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    Two people seen at a distance walking towards misty mountains - Why I Decided to Stop Making Myself Smaller in Relationships

    THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT KNEW OUR OLD SELVES: Can they make room for who we’ve become?

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    YOU’RE NOT MEDITATING—YET: And that’s a good place to start

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    THE “UGLY AMERICAN” SHADOW: How the Dalai Lama and Toni Morrison can dispel its darkness

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    Woman walking down road with gold and green trees - "My Daily Walk" and 4 More Authentic Poems About the World

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: Herself, My Daily Walk and more

    Greyscale landscape - “After Love” and 3 More Evocative Poems

    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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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

    Malecon in La Paz, Mexico - Back on American Soil: A Safe Return Home From La Paz

    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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Dominic Lennard
JoinedOctober 28, 2025
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Dominic Lennard is a writer and academic from Tasmania, Australia. He teaches courses designed to support students who are new to higher education to go after their goals with confidence. His published work focuses primarily on movies, especially the scary kind, but he also dabbles in fiction and poetry.
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THE MINDFULNESS OF PRO WRESTLING: Or, don’t be a “mark”!

Dominic Lennard·November 6, 2025
Around 10 years ago, I spent a weekend reliving my teenage times by renting a couple of ’90s World Wrestling...
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Person looking at black and white picture in frame - What Is Nostalgia for the Present and How Can It Help Us?

NOSTALGIA FOR THE PRESENT: Viewing our present through the same frame as we view the past

Dominic Lennard·October 30, 2025
Perhaps especially when life seems, as the poet Robert Frost put it, “too much like a pathless wood,” it’s common...
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