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    SEEDS OF MINDFULNESS: 5 ways to support children through presence, play and connection

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    MINDFULNESS TAKES WORK: But it’s the best and most important work you’ll ever do

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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

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    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

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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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POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Atammayata, Sunken Garden and more

George Cassidy Payne·October 5, 2021
Inside the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: At the Uffizi, Why I Cannot Love You and more

John Grey·November 4, 2024
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
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POEMS BY SHARON LOPEZ MOONEY: Death Holds Lease With Me and more

Sharon Lopez Mooney·July 24, 2021
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POEMS BY NATALIE LESTER: Sacred Fire, The Shaman’s Sympathy and more

Natalie Lester·October 2, 2021
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POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sartre, Self-Portrait as a Mako Shark and more

George Cassidy Payne·January 11, 2020
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THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS NAUGHTY: Does the naughty step really work?

Mike Larcombe·May 14, 2018
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Living in the Matrix

Shelli Pruett·May 21, 2017
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CAT SPOKEN HERE: Gratitude for a purrfect life

Linda Petrucelli·September 8, 2021
Loving parents who don't know about naughty holding baby - There's no such thing as naughty

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS NAUGHTY: No more naughty!

Mike Larcombe·June 17, 2018
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

George Cassidy Payne·January 1, 2026
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I AM SOVEREIGN: A Handbook for Learning the Language of Vibration [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·July 7, 2020
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THE POWER OF THE MANTRA: A monk chooses spiritual power over temptation

Forrest Rivers·July 9, 2019
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THE MEDITATING HERON: White-bellied heron—an emissary from the past

Hemal Naik·March 30, 2019
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ANOTHER ORDINARY DAY: Humorous fiction by Max Reif

Max Reif·June 21, 2014
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WORKING WITH MINDFULNESS: Guided mindfulness exercises for the workplace

Niyati Shah·September 15, 2012
Notebook with "Be You" and "Love Yourself" written inside - Becoming Flawesome: How to Embrace Your Imperfections

BECOMING FLAWESOME: The Key to Living an Imperfectly Authentic Life [book review]

Natasha Zo·July 10, 2023
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EVERYTHING IS HERE TO HELP YOU: A Loving Guide to Your Soul’s Evolution [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·June 1, 2018
POW WOW: Dancing for the past, present and future

POW WOW: Dancing for the past, present and future

Catina Noble·September 12, 2012
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POEMS BY JAMES FARWELL: Let’s Get Real, Connecting With the Quietness Within and more

James Farwell·May 7, 2021
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POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: The No-Answer Answer, I Am the Love That I Seek, You Are Not Just You

Mike Larcombe·July 16, 2021
The Night of Enitharmon's Joy (formerly called 'The Triple Hecate') painting by Blake 1795

FINDING MY WAY WITH HEKATE: Poetry by Mel Bender

Mel Bender·May 15, 2022
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TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man [book review by Max Reif]

Max Reif·July 20, 2020
Father and daughter wading at beach - Poems by Ryan Warren

POEMS BY RYAN WARREN: Reception, Peel Away One Strip, Settlers

Contributor·February 12, 2016
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