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    Statue of Mahatma Gandhi from Aga Khan palace in Pune, India - Gandhi’s Radical Insight: How It Can Help Us Today

    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

    Man wearing t-shirt with "no homophobia, no violence" and other positive phrases - 10 Mindful Living Tips Inspired by the Dalai Lama

    “MY RELIGION IS KINDNESS”: 10 mindful living tips inspired by the Dalai Lama

    Confused man leaning on wooden table - Gaslighting: What It Is and 3 Effective Ways to Push Back

    BEWARE OF BAD ACTORS: 3 steps to take if you suspect someone’s “gaslighting” you

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    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

    Red cardinal in a tree with berries on it - INEFFABLE: A visitation from a great spirit I'd never forget

    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

    Otter swimming on its back - "Metaphorically Speaking" and 3 More Poems That Honour Words

    POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Essential Language, Metaphorically Speaking and more

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

    hanami cherry blossoms closeup

    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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Spiritual pilgrim walking path to Sacred Place

2 SPIRITUAL FABLES: The Pilgrim, Master and Moth

Max Reif·July 24, 2024
Three shadowy figures walking in clouds - MY CROWD IN THE CLOUD: Talking (and listening) to the dead

MY CROWD IN THE CLOUD: The value of talking (and listening) to the dead

Rosemary Williams·May 30, 2024
Author Samia Mehbub with childhood doll Houdi - Growing Up: How My Extraordinary Doll Houdi Guided Me

HOUDI: The beloved doll who taught me many lessons about growing up

Samia Mehbub·January 12, 2024
Dictionary definition of kindness on page - Living and Dying With Cancer: Wonderful People on Our Journey

LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: New friends were the catalyst for change

Marcel Dufond·January 2, 2023
Snowy highway in winter - Living and Dying With Cancer: Help From a Beautiful Stranger

LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: A kind stranger made our world a better place

Marcel Dufond·December 2, 2022
Sculpture of Rosa Parks in bus seat from Memphis Human Rights museum - Beyond the Bus: A Closer Look at Activist Rosa Parks

ROSA PARKS: A closer look at myth vs. reality

Contributor·November 17, 2022
White Castle parking lot

LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: Gaining hope in a White Castle parking lot

Marcel Dufond·November 1, 2022
Cloud with silver lining - LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: Enduring "the good fight"

LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: Treatment, the “good fight” and accepting help

Marcel Dufond·October 5, 2022
Play yard at Meher School

THE JOYS OF WORKING AND PLAYING WITH CHILDREN: It’s like a fountain of youth

Max Reif·October 3, 2022
Bridge with wavy wooden rails - LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: The year the world changed

LIVING AND DYING WITH CANCER: An introduction to the year the world changed

Marcel Dufond·September 5, 2022
Man's legs running on treadmill

STEPHEN KING’S ON WRITING: How it stopped a budding novelist from giving up

Contributor·June 8, 2022
Women ballet dancers

LIFE IS THE DANCER: It’s up to us how Life dances through us

Marlane Ainsworth·June 1, 2022
landscape with clouds with sun shining behind them

LETTER TO MY PRE-PANDEMIC SELF: Things will never be the same

Mel Bender·May 22, 2022
dad holding toddler at sunset

HOW TO FAIL AT BEING A DAD, SUCCESSFULLY: Just being there and trying is enough

Matthew Jacobs·March 29, 2022
crack in rock with plant growing through

VOLCANO OF GRIEF: The little space between tears and laughter

Marion Karian·November 10, 2021
Car driving down street in Mexican town

HE SHEPHERDS HIS OWN: Finding a missing person with assistance from God

Contributor·November 1, 2021
Two people walking with umbrellas in autumn

IS IT GOING TO RAIN?: A story of learning to deal with uncertainty

Kunal Mehra·October 27, 2021
calico cat

CAT SPOKEN HERE: Gratitude for a purrfect life

Linda Petrucelli·September 8, 2021
woman with pictures of writing ideas

A NOVEL APPROACH TO LIFE: The whole story doesn’t come all at once

Christie Leigh Babirad·July 30, 2021
Forrest Rivers' dog Abbie

LIVE AND INSPIRE PART II: 14 reflections, poems and parables

Forrest Rivers·July 11, 2021
Footprints in snow

DEPARTURE IN THE NIGHT: A selection from the memoir of a traumatic past

Contributor·June 24, 2021
TO SEE THE WORLD IN A NEW WAY A love letter to the writings of Heather ONeill2

TO SEE THE WORLD IN A NEW WAY: A love letter to the writings of Heather O’Neill

Rebecca Shea·May 19, 2021
Bird flying over blue mountains

LIVE AND INSPIRE PART I: 14 reflections, poems and parables

Forrest Rivers·March 30, 2021
distorted faces of two men

ABSURDISM: The funny thing about a collapsed lung

Seamus Easton·January 10, 2021
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