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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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    Train travelling through Alaska mountain range - Don’t Doubt Yourself—Spread Your Wings and Soar

    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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    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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noahs ark

NOAH’S ARK: A story by Kit Warner

Contributing Writer·June 15, 2013
Boy in tree

DREAMING IN THE OAK TREE: A story about appreciating the little things in life

Kyla Giffin·August 9, 2015
PRELUDE TO A WAGNERIAN SPRINGTIME: A story by Max Reif

PRELUDE TO A WAGNERIAN SPRINGTIME: A story by Max Reif

Max Reif·August 22, 2012
Train travelling through Alaska mountain range - Don’t Doubt Yourself—Spread Your Wings and Soar

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

Samia Mehbub·July 21, 2025
Chalk drawing with friends sitting around it

A FRIENDSHIP’S BOND: Story by Tihana Skoric

Contributing Writer·July 3, 2015
Jesus Christ in clouds

BEYOND THE VOID: A story of greed and redemption

Forrest Rivers·April 10, 2020
Dented car - Another Ordinary Day fiction

ANOTHER ORDINARY DAY: Humorous fiction by Max Reif

Max Reif·June 21, 2014
Man-Burmese-monk

KUSALA THE BURMESE MONK: A Story by Patricia Diaz

Contributing Writer·June 26, 2008
Happy kids in the future who don't know about naughty - There's no such thing as naughty

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS NAUGHTY: Believing in naughty is naughty

Mike Larcombe·May 29, 2018
two dogs

STRAY: Love crosses all boundaries

Contributing Writer·November 15, 2012
Brown mouse in grass and dirt - Fiction story mouse and dandelion

THE MOUSE AND THE DANDELION: Lessons in life and love

Kathy Roberts·January 10, 2016
Red and yellow autumn leaf

LET GO: A story about the inevitable nature of change

Kunal Mehra·November 30, 2021
Key and book on table - The Key Turned fiction

THE KEY TURNED: A story of mystical catharsis and shattered illusions

Max Reif·September 25, 2015
White-tailed eagle with mouth open

THE GATHERING: Animals and humans pay homage to the Great Spirit

Forrest Rivers·June 28, 2019
fence the cage

THE CAGE: A short story by Riley H. Welcker

Contributing Writer·December 13, 2012
Taxi - Fiction about Meher Baba

FARE TO MALCOLM BLISS: A story by Max Reif

Max Reif·November 4, 2013
Mother bear and cubs - The Way of the Bear fiction

THE WAY OF THE BEAR: A story of earthly creation and survival

Kathy Roberts·October 23, 2015
Dolphin jumping out of waves - A Wave in Search of Oneness: Discovering Universal Spirit

A WAVE IN SEARCH OF ONENESS: From arrogance to the discovery of universal spirit

Forrest Rivers·January 19, 2024
Illustration of a bunch of things in the world on top of the Earth, with a question mark included - There's no such thing as naughty

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS NAUGHTY: The perfectly imperfect everything

Mike Larcombe·July 1, 2018
Young boy sitting in creepy-looking cave, crying - There's no such thing as naughty

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS NAUGHTY: It’s just a concept we’ve made up

Mike Larcombe·April 23, 2018
grandma

GRANDMA: A short story by Riley H. Welcker

Contributing Writer·December 26, 2012
Fruit and vegetables on table

THE TEACHER OF DEVOTION: A story of two very different spiritual guides

Forrest Rivers·September 11, 2021
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INTERFAITH SURVIVORS: A story of four saints

Forrest Rivers·September 8, 2019
St. Francis statue - The Love Letters Excerpt

A CATHOLIC LOVE STORY: Finding God in both words and silence

Contributor·April 26, 2014
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