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    Four young people standing beside each other on cell phones - Common Unity: The Best Way to Find It in the Age of AI

    DIGITALLY DIVIDED WE FALL: But humanly united we stand

    Couple with arms linked - Mindful Relationships: 3 Important Ways to Improve Yours

    COMMUNICATION, PRESENCE AND RECONNECTION: 3 ways to bring mindfulness into your relationship

    White sweater lying on floor - The Morning My Critical Inner Voice Stopped Talking

    THE MORNING I STOPPED TURNING AGAINST MYSELF: Saying goodbye to my inner critic

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    Bird footprints in snow - 4 Soothing Poems, Including ”Sacred Heart, Sacred Light”

    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

    Glass jar full of blue paint next to paintbrushes on table - Take Stock of Your Precious Life: An Inspiring Fiction Story

    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

    Full moon behind a rural house - “Sturgeon Moon” and 3 Other Poems With Passion

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens 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

    Joe Biden with other world leaders - Political Power: 3 Ways Democratic Voters Can Battle Fascism

    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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Person floating next to purple flowers in boat

POEMS BY MATT BUONOCORE: Allowance, Desire, The Gentle Way and more

Matt Buonocore·March 13, 2020
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POEMS BY RACHEL MILLER: In the Perfect Place and Time and more

Rachel Miller·December 10, 2021
Sculpture of Rosa Parks in bus seat from Memphis Human Rights museum - Beyond the Bus: A Closer Look at Activist Rosa Parks

ROSA PARKS: A closer look at myth vs. reality

Contributor·November 17, 2022
Warrior king on horse

THE WARRIOR KING: A conqueror’s nearly elusive search for happiness

Anthony David Vernon·September 11, 2020
Pills - Book review of Bad Pharma

BAD PHARMA: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients

Erica Roberts·September 28, 2013
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COURAGE FREEDOM HAPPINESS: Life Hacks from a Digital Nomad [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·January 7, 2019
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DISCOVERING YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE: Enneagram beginner’s guide

Erica Roberts·December 18, 2012
Hole in heart

POEMS BY HAL SIROWITZ: Alice in Wonderland Number, A Hole in My Heart

Contributing Writer·June 16, 2012
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HOW TO WRITE ABOUT AFRICA: A satirical essay by Binyavanga Wainaina

Contributing Writer·May 3, 2012
Sunrise at England's Stonehenge - Power places and the master builders of antiquity

POWER PLACES AND THE MASTER BUILDERS OF ANTIQUITY: Unexplained Mysteries of the Past [book review]

Olivia Balanga-Santos·June 14, 2018
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POEMS BY MAX REIF: Recovery, Canada 1971, Saturday Evening Todos Santos Park, I took a Step

Contributing Writer·May 28, 2013
Novel Writing Month

WRITE A NOVEL IN A MONTH: NaNoWriMo challenges amateur writers to be creative in November

Melissa Venditti·October 17, 2012
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CANDLE IN THE DARKNESS: Lighting the path toward freedom for all [book review]

Erica Roberts·August 8, 2014
Group of various healing crystals - Crystals

CRYSTALS: A Guide to Using the Crystal Compass for Energy, Healing, and Reclaiming Your Power [book review]

Khalil Guliwala·December 14, 2018
Maine landscape

POEMS BY LESLIE BOYCE: Mindfulness, Stormy Times, Ego to Spirit and more

Leslie Boyce·May 29, 2020
Woman jogging powerfully - Mastering Your Mean Girl

MASTERING YOUR MEAN GIRL: Becoming wildly wealthy, fabulously healthy, and bursting with love [book review]

Erica Roberts·March 27, 2016
Towboat - Long-ago riverboat days

ME AND HUCK FINN: Long-ago riverboat days

Max Reif·February 20, 2015
Purple clouds above meadow of yellow grasses

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: The Watchful, A Matter of Custody and more

George Cassidy Payne·July 31, 2021
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Californias Plasticus Bagus Bushus

Shelli Pruett·August 1, 2018
cockroach

MY MAMA KISSED A COCKROACH: Freedom of choice and compassion

Contributing Writer·February 22, 2015
Grandfather and grandson blowing on dandelions - Impermanence fiction story

IMPERMANENCE: The ever-persisting cycle of youth and age

Contributor·February 28, 2016
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THE VALUE OF SEEING YOURSELF: There is gold in the gut-wrenching work of the soul

Jamie Metzenberg·September 3, 2020
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BEING PRESENT: Cultivate a Peaceful Mind through Spiritual Practice [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·June 29, 2018
EXPIRED MAYONNAISE Things I’ve forgotten just for today and possibly tomorrow 1

EXPIRED MAYONNAISE: Things I’ve forgotten, just for today (and possibly tomorrow)

Joanne Nelson·September 25, 2019
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