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    Boat with lantern floating in stormy water - The Path to Inner Simplicity Starts With Mindfulness

    THE PATH OF INNER SIMPLICITY: Knowing stillness in the heart of the storm

    U.S. Citizens protesting ICE immigration officials in Minneapolis in January 2026 - The World Is Coming Apart: But We Can Save Our Human Family

    OUR WORLD IS COMING APART AT THE SEAMS: But we can save it with kindness

    Fried egg floating in ocean at sunset - Indulge Mindfully: 3 Life Lessons My Breakfast Taught Me

    3 LIFE LESSONS FROM BREAKFAST: What eating breakfast taught me about mindful living

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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

    Train travelling through Alaska mountain range - Don’t Doubt Yourself—Spread Your Wings and Soar

    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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tree shaping

ARBORSCULPTURE: The artful science of tree shaping

Contributing Writer·June 8, 2012
Waiting for trains by Mathew Merrett

FINDING BEAUTY IN DISINTEGRATION: An interview with photographer Mathew Merrett

CathLopes·November 7, 2012
tattoo - body art

BODY ART & STORYTELLING: Meaningful expressions of individualism

Gabriella Lancia·April 11, 2013
Abstract 266 - Jim Fuess

ABSTRACT ART: Paintings by Jim Fuess

Contributing Writer·July 3, 2012
graffiti alley, Toronto

BREAKING UP THE GREY: How graffiti art brightens up lives

Lara Pazek·April 2, 2020
Wind turbines on wind farm

CLEANTECH ART: Q&A with Land Art Generator Initiative

Kiva Bottero·February 18, 2012
Visitors going through Meow Wolf exhibit in Santa Fe - Art reimagined

ART REIMAGINED: The magic of Meow Wolf in Santa Fe

Daphne Jones·February 5, 2019
jellyfish

MIKSANG: Contemplative Photography That Conflates Meditation and Art

Contributing Writer·June 10, 2007
Burdens of being an artist

BURDENS: Being, burdens and approaching things head-on

Vera Chiu·February 5, 2021
photos poems payne david

A LOOK BACK AT THE VIETNAM WAR: Poems and photos by George Payne

George Cassidy Payne·January 11, 2019
LIKE I WANT IT TO BE: An interview with photographer Caras Ionut

LIKE I WANT IT TO BE: An interview with photographer Caras Ionut

Jane Olivier·November 26, 2012
Pink dahlia painting - Art by Molly Cranch

PAINTINGS BY MOLLY CRANCH: How mindfulness positively impacted her work

Contributor·December 22, 2017
Coloured pencils with curved effect - Mindfulness and the art of drawing

MINDFULNESS AND THE ART OF DRAWING: A full-body sensory experience

Contributor·April 5, 2017
CLOUD OF UNKNOWING: Guy Laramee creates art that just “is” - laroussemethodique

THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING: Guy Laramee’s book sculptures question culture and technology

Melissa Venditti·July 8, 2012
Six paintings displayed in Max Reif's hallway

AN ARTIST’S JOURNEY CONTINUES: A year of surprises in paint

Max Reif·November 6, 2021
Cave paintings

ENTER THE CAVE: Explore the origin of art when humans were wild and imaginations untamed

Contributing Writer·November 10, 2012
talk about surrealism art

TALK ABOUT SURREALISM: How an “art scam” led to a visual artist’s renewed inspiration

Max Reif·October 18, 2015
calligraphy

MINDFUL CALLIGRAPHY: Thich Nhat Hanh’s art of mindfulness

Contributing Writer·June 8, 2012
the puzzling mind

THE PUZZLING MIND: How doing jigsaw puzzles can help us focus on each moment

Angelica Pajkovic·April 19, 2017
Cropped Union painting by Max Reif - A process of birth

A PROCESS OF BIRTH: Reflections on the creation of a new painting

Max Reif·June 25, 2017
art artist - fresh canvas

A FRESH CANVAS: Painting a new life

Wanda Monague·May 6, 2013
Holier Than Thou - Barelkowski

HOLIER THAN THOU: Discussing religion and spirituality through art

Niyati Shah·November 2, 2012
gods-in-print-lord-krishna

GODS IN PRINT: Masterpieces of India’s mythological art

Contributing Writer·March 8, 2013
art - return from displacement

RETURN FROM DISPLACEMENT: Celebrating defining moments

Wanda Monague·July 8, 2013
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