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    Young man sitting pensively on bench next to tree, looking at water - Understand Your Mind and Honour Its Value

    UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR MIND WORKS: And embrace that pattern as worthy of respect

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    THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS: Carefully selecting your plants contributes to mindfulness and well-being

    Boat with lantern floating in stormy water - The Path to Inner Simplicity Starts With Mindfulness

    THE PATH OF INNER SIMPLICITY: Knowing stillness in the heart of the storm

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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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    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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    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]

    Facebook on laptop in La Paz hotel room - NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico

    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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POEMS BY JAMES FARWELL: Reflections on My Mindfulness Practice, The Shadow Within and more

James Farwell·September 10, 2021
A dove - Kahlil Gibran's parables of peace

PARABLES OF PEACE by Khalil Gibran

Contributing Writer·April 6, 2012
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj - I Am That

I AM THAT: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Max Reif·September 20, 2013
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STRAY: Love crosses all boundaries

Contributing Writer·November 15, 2012
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That’s Some Great Karma!

Shelli Pruett·October 9, 2017
MUSIC FOR PAINTERS Creating music to use as protective bubble for focus

MUSIC FOR PAINTERS: Music as a protective bubble for focus

Michael Spivack·December 31, 2018
Lone man - Poems by R. Gerry Fabian

POEMS BY R. GERRY FABIAN: Dated Evidence, Mistaken Identity

Contributor·March 23, 2014
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POEMS BY JOHN GREY: For the Day of the Dead, War Front, The One Flower

John Grey·March 26, 2021
Pyrenees dog - Essay about aging

LUCKY: ‘Til death do us part

Contributor·December 19, 2013
Garden with sun shining on it - Humanity and Nature Merge in a Rainbow Garden [Fiction]

WELL-LOVED PLANTS: Humanity and nature merge through meditation

Samia Mehbub·June 7, 2024
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LONELY IN THE FOG: Anahita Ayasoufi’s response to Hermann Hesse’s Im Nebel

Contributor·February 23, 2013
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BREAKING THE SILENCE: Overcoming fear and doubt in the creative life

Contributing Writer·October 24, 2018
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LEARNING TO FLY: Finding your way out of the dark

Wanda Monague·March 23, 2013
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POEMS BY KENNETH WEENE: Saturday, Artistry, Love in the Time of Transportation

Contributor·April 17, 2015
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THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS NAUGHTY: The McDonald’s incident

Mike Larcombe·May 4, 2018
Two people holding hands on top of mountain - Poetry by Liezl Duff

POEMS BY LIEZL DUFF: Not Like This, Today, Sad Goodbye, What Happened Next?

Liezl Duff·December 1, 2018
Man standing on mountain range overlooking sea - Poems by Shaun Payne

POEMS BY SHAUN PAYNE: Patience, Potential, Layers, Grace, Rebirth

Contributor·January 23, 2018
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AUTOPHONY: The sound of living inside a mother’s dementia

Pamela Gerber·September 1, 2015
The Tragically Hip performing in 2015 - The last hurrah

THE LAST HURRAH: The Tragically Hip’s “final tour” after frontman Downie’s cancer diagnosis

Contributor·May 15, 2017
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ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST: 35 free motivational quotes that will get your mojo going

Contributor·April 7, 2014
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THE POWER OF THE MANTRA: A monk chooses spiritual power over temptation

Forrest Rivers·July 9, 2019
Waiting for trains by Mathew Merrett

FINDING BEAUTY IN DISINTEGRATION: An interview with photographer Mathew Merrett

CathLopes·November 7, 2012
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POEMS BY JOHN GREY: When All Around Is Battleground, The Letting Go and more

John Grey·January 2, 2021
Labyrinth with bench - Poems by Erica Steinweg

POEMS BY ERICA STEINWEG: You Never Really Leave the Labyrinth, New, Amen

Contributor·November 6, 2015
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