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    Person wearing watch, grabbing puzzle pieces - How to Reduce Your Brain’s Blind Spots With Simple Training

    REDUCE YOUR BRAIN’S BLIND SPOTS: How cognitive training enhances self-awareness

    Senior couple walking down trail in fall - Exercise as Play: A Small Shift Makes a Big Difference

    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

    Three wooden markers on signpost on outdoor path - The 3 Powerful Words That Became Markers on My Mindful Path

    COMPLICATIONS, CONTRADICTIONS, CONFUSIONS: 3 words that became markers on a mindful path

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

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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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Woman sitting on park bench alone - A conversation with sadness

A CONVERSATION WITH SADNESS: In a secluded park, a valuable life lesson is learned

Trude Witham·April 6, 2018
Milky Way constellation above water - Philbin Pond

PHILBIN POND: A story of finding comfort in tradition

Contributor·August 11, 2017
Female child in front of library bookshelf - Daycare dropout

DAYCARE DROPOUT TO PH.D. GRADUATE: The story of an inquisitive girl named Marilyn

Contributor·April 21, 2017
Black and white cat in front of monastery - Mirror Cat fiction story

SILENT ABBEY: A reminder that what you perceive reflects who you are

Kathy Roberts·August 7, 2016
Closeup of turtle - Grandmother turtle's shell fiction

GRANDMOTHER TURTLE’S SHELL: A home made with love and care

Kathy Roberts·April 24, 2016
Man going from dark world to light - Nobody knows you fiction

FALLING OFF THE MAP: A journey to hell and back

Max Reif·April 16, 2016
Grandfather and grandson blowing on dandelions - Impermanence fiction story

IMPERMANENCE: The ever-persisting cycle of youth and age

Contributor·February 28, 2016
Downtown St. Louis at night - Adieu Rivendell fiction story Part 2

ADIEU, RIVENDELL: Leaving God to find God [Part 2 of 2]

Max Reif·January 29, 2016
Nissan driving at night - Adieu Rivendell fiction story

ADIEU, RIVENDELL: Leaving God to find God [Part 1 of 2]

Max Reif·January 16, 2016
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
christmas

THE ELEVENTH HOUR: The real Santa Claus and his message

Anjali Mani·December 24, 2015
Monarch butterfly on branch - We all have wings fiction

WE ALL HAVE WINGS: Thoughtful conversations between a snake and a butterfly

Kathy Roberts·December 12, 2015
Happy people with empty box - The billionaire and the courier fiction

THE BILLIONAIRE AND THE COURIER: Empty boxes full of joy and cheer

Max Reif·November 24, 2015
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
Two kids and mother meditating - The Mindful Monster fiction

THE MINDFUL MONSTER: A children’s story about dealing with fear and anxiety

Contributor·October 3, 2015
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
plant growing through crack

GROWING HOPE: A tale of hope during the Great Depression

Kyla Giffin·August 14, 2015
Boy in tree

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

Kyla Giffin·August 9, 2015
Mine underground

A WARNING: Story by Tihana Skoric

Contributing Writer·July 21, 2015
Chalk drawing with friends sitting around it

A FRIENDSHIP’S BOND: Story by Tihana Skoric

Contributing Writer·July 3, 2015
Young boy looking at the stars through a telescope

THE ASTRONOMER’S HEART: A story by Tihana Skoric

Contributing Writer·June 21, 2015
painting of young Indian woman with wolf

WOLFMOTHER: A story by Tihana Skoric

Contributing Writer·June 5, 2015
Hands covered in map - A Global Awakening play

A GLOBAL AWAKENING: A short play about the struggles of a modern-day Planet Earth

Contributor·January 12, 2015
summer of 68 airplane

SUMMER OF ’68: Young, on the heart’s trail

Max Reif·December 26, 2014
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