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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

    Three wooden markers on signpost on outdoor path - The 3 Powerful Words That Became Markers on My Mindful Path

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

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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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MY LUCKY STARS: A heart-warming tale of canine companionship

Contributing Writer·November 3, 2014
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COMING TO BABA: My 43-Year Romance With Meher Baba

Max Reif·September 27, 2014
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BATTLE FOR THE NAP ROOM: A journal from the front lines

Max Reif·July 11, 2014
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CAMP NANOWRIMO: One month and 50,000 words of growth

Erica Roberts·June 24, 2014
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CENTRED WITH COMPASSION: Journal writing as a mindfulness practice and healing tool

Anjali Mani·June 2, 2014
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EXPRESS YOURSELF: Finding a voice within an authoritarian social system

Contributing Writer·May 26, 2014
Colorful - Hold fast to your dreams

HOLD FAST TO YOUR DREAMS: 30 inspirational quotes about life

Contributor·May 11, 2014
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WRITING WILD: Q&A with Tina Welling about forming a creative partnership with nature

Contributing Writer·April 29, 2014
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CELEBRATE THE PLANET: 30 eco-friendly quotes in honour of Earth Day

Contributor·April 19, 2014
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ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST: 35 free motivational quotes that will get your mojo going

Contributor·April 7, 2014
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HUMOR AND INGENUITY: 25 artful witty quotes

Contributor·March 22, 2014
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FAT-SHAMING: Why do I owe an excuse?

Contributing Writer·March 18, 2014
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FOLLOW YOUR BLISS: 30 hippie quotes about peace, freedom and love

Contributor·February 22, 2014
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EPIC QUOTES: 25 profound quotations from epic poetry and literature

Contributor·February 7, 2014
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FLORIDA: A short story by Max Reif

Max Reif·February 3, 2014
DON’T TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY

DON’T TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY: 30 funny inspirational quotes

Contributor·January 24, 2014
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GO GREEN QUOTES: 30 good thoughts on environment and environmentalism

Contributor·January 18, 2014
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A SHOUT IN THE NIGHT: An excerpt from The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo

Contributor·January 12, 2014
Sunrise - Hearing own poetry as outsider

A POET AT HIS OWN MEMORIAL: An inspiring story of validation via hearing your work without knowing it’s yours

Max Reif·December 29, 2013
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PEACE, LOVE AND JOY: 30 short Christmas quotes

Contributor·December 24, 2013
Pyrenees dog - Essay about aging

LUCKY: ‘Til death do us part

Contributor·December 19, 2013
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PROFOUND QUOTES: Insightful words from well-known thinkers and creatives

Contributor·December 18, 2013
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LOVE IS FREE: 30 quotes about loving with passion and vitality

Contributor·December 7, 2013
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FREE TO LAUGH: 32 humorous and ironic quotes about freedom

Contributor·November 28, 2013
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