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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

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    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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man - what's my type

WHAT’S MY TYPE?: The Enneagram system of nine personality types

Erica Roberts·January 13, 2013
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OUR EMOTIONAL FOOTPRINT: Ordinary People and Their Extra-ordinary Lives (book review)

Orsolya Hernold·February 20, 2016
Dandelion flower - Peace is Every Step

PEACE IS EVERY STEP: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Kiva Bottero·July 28, 2007
Woman meditating - The Mindfulness Diaries book review

THE MINDFULNESS DIARIES: How I survived my first nine-day silent meditation retreat [book review]

Contributor·March 30, 2014
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ALWAYS NEW BEGINNINGS: A life of service fuelled by faith [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·March 1, 2018
The life of Pope Francis

FAITH SERIES: The Life of Pope Francis [book review]

Annette Sultana·April 28, 2016
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THE BOOK OF SHE: Your Heroine’s Journey into the Heart of Feminine Power [book review]

Anjali Mani·October 31, 2015
Small globe on grass - Reviews of three mystical novels

A TRIO OF MYSTICAL NOVELS: Tales from the East and West [book reviews]

Max Reif·October 7, 2015
iphone the now

THE NOW: A simple iPhone app can help you stay mindful

Melissa Venditti·November 23, 2012
Married couple sitting on bench overlooking countryside - The 5 love languages

THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: The Secret to Love that Lasts [book review]

Angela Ward·June 20, 2018
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THE HIDDEN WORLDS: A novel on environmental stewardship for teens [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·March 20, 2019
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TOUCHED WITH FIRE: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament [book review]

Philip Mann·May 23, 2019
books - at left brain

THE CASUAL VACANCY: A novel about communal responsibility from J.K. Rowling

Megan Philipp·January 4, 2013
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
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THE TRANSFORMATION: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·November 7, 2019
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THE STARFISH AND THE SPIDER: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations

Jane Olivier·March 28, 2012
Illuminated pink lotus flower - Calming the Fearful Mind: A Zen Master's Response to Terrorism

CALMING THE FEARFUL MIND: A Zen Response to Terrorism

Kiva Bottero·August 16, 2007
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FORGIVENESS MADE EASY: The Revolutionary Guide to Moving Beyond Your Past and Truly Letting Go [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·September 28, 2018
Left and right brain - Wired to Create review

WIRED TO CREATE: Unraveling the mysteries of the creative mind [book review]

Erica Roberts·January 4, 2016
man please understand me

PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME II: David Keirsey’s four-type personality system

Erica Roberts·December 27, 2012
Woman walking alone on cobblestone path - The solo traveler's handbook

THE SOLO TRAVELER’S HANDBOOK: For those who love and those who long to go solo [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·January 24, 2019
art creative book review

ART AND THE CREATIVE UNCONSCIOUS: Four insightful essays on creativity [book review]

Max Reif·February 11, 2014
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FOR A FUTURE TO BE POSSIBLE: Commentaries on the five mindfulness trainings

Contributing Writer·March 27, 2008
numinous poetry book review

NUMINOUS: Poems conceived within moments of spiritual ecstasy [book review]

Erica Roberts·December 19, 2014
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