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    Clouds with silver lining and sun in distance - Finding the Silver Lining When Life Breaks You Open

    WHEN LIFE BREAKS YOU OPEN: Finding the silver lining in the midst of clouds

    Cup of tea on fence outdoors with blue sky in background - Gratitude for Ordinary Life: Find Beauty in Everyday Moments

    LEARN TO NOTICE THE SMALL THINGS: How gratitude changes the way we see ordinary days

    Hand holding out pretty pink flower - Gratitude and Mindfulness Skills: A Beautiful Pairing

    MEGA-GEM: How mindfulness and gratitude complement each other

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    Woman walking down road with gold and green trees - "My Daily Walk" and 4 More Authentic Poems About the World

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: Herself, My Daily Walk and more

    Greyscale landscape - “After Love” and 3 More Evocative Poems

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

    Bird footprints in snow - 4 Soothing Poems, Including ”Sacred Heart, Sacred Light”

    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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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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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

    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]

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Statue of a Bodhisattva - No time to lose

NO TIME TO LOSE: A timely guide to the way of the Bodhisattva [book review]

Khalil Guliwala·October 5, 2018
Horse and girl - Book review Emma Speaks

EMMA SPEAKS: A Journey into the Soul of an Animal Friend [book review]

Max Reif·January 6, 2014
Sunrise at England's Stonehenge - Power places and the master builders of antiquity

POWER PLACES AND THE MASTER BUILDERS OF ANTIQUITY: Unexplained Mysteries of the Past [book review]

Olivia Balanga-Santos·June 14, 2018
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
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·August 16, 2016
Reading book

ESSENTIAL READS: 7 books that inspire and support wholistic healing

Katherine Rundell·September 28, 2020
Meher Baba's tomb-shrine

IRWIN AND THE AVATAR: A love story for the ages [book review]

Max Reif·March 12, 2014
Tree landscape - future possible

FOR A FUTURE TO BE POSSIBLE: Commentaries on the five mindfulness trainings

Contributing Writer·March 27, 2008
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A WHOLE NEW MIND: Why right-brainers will rule the future

CathLopes·November 17, 2012
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TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man [book review by Max Reif]

Max Reif·July 20, 2020
white clouds awake at the wheel

AWAKE AT THE WHEEL: Mindful Driving by Michele McDonald

Contributing Writer·December 22, 2011
Woman raising arms towards illuminated sky - Always new beginnings

ALWAYS NEW BEGINNINGS: A life of service fuelled by faith [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·March 1, 2018
Human hands connecting to universal energy

I AM SOVEREIGN: A Handbook for Learning the Language of Vibration [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·July 7, 2020
Collection of book covers for different editions of Demian by Hermann Hesse

HERMANN HESSE’S DEMIAN: Rereading it 45 years after it became “the Bible of my youth” [book review]

Max Reif·February 7, 2022
Woman jogging powerfully - Mastering Your Mean Girl

MASTERING YOUR MEAN GIRL: Becoming wildly wealthy, fabulously healthy, and bursting with love [book review]

Erica·March 27, 2016
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
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj - I Am That

I AM THAT: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Max Reif·September 20, 2013
Ordained Buddhist nun Pema Chodron - Awakening loving-kindness

AWAKENING LOVING-KINDNESS: A transcript of talks from Pema Chödrön [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·April 10, 2018
man - what's my type

DISCOVERING YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE: Enneagram beginner’s guide

Erica·December 18, 2012
stars the fault in our stars

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS: Existential wisdom from fiction author John Green

Melissa Venditti·November 21, 2012
Ram Dass at 70

BEING RAM DASS: The spiritual icon’s autobiography, Part II of II [book review]

Max Reif·February 12, 2021
Woman outdoors with golden retriever on leash - Soul healing with our animal companions

SOUL HEALING WITH OUR ANIMAL COMPANIONS: The Hidden Keys to a Deeper Animal-Human Connection [book review]

Olivia Balanga-Santos·March 21, 2018
The tools bookcover

THE TOOLS: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity

Contributing Writer·May 31, 2013
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BOUNDARIES IN AN OVERCONNECTED WORLD: Setting Limits to Preserve your Focus, Privacy, Relationships and Sanity [book review]

Gabriella Lancia·October 17, 2013
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