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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

    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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A BALLAD OF HOPE AMID A TIME OF CRISIS: Our season of spiritual revival

Forrest Rivers·May 12, 2020
Creek running through forest

A CONVERSATION WITH THE GREAT TAO: Awakening the spirit

Forrest Rivers·May 5, 2020
Original artwork, "Beholder," by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: The Mathematics of Chance, Burning Spirit and more

George Cassidy Payne·April 27, 2020
Southern Appalachian mountains

THE FINAL TEST: A thread of shared cosmic awareness

Forrest Rivers·April 25, 2020
Shadows of four men social distancing

PEOPLE ARE SCARY: Poetry by Trude Witham

Trude Witham·April 24, 2020
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POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Strolling, Frank’s Story, Remember These Words

John Grey·April 22, 2020
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PRAYING FOR THE PEOPLE I SEE ON TV: Poetry by Max Reif

Max Reif·April 20, 2020
Matcha green tea with heart

OVERCOMING MY FEAR: Learning to live happily from the heart

Trude Witham·April 20, 2020
SPIRIT MATTERS 9 Spiritual books to read while social distancing

SPIRIT MATTERS: 9 spiritual books to read while social-distancing

Forrest Rivers·April 10, 2020
Jesus Christ in clouds

BEYOND THE VOID: A story of greed and redemption

Forrest Rivers·April 10, 2020
graffiti alley, Toronto

BREAKING UP THE GREY: How graffiti art brightens up lives

Lara Pazek·April 2, 2020
Bright green leaf growing out of soil

A PANDEMIC OF HOPE: Poetry by George Payne

George Cassidy Payne·March 30, 2020
Shopping carts and people outside Costco

WAITING IN LINE TO GET INTO COSTCO, IN THE TIME OF THE PANDEMIC: Poem and video

Max Reif·March 28, 2020
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POEMS BY MAX REIF: “Pandemic” and “Looking at a photo of Miss Lindahl’s 5th-grade class, 1959”

Max Reif·March 24, 2020
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PARCHED FOR BEAUTY: A collection of 3 prose poems about finding beauty

Laura C. Meyer·March 22, 2020
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POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Skin of God, Eve’s Secret and more

George Cassidy Payne·March 21, 2020
Rainbow out window

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: A poetic response to the global pandemic

Max Reif·March 17, 2020
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POEMS BY MATT BUONOCORE: Allowance, Desire, The Gentle Way and more

Matt Buonocore·March 13, 2020
Beach scattered with driftwood

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: An Unexpected Guest, What Paradise Looks Like and more

George Cassidy Payne·February 17, 2020
Man with long blonde hair playing acoustic guitar

MUSIC WORKS MAGIC: How music lessons can benefit people of any age

Donna Maurer·February 16, 2020
Aerial view of Block Island

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Waiting for You, Darkness Trail, Morning on Block Island

John Grey·February 15, 2020
Honeybee

POEMS BY REBECCA SHEA: The Tin Can Man, Honeybee

Rebecca Shea·February 7, 2020
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THE SAGE OF THE ROCKIES: Dedicated to the late Ram Dass

Forrest Rivers·January 25, 2020
Rare quartz from Rochester Museum and Science Center, digitally enhanced by photographer

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sartre, Self-Portrait as a Mako Shark and more

George Cassidy Payne·January 11, 2020
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