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

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    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

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

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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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    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

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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]

    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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Young boy alone on school bus - The Deepest Wound

THE DEEPEST WOUND: Genuine love without judgment can heal residual childhood pain

Mike Larcombe·December 3, 2016
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MUSIC, MOOD, AND MINDFULNESS: How music works its magic on us

Pamela Gerber·November 30, 2016
Egg with happy face and egg with sad face - Acceptance of negativity

ACCEPTANCE OF NEGATIVITY: Welcoming both positive and negative thoughts as part of the self

Mike Larcombe·November 11, 2016
Downton Abbey cast - Downton Abbey and spiritual values

DOWNTON ABBEY AND SPIRITUAL VALUES: Same truths, both upstairs and downstairs

Max Reif·November 2, 2016
Heart drawn in grass - Poems and illustrations by Leah Pearlman

POEMS AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY LEAH PEARLMAN: Learning How to Love, Whoever Told You, Tiny Little Yes

Contributor·October 28, 2016
Older man walking on trail - Poems by Max Reif

POEMS BY MAX REIF: Down the Trail, Homage to an Inner Teacher, Beyond Friction

Max Reif·October 21, 2016
Traveller's feet while relaxing on mountaintop - Poems by Mike Larcombe

POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: The Mindful Acceptance of Beliefs, Nothing is Missing

Mike Larcombe·October 15, 2016
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GOOD DAY QUOTES: 35 reminders to make today better than yesterday

Jelin Philip·September 30, 2016
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COSMOS SCREEN: Book by Perry Kelly

Contributing Writer·September 24, 2016
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STEPHEN HAWKING QUOTES: 29 memorable statements from this famous cosmologist

Jelin Philip·September 16, 2016
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FRUSTRATION QUOTES: 20 things to remember when your back is against the wall

Jelin Philip·September 2, 2016
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NEW BEGINNING QUOTES: 25 lines that’ll encourage you to make a fresh start

Jelin Philip·August 19, 2016
Woman walking on cloudy beach - Even When Trapped Behind Clouds book review

EVEN WHEN TRAPPED BEHIND CLOUDS: A memoir of quiet grace [book review]

Erica Roberts·August 16, 2016
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
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JACK SPARROW QUOTES: 20 memorable sayings from the well-loved pirate

Jelin Philip·August 5, 2016
Marching band blurred - Poems by Mike Larcombe

POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: The Marching Band, War and Peace

Mike Larcombe·July 30, 2016
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GRIEF QUOTES: 20 quotations to help your healing

Jelin Philip·July 29, 2016
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ROBERT FROST QUOTES: 25 beautiful thoughts from this famous poet

Jelin Philip·July 8, 2016
Young couple swimming in snow - Poems by Julia Hones

POEMS BY JULIA HONES: Search, Today, Life and Death

Contributor·July 2, 2016
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STRONG WOMEN QUOTES: 30 empowering passages that’ll awaken your inner confidence

Jelin Philip·July 1, 2016
Girl thinking with abstract symbols - Whose mind is it anyway book review

WHOSE MIND IS IT ANYWAY?: Get out of your head and into your life [book review]

Erica Roberts·June 26, 2016
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FAMOUS QUOTES ABOUT LIFE: 35 well-known sayings that are difficult to forget

Jelin Philip·June 24, 2016
Lake and trees in greyscale - Poems by Matti Salminen

POEMS BY MATTI SALMINEN: Thirsty, One Day, Nakedness on Ice, I Still Will

Contributor·June 18, 2016
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FEELINGS QUOTES: Read these to feel better…

Jelin Philip·June 17, 2016
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