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    MENTAL HEALTH AND MINDFULNESS AT WORK: Building healthier, more resilient teams

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    MIND THE GAP: Mindfulness as the practice of living in one piece

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

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    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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

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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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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

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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]

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MEANING: The purpose of life through the eyes of Viktor Frankl

Philip Mann·June 16, 2020
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THE POWER OF WORDS: Use affirmations to reprogram your life

Contributing Writer·January 20, 2013
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THE OSCAR GOES TO… YOU! We create so much drama in our minds—since we create it we can just as easily turn it into a comedy

kiva-bottero·November 14, 2015
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PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: People may sometimes require a special “spiritual lens” to accurately perceive reality

Jack Surguy·February 7, 2017
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Why You Should Encourage Imagination in Children

Kyla Giffin·August 7, 2015
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ROSH HASHANAH: A time of reflection and new beginnings

Wendy Reichental·October 29, 2019
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FRIENDSHIPS LOST: Depression and the struggle to keep social connections

Mel Bender·March 5, 2022
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CURE FOR ADDICTION: The 3 keys to recovery include discipline, service and teaching

Contributing Writer·January 4, 2018
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STARTING OVER: The art of letting go

Alana Fiander·April 21, 2016
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ACCESSING THE SPACE WITHIN: A guided relaxation meditation to come to stillness

Contributing Writer·March 14, 2015
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KONY2012: Be aware of the message

Jane Olivier·March 15, 2012
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METTA MEDITATION: Learn to practice loving-kindness to all beings

Contributing Writer·July 24, 2013
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SELFISHLY SELFLESS: Enlightened self-interest and the myth of pure altruism

Jane Olivier·May 3, 2015
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DREAM INTERPRETATION: Evaluate who and what you’re believing and why [symbols: phone, Egypt, picture, woman, white]

Aneta Baranek·August 31, 2017
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“FEW WHO FIND IT”: Invoking vastness as an antidote to egotism

Lucas Coia·August 5, 2024
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CHALLENGING TIMES: Forgiveness can ease stress and boost immunity

David Lusch·April 22, 2020
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A MIRAGE CALLED HAPPINESS: Life is a journey, not a destination

Emily L Quint Freeman·February 3, 2022
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HOLDING ALICE: The silent communication of touch

Contributing Writer·June 25, 2015
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DREAM INTERPRETATION: Go to a new place of mind filled with authority and importance [symbols: elders, son, chamber, king]

Aneta Baranek·December 22, 2016
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KIRTAN: Strengthen the heart connection through this path to the heart

Contributing Writer·October 9, 2012
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THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS: When nature stacks the odds against you

Daphne Jones·March 5, 2019
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MINDFULNESS IN THE AGE OF ALGORITHMS: Reclaiming focus and clarity

Fanshu Ma·January 22, 2025
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HEAL THE BODY, FREE THE MIND: Forgiveness brings peace and healing

Contributing Writer·January 31, 2013
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STOICISM FOR INNER PEACE: Living life in the moment with equanimity

Lisa Brandt·March 18, 2024
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