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    American flag resting on wood with some shadow and some illumination in background - The Dalai Lama and Toni Morrison: Bright Lights on Our Path

    THE “UGLY AMERICAN” SHADOW: How the Dalai Lama and Toni Morrison can dispel its darkness

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    THE INNER CONVERSATION: Using imagination to change our state of being

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    THE RITUALS WE CARRY: Religion is just one expression of the human desire to create meaning

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    Woman walking down road with gold and green trees - "My Daily Walk" and 4 More Authentic Poems About the World

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: Herself, My Daily Walk and more

    Greyscale landscape - “After Love” and 3 More Evocative Poems

    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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    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

    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]

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DAD LESSONS: I long for what a dad can teach his adult children

Chelsey Clammer·March 8, 2023
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METTA MEDITATION PRACTICE: Tap into the power of loving-kindness

Forrest Rivers·June 1, 2020
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TOO BUSY TO BE SPIRITUAL: 9 mini-rituals you can do anywhere

Mel Bender·December 11, 2022
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GOING WITHIN: Free the heart from the burden of proof

Contributing Writer·September 20, 2018
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TAKE TIME TO BE HAPPY: 100 ideas that’ll help you build your emotional buffer

Leanne Hoffman·June 17, 2017
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DREAM INTERPRETATION: An expansive thought form related to healing [symbols: ball, outer space, green, husband]

Aneta Baranek·December 1, 2016
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THE ILLUSION OF PERSONAL IDENTITY: Our egos are only ideas created by our minds

Contributor·September 11, 2025
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MUTUAL AWAKENING AND CULTURAL CHANGE: Talking with Patricia Albere and Jeff Carreira of the Evolutionary Collective

Erica·September 8, 2014
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BE KIND: Changing the world one small act at a time

Jane Olivier·November 6, 2016
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THE ROAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT: A sobering voyage

Contributor·February 11, 2015
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HOPE FOR RACIAL HARMONY: What happened to me on September 11, 2001

Darashani·September 15, 2022
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“BIG DREAM” AT AGE 21: Larger-than-life, and its symbols continue to unfold in meaning

Max Reif·March 20, 2024
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EX-PERIENCES: What I’ve learned from loving my exes throughout the years

Chelsey Clammer·August 26, 2025
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HAPPINESS VS. SUFFERING: From a Buddhist perspective, are they really opposites?

Contributor·May 7, 2026
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I FOUND MYSELF THROUGH MEDITATION: Taking time to be with my Inner Self has brought me closer to peace

Tejas Yadav·August 13, 2019
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IMAGINE YOURSELF: Manage your thoughts and manifest your desires

Contributing Writer·July 19, 2013
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WHY I AM STILL CATHOLIC: It offers me what I need

Danusha Goska·May 26, 2019
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DREAM INTERPRETATION: Continue to tend to your current mental attitudes [symbols: mother, light]

Aneta Baranek·August 25, 2016
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MY SUMMER WITH FALUN DAFA: How I discovered new energy through practicing Qi Gong

Contributing Writer·September 19, 2017
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LIFE IS ADDICTIVE: Using experience as a bridge of understanding

kiva-bottero·September 27, 2013
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WRITE FOR RECOVERY: 3 pen-to-paper prompts that’ll lessen anxiety and depression

Contributing Writer·January 3, 2018
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HOLDING ALICE: The silent communication of touch

Contributing Writer·June 25, 2015
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MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES FOR TEENS: 21 stress-reducing activities to try

Kate Harveston·March 25, 2020
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DREAM INTERPRETATION: Exploration of the world beyond physical reality [symbols: son, dad, space]

Aneta Baranek·March 23, 2017
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