In an engaged community—a world of Oneness that the mindful dream to create—the need to compete in any form is...
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Jane writes for and edits The Mindful Word. She spent 20 years travelling and volunteering across the globe, attempting to make sense of it through words. An endless and endlessly rewarding, sometimes frustrating journey.
How many books can you read at one time? How many can you actually carry with you anywhere? Walking into...
“They don’t know whether they’re coming or going,” cannot be said of me. I do and I always am, and...
Today I decided to lose a whole bunch of friends, a number of acquaintances and a whole lot of subscriptions....
We can choose to give up smoking, to stop taking drugs, to lose weight, to get fit. We demand labelling...
How do we in today’s fickle, shallow and mythical Internet world, with its ease of friending, liking, commenting, profiling and...
It rained just enough to raise the humidity a couple of notches. The body went for a stroll, the mind...
The decision to buy a Kindle ebook reader wasn’t one taken lightly. In fact, it was made with great trepidation....
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Seeds of Freedom charts the story of seed from its roots at the heart of traditional, diversity-rich farming systems across...
How do we writers feel when something we thought was perfect is changed—even slightly—or commented on, or sometimes deleted? Do...
“You always get what you want” a friend of mine moaned via Skype messaging one day. I jokingly responded, “I’m...
“Learn to breathe,” is the first thing my dive instructor said many years ago. And all through my many lessons...
Welcome to Earth, young soul, you have much to learn. In this lifetime you—and because you will now be in...
The tourist—let’s call him “Guy”—was irate because he wasn’t being understood. The Bangkok Underground guard was irate because he couldn’t...
Don’t do it! That lottery ticket—that “Mega Millions” one … or the “Powerball” … or in fact, any other. Just...
When sailing the oceans or flying the skies, in order to get from A to B, it’s vital to take...
I don’t have insurance. Of any kind whatsoever. No medical insurance, no householders insurance, no life insurance, no death insurance,...
In looking for images to go with an article, I stumbled across one that held me spellbound. I followed the...
“Karma is a bitch!” we either laughingly or grudgingly hear so often. And that is probably how most people perceive...
Look at us ... really look. What has become of us? We, the people, the ones with thinking minds and hearts that beat slowly enough to allow us to stop and pause without the need...
For those who are new to conscious thinking, the idea that your thoughts create your reality might be as whimsical as a leopard running free through the city streets. But, the...
We are so dependent on sight for our entire lives that to suddenly have it removed can have a devastating effect not only on the one suffering the loss, but also on those who...
My wizened 86-year-old taxi driver keeps looking at me, puzzled, in his rear-view mirror, all the while weaving through the craziness of Bangkok traffic and managing...
The jury is still out on proving that if you run in a downpour, you get wet quicker than if you walk steadily and slowly. However, running will not only have you soaked to...
