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    THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS: Carefully selecting your plants contributes to mindfulness and well-being

    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

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

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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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ACCEPTANCE QUOTES: A collection of 31 of the best quotes about acceptance + The Serenity Prayer

Contributing Writer·October 28, 2012
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“Live. Die. Repeat.”

Shelli Pruett·May 21, 2017
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Attack of the Taser App

Shelli Pruett·June 18, 2017
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Living in the Matrix

Shelli Pruett·May 21, 2017
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That’s Some Great Karma!

Shelli Pruett·October 9, 2017
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Streaming Earth Media

Shelli Pruett·July 11, 2018
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FAMILY QUOTES: 25 quotations for your loved ones

Jelin Philip·May 27, 2016
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PATIENCE QUOTES: 35 quotes to help you wait just a little bit longer

Jelin Philip·December 20, 2015
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KEEP THE FAITH QUOTES: 30 quotations to help you find strength and hope

Jelin Philip·November 13, 2015
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
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HUMOR AND INGENUITY: 25 artful witty quotes

Contributor·March 22, 2014
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THE FORTUNATE SON: My parents’ decades-long love affair with trains

Contributor·July 7, 2017
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A Fish in Stilettos

Shelli Pruett·January 11, 2018
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THE JOYS OF WORKING AND PLAYING WITH CHILDREN: It’s like a fountain of youth

Max Reif·October 3, 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
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FLORIDA: A short story by Max Reif

Max Reif·February 3, 2014
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THE DAY MY LIFE CHANGED: It took the near-death of my little son to wake me up

Contributing Writer·August 30, 2017
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Road to Perdition

Shelli Pruett·January 4, 2019
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EXPRESS YOURSELF: Finding a voice within an authoritarian social system

Contributing Writer·May 26, 2014
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SELF LOVE: Understanding true beauty

Contributing Writer·December 26, 2011
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Descartes 2016

Shelli Pruett·June 4, 2017
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LIVE AND INSPIRE PART II: 14 reflections, poems and parables

Forrest Rivers·July 11, 2021
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FEEL GOOD QUOTES: 25 quotations that will put a smile on your face

Contributing Writer·June 17, 2013
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Californias Plasticus Bagus Bushus

Shelli Pruett·August 1, 2018
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