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    Ancient Greek philosophers in the Vatican - The Moral Life Begins With an Important Question

    THE MORAL LIFE BEGINS WITH A QUESTION: “Why do I believe this is right?”

    Clouds with silver lining and sun in distance - Finding the Silver Lining When Life Breaks You Open

    WHEN LIFE BREAKS YOU OPEN: Finding the silver lining in the midst of clouds

    Cup of tea on fence outdoors with blue sky in background - Gratitude for Ordinary Life: Find Beauty in Everyday Moments

    LEARN TO NOTICE THE SMALL THINGS: How gratitude changes the way we see ordinary days

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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

    Bird footprints in snow - 4 Soothing Poems, Including ”Sacred Heart, Sacred Light”

    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

    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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    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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FINDING COMMUNITY A night at the Seven Eleven3

A SENSE OF COMMUNITY: A night at the 7-Eleven

Daphne Jones·May 3, 2019
PARENTHOOD Reading my baby is better than any book I ever picked up3

PARENTHOOD: Reading my baby is better than any book I ever picked up

Allison Rew·June 25, 2019
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SACRED TOTEMS: Can a modern, non-Native American really find their spirit animal?

Max Reif·August 1, 2016
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SLEEP BETTER: How to meditate to improve your sleep

Wanda Monague·December 5, 2013
Tree stumps around a pit for a Mayan woodless fire -The Mayan Fire Ceremony: 4 Circles of Spiritual Growth

MAYAN FIRE CEREMONY: Growth and learning during 4 circles around a woodless fire

Carolyn Chilton Casas·October 30, 2024
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THE POINT OF A CIRCLE: Ease the point (mind) and the circle (matter) will follow

Pieter Van Cauwenbergh·July 4, 2017
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WHAT IS LOVE?: Expanding our capacity to give and receive love

Contributing Writer·March 21, 2013
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MINDFULNESS IN THE CITY: 10 ways to find peace amid the hustle and bustle

Kate Harveston·August 11, 2019
lunar eclipse

REFLECTIONS ON A TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE: Resolutions to end vicious cycles and emerge from the darkness

Mel Bender·November 16, 2022
buildings - a mindful nation

A MINDFUL NATION: Rep. Tim Ryan relates his experience with mindfulness practice and how to realign the mind with the heart

Contributing Writer·February 27, 2013
Man stretching his arms out wide next to water - The science of freedom

THE SCIENCE OF FREEDOM: An exploration of how our neurobiology influences our liberty

Contributor·July 14, 2017
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THE GRATITUDE MONUMENT: Remembering the hardship of previous generations

kiva-bottero·September 6, 2014
Clouds with silver lining and sun in distance - Finding the Silver Lining When Life Breaks You Open

WHEN LIFE BREAKS YOU OPEN: Finding the silver lining in the midst of clouds

Diana Raab·September 14, 2026
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SPREADSHEETS AND A PAIR OF DICE: My secret tools for being productive when I’m depressed

Mel Bender·August 2, 2022
Cup of tea on fence outdoors with blue sky in background - Gratitude for Ordinary Life: Find Beauty in Everyday Moments

LEARN TO NOTICE THE SMALL THINGS: How gratitude changes the way we see ordinary days

Bushra Fajar·September 9, 2026
Woman doing breathwork at home on mat

THE RISE OF BREATHWORK: A game-changing mindfulness practice for entrepreneurs

Emily King·January 29, 2025
Blurred city street - The secret language of fear

IT DIDN’T START WITH YOU: How a traumatic family history can both hurt and heal us

Contributor·June 15, 2016
Man in the sea meditating

RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION: 5 ways mindful meditation helped me heal

Contributing Writer·October 22, 2017
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TRAIN YOUR MIND: Study finds mindfulness reduces loneliness in older adults

Contributing Writer·August 2, 2012
man helping another up a hill

MOVE MINDFULLY THROUGH LIFE: 5 ways to help bring positivity into our days

Tessa G.·September 18, 2019
sad girl next to lake

I GUESS IT’S SELF-CARE: Accepting that bad moments are just moments

Rebecca Shea·September 10, 2020
dandelion seed

ON MINDFULNESS AND THE PRESENT MOMENT: Whatever you give meaning to is all the meaning it has

Matthew Jacobs·February 24, 2022
Cliff diver - Put your whole self in

PUT YOUR WHOLE SELF IN: Learning to be fully present, alive and awake at all times

Contributor·November 13, 2014
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THE SACRED PAUSE: Embracing uncertainty by accepting things as they are

Contributing Writer·August 9, 2012
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