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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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    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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Daphne Jones
JoinedJanuary 19, 2019
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Daphne Jones is currently travelling North America with her husband and dog, looking for ways to be useful in the world.
FINDING COMMUNITY A night at the Seven Eleven3

A SENSE OF COMMUNITY: A night at the 7-Eleven

Daphne Jones·May 3, 2019
The online reviews for this motel and the part of the city it’s in are downright scary. But it’s the...
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A TINY INTRUDER Life’s lessons come in all sizes1

A TINY INTRUDER: Life’s lessons come in all sizes

Daphne Jones·April 8, 2019
I have a certain admiration for insects, arachnids and the like. I marvel at the iridescence of a beetle’s shell,...
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Pondering Existence A stolen moment of reflection1

PHILOSOPHICALLY PONDERING EXISTENCE: A stolen moment of reflection

Daphne Jones·March 26, 2019
That moment of completion, when it has all come to an end, is here. I set my pen down, take...
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A FREE GIFT IN THE MIDST OF AFFLUENCE Proof that the best things in life are free2

A FREE GIFT IN THE MIDST OF AFFLUENCE: Proof that the best things in life are free

Daphne Jones·March 19, 2019
Exquisite historic homes, all immaculately landscaped, absorbed Mr. Jones’s and my attention as we explored—with Dog—this high-end neighbourhood in a...
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AFTER THE CRASH Grace on the side of the highway

AFTER THE CRASH: Grace on the side of the highway

Daphne Jones·March 10, 2019
It was dark out and we’d been in the thick highway traffic for a couple of hours. Mr. Jones was...
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RELYING ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS When nature stacks the odds against you3

THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS: When nature stacks the odds against you

Daphne Jones·March 5, 2019
As a photographer’s wife, I’m used to having to entertain myself and the 85-pound (or 39-kilogram) dog we travel with...
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OF CHAOS AND COMMITMENT The quest for a hot chocolate on a summery Texas afternoon2

OF CHAOS AND COMMITMENT: The quest for a hot chocolate on a summery Texas afternoon

Daphne Jones·February 26, 2019
McDonald’s is just one of those places that can restore that sense of stability and order when I’m travelling in...
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THE VICTOR AND THE RUNAWAY Tales of life’s small joys1

THE VICTOR AND THE RUNAWAY: Tales of life’s small joys

Daphne Jones·February 19, 2019
Travelling long-term brings plenty of opportunities for large-scale adventures like visiting famous sites, taking in major events and becoming immersed...
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Rural house at night - A clash in the night

A CLASH IN THE NIGHT: When worldviews collide

Daphne Jones·February 13, 2019
You slowly come to and realize the room is dark and quiet. Half a dozen beers lie at your side and the glow from the TV is the only light in the room. You stumble to your feet. As you start to find your way through the fog in your mind, you realize the dog isn’t around—you must not have let him back in the house before passing out.
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Visitors going through Meow Wolf exhibit in Santa Fe - Art reimagined

ART REIMAGINED: The magic of Meow Wolf in Santa Fe

Daphne Jones·February 5, 2019
When I was a kid, my parents took me to a lot of museums. They hoped I’d develop a lifelong...
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Two paths diverging in sand - When separateness reigns

WHEN SEPARATENESS REIGNS: An outsider’s perspective on a small town’s unspoken rules

Daphne Jones·January 31, 2019
I guess I’d call it a guilty pleasure of the travelling life: Spending a few weeks in an area feels...
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MAKING CONNECTIONS A journey through the continent one conversation at a time1

THE ART OF MAKING CONNECTIONS: A journey through the continent, one conversation at a time

Daphne Jones·January 22, 2019
We had a dream that many people have since told us they also have, and a year ago, we were...
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