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

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    “MY RELIGION IS KINDNESS”: 10 mindful living tips inspired by the Dalai Lama

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    BEWARE OF BAD ACTORS: 3 steps to take if you suspect someone’s “gaslighting” you

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    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

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    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

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    POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Essential Language, Metaphorically Speaking 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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    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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    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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Rebecca Blume
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Rebecca is a 34-year-old former collegiate athlete, model, artist and designer with a passion for mental health advocacy. Her journey has taken her down many paths and to many places where she has thrived and fought for release from addictive behaviors and a bipolar diagnosis. She has now found freedom by remaining open to support and creatively expressing herself through writing.
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FREEDOM AND SURRENDER: Reflections about stepping forward with a balanced emotional outlook

Rebecca Blume·September 26, 2022
Falling from grace I’ve climbed rocky mountains, only to slip and fall back into a cave of oblivion where a...
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LOVE FEARLESSLY: Reflections on living authentically in the present with our “forever” people

Rebecca Blume·September 14, 2022
Love fearlessly A once vulnerable heart that would easily shatter into fragments of chaotic, sharp reactions and heartache now repels...
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Two birds being released from cage - 5 Reflections on Creatively Cultivating Your Unique Passions

EMBRACE YOUR UNIQUE PASSIONS: 5 reflections about being creative in various ways

Rebecca Blume·September 3, 2022
Confidence and persistence As I scrape away the layers from my old paintings that I’d locked deep within the closet...
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Young woman standing on sandy beach with palm trees - 5 Reflections on Living With Goodness, Exhilaration and More

LET LIFE CHEER: 5 reflections on moving ahead with goodness, exhilaration and more

Rebecca Blume·August 23, 2022
The unknown I’m in the midst of yet another sacred experience; a new and different episode; a moment in time...
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5 REFLECTIONS ON LIFE’S PATH: Labyrinth, Boomerang and more

Rebecca Blume·February 23, 2022
Labyrinth The maze has taken me in circles, where I’ve lost myself to dead ends and walls of brown withered...
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DANCE TO THE RHYTHM OF LIFE: 5 reflections on beauty, hope, fulfillment and more

Rebecca Blume·January 28, 2022
Beauty The fields of my mind were once overwhelmed with weeds that I carelessly left to expand and grow between...
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A STRONG GRASP ON THE EARTH: 5 reflections on stability, patience and more

Rebecca Blume·January 12, 2022
Vulnerability I’ve been shaped by a life full of love and adventure, and as my story continues to unfold, my...
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LIFE IS THE GREATEST GIFT: 5 reflections on freedom, truth, feelings and more

Rebecca Blume·January 4, 2022
Paths My empty soul once believed, without a doubt, that I was unworthy of the gift of life and love....
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