you to other visible objects near the horizon which inflates the eye’s estimation of your size?”
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POWER OF THE HEART: The heart's role in human consciousness [video]

POWER OF THE HEART: The heart’s role in human consciousness [video]

Contributing Writer·August 29, 2012
As science looks more and more at the human body with greater technology, we have begun to come full circle in understanding what the ancients knew about the heart...
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COMMUNITY-ENVIRONMENT CONNECTION: Returning to nature to create meaningful communities

Contributing Writer·August 28, 2012
The surge in social awareness in the past few decades has led to an improved understanding of complex and technical social problems. Yet the majority of current initiatives...
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STAR MEDITATION: We do not fear the dark, we fear the power of the light

Contributing Writer·August 27, 2012
James Jereb was not looking for a mystical experience when he set out on his annual hike in the mountains near Sedona, Arizona, on February 17, 1996. He did not consider...
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DIY GREEN ROOF: Learn how to make your own green roof

Contributing Writer·August 26, 2012
BUILDINGS DON'T HAVE TO BE INERT, LIFELESS SHELLS. They can be transformed into living, breathing home ecosystems with the installation of green roofs...
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THE BIG DISCONNECT: Get into nature for better health and quality of life [infographic]

Contributing Writer·August 25, 2012
For the first time in human history, more people live in cities than in rural environments. Instead of inhabiting wide open green spaces we live in crowded concrete jungles...
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STONE SOUP: Peer-to-Peer networks as the basis of a gift economy

Contributing Writer·August 24, 2012
Stone Soup is a Brothers Grimm fable found in many different versions all across Europe about the benefits of cooperation and selflessness. According to the story...
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SPACESHIP EARTH: Jump ship or save the mission?

Contributing Writer·August 23, 2012
The situation on Spaceship Earth is critical. Latest reports indicate that deterioration of life-supporting systems is accelerating, with no sign that our corrective efforts...
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RECOGNIZE STRESS: Know your stress response for better health

Contributing Writer·August 20, 2012
Your body is constantly trying to rebalance itself to maintain homeostasis. If all things are correct and your stress is minimal you'll have a happy environment...
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The New Ecological Home

THE NEW ECOLOGICAL HOME: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options

Contributing Writer·August 19, 2012
The quantity of books on green and sustainable home design grows by the day. Many of them cover similar material in similar ways. When deciding which quality book to review, I look closely at the author or authors. Do they really know what they are talking about? Do others respect their knowledge? Can they write clearly so the reader will understand the material? Dan Chiras gets my “yes” on all three questions—and then some. He was a college professor and writing about sustainable development...
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