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    REDUCE YOUR BRAIN’S BLIND SPOTS: How cognitive training enhances self-awareness

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    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

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    COMPLICATIONS, CONTRADICTIONS, CONFUSIONS: 3 words that became markers on a mindful path

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    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

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    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

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    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    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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CHINESE PROVERBS & POPULAR SAYINGS: Reflections on patience and perseverance

Contributing Writer·June 22, 2012
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MOTHER’S DAY: A mother’s reflection on taking time for herself

Contributor·May 13, 2012
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MY DENNY’S “AMERICANA” ADVENTURE: Two essays by Max Reif

Max Reif·May 11, 2012
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HOW TO WRITE ABOUT AFRICA: A satirical essay by Binyavanga Wainaina

Contributing Writer·May 3, 2012
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TOO OLD FOR FACEBOOK: Max Reif’s comical encounter with youth

Max Reif·April 30, 2012
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SILENT HOLOCAUST: My life held together by a safety pin

Dr. Cary Rasof·April 21, 2012
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BECOMING A POET: The magic of word art

Max Reif·March 14, 2012
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THE CARING CONTINUUM: When we care for others, we are cared for

Jane Olivier·March 10, 2012
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MY LOVER’S LOVE: Love yourself as you would your Creator

Contributing Writer·March 6, 2012
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WHAT CHOICE?: How men affect women’s rights in the abortion debate

Contributing Writer·February 11, 2012
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THE CAT’S MEOW: Cruelty to animals and animal revenge

Contributing Writer·February 9, 2012
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THE USE OF SYMBOLISM: Joyce’s “Araby” and Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”

Contributing Writer·January 24, 2012
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SELF LOVE: Understanding true beauty

Contributing Writer·December 26, 2011
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ANIMAL RIGHTS: Whose streets are they anyways?

Kiva Bottero·September 28, 2011
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