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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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Erica Roberts
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Erica is a writer/editor from Ontario, Canada with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, as well as fitness activities like Yoga and stand-up paddleboarding.

ENCONTRANDO A FELICIDADE: Um lugar chamado Ananda [video review]

Erica Roberts·March 4, 2021
ENCONTRANDO A FELICIDADE: Um lugar chamado Ananda Ted Nicolaou [Hansa Productions, 2013, 1 hora e 35 minutos] Finding Happiness é...
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GORDO, DOENTE E QUASE MORTO: Suco rápido para perder peso e recuperar a saúde

Erica Roberts·March 4, 2021
Gordo, doente e quase morto Dirigido por Joe Cross e Kurt Engfehr [Warner Bros., 2011, 1 hora e 38 minutos]...
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AYURVEDA: Mãe de todos os Medicamentos

Erica Roberts·March 4, 2021
Ayurveda: Mãe de Todos os Medicamentos Dr. V.P. Mohana Kumari, Cornelis J.M. Peters, Vighnesh Maharaj Peters [62 minutes] Ayurveda é...
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TALES: parables, fables, visionary snippets [book review]

Erica Roberts·October 24, 2020
TALES: parables, fables, visionary snippets Max Reif [Whimsy Publications, 82 pages] “Men and women had learned to dream again.” That’s...
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Woman walking on cloudy beach - Even When Trapped Behind Clouds book review

EVEN WHEN TRAPPED BEHIND CLOUDS: A memoir of quiet grace [book review]

Erica Roberts·August 16, 2016
EVEN WHEN TRAPPED BEHIND CLOUDS: A memoir of quiet grace Patty Somlo [WiDo Publishing, 234 pages] Before I opened up...
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Girl thinking with abstract symbols - Whose mind is it anyway book review

WHOSE MIND IS IT ANYWAY?: Get out of your head and into your life [book review]

Erica Roberts·June 26, 2016
WHOSE MIND IS IT ANYWAY?: Get out of your head and into your life Lisa Esile, Franco Esile [TarcherPerigee, 178...
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MASTERING YOUR MEAN GIRL: Becoming wildly wealthy, fabulously healthy, and bursting with love [book review]

Erica Roberts·March 27, 2016
MASTERING YOUR MEAN GIRL: Becoming wildly wealthy, fabulously healthy, and bursting with love Melissa Ambrosini [TarcherPerigee, 288 pages] When I...
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WIRED TO CREATE: Unraveling the mysteries of the creative mind [book review]

Erica Roberts·January 4, 2016
WIRED TO CREATE: Unraveling the mysteries of the creative mind Scott Barry Kaufman, Carolyn Gregoire [Penguin Group USA, 286 pages]...
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HIGH ON LOW: Harnessing the power of unhappiness [book review]

Erica Roberts·November 27, 2015
HIGH ON LOW: Harnessing the power of unhappiness Wilhelm Schmid [Upper West Side Philosophers, Inc., 106 pages] These days, it’s...
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TEMPTING THE DEVIL IN THE NAME OF GOD: The heavy hand of fate [book review]

Erica Roberts·October 17, 2015
TEMPTING THE DEVIL IN THE NAME OF GOD: The heavy hand of fate Howard Beckman [Inspire On Purpose Publishing, 373...
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NUMINOUS: Poems conceived within moments of spiritual ecstasy [book review]

Erica Roberts·December 19, 2014
NUMINOUS: Poems conceived within moments of spiritual ecstasy Leila A. Fortier [Saint Julian Press, Inc., 118 pages] “For when my...
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PUTALITTLEMORELOVEINTHEWORLD: Songs about authenticity, peace and connectedness [music review]

Erica Roberts·November 1, 2014
PUTALITTLEMORELOVEINTHEWORLD:Songs about authenticity, peace and connectedness Bob Sima [ CD Baby, 2014 ] Bob Sima’s latest album may be called...
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Tent City

Erica Roberts·October 4, 2014
“Get a job, you bum.” That’s what less-than-sympathetic people are often heard saying to the long-term homeless. Unfortunately, getting a...
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People and dog jumping on beach - Mutual Awakening interview

MUTUAL AWAKENING AND CULTURAL CHANGE: Talking with Patricia Albere and Jeff Carreira of the Evolutionary Collective

Erica Roberts·September 8, 2014
We’ve been hearing for some time that the world’s on the edge of a spiritual awakening, a sort of cultural...
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TRUE NORTH: The shocking truth about Yours, Mine and Ours [book review]

Erica Roberts·August 22, 2014
TRUE NORTH: The shocking truth about Yours, Mine and Ours Tom North [True North Productions, 336 pages] Sometimes, things are...
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Meditation with chakras - Chakra Wisdom Oracle review

CHAKRA WISDOM ORACLE CARDS: Are life’s answers in the deck?

Erica Roberts·August 18, 2014
CHAKRA WISDOM ORACLE CARDS:The Complete Spiritual Toolkit for Transforming Your Life Tori Hartman [ Watkins Publishing, 2014 ] Can a...
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CANDLE IN THE DARKNESS: Lighting the path toward freedom for all [book review]

Erica Roberts·August 8, 2014
CANDLE IN THE DARKNESS: Lighting the path toward freedom for all Lynn Austin [Bethany House, 432 pages] It’s sometimes hard...
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AGE AIN’T NOTHING BUT A NUMBER: Is that really so hard to remember?

Erica Roberts·August 6, 2014
“Live your life and forget your age.” These wide words come from the late Norman Vincent Peale, the author of...
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CAMP NANOWRIMO: One month and 50,000 words of growth

Erica Roberts·June 24, 2014
“Fifty thousand words. What a huge number,” was my first thought when I read about Camp NaNoWriMo, a one-month novel-writing challenge, which...
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LIVING IN THE NOW: Positive, spirit-lifting mid-tempo tunes [music review]

Erica Roberts·May 14, 2014
LIVING IN THE NOW:Positive, spirit-lifting mid-tempo tunes Chris Chickering [ CD Baby, 2013 ] If you’re sick of all the...
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Through The Wormhole: Does Time Exist?

Erica Roberts·April 6, 2014
One major uncertainty we’ve tried to settle over the last several hundreds of years is whether time exists. The 2011...
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The Science of Character

Erica Roberts·March 20, 2014
The idea that people have distinct and differing character traits is definitely not a new one. It can be traced...
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Quotes on paper - The power of quotation

THE POWER OF QUOTATION: Why do we enjoy the words of others so much, anyway?

Erica Roberts·March 12, 2014
If you peruse social networking sites, online magazines and blogs on a regular basis, you’re likely to notice something—quotations are...
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Drowning warning sign - Fiction story Saved

SAVED: A story

Erica Roberts·March 2, 2014
Part I Peter stood on the cement edge of the bridge, staring at the river swiftly flowing towards him. There...
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