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    Boat with lantern floating in stormy water - The Path to Inner Simplicity Starts With Mindfulness

    THE PATH OF INNER SIMPLICITY: Knowing stillness in the heart of the storm

    U.S. Citizens protesting ICE immigration officials in Minneapolis in January 2026 - The World Is Coming Apart: But We Can Save Our Human Family

    OUR WORLD IS COMING APART AT THE SEAMS: But we can save it with kindness

    Fried egg floating in ocean at sunset - Indulge Mindfully: 3 Life Lessons My Breakfast Taught Me

    3 LIFE LESSONS FROM BREAKFAST: What eating breakfast taught me about mindful living

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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

    Train travelling through Alaska mountain range - Don’t Doubt Yourself—Spread Your Wings and Soar

    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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LIFE IS THE GREATEST GIFT: 5 reflections on freedom, truth, feelings and more

Rebecca Blume·January 4, 2022
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ACCEPTANCE AND EQUANIMITY: A lesson learned from a falling mandarin

Kiva Bottero·April 17, 2015
MINDFULNESS AND PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS We have less than 60 days to choose a new President

MINDFULNESS AND PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS: We have less than 60 days to choose a new President

James Farwell·September 14, 2020
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JOB HUNTING: Why doesn’t Amazon sell crystal balls that let you see your future?

Joy Andreassen·November 19, 2019
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THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE OF ASANAS: Expand your learning from yoga inversions by exploring the symbolic context of each asana

Orsolya Hernold·November 6, 2015
Businesswoman pushing baby carriage while talking on cell phone - 9 to 5 Job or Stay-at Home Mom? True Feminism's About Choice

THE UNFILTERED TRUTH: Juggling motherhood, career and societal expectations

Laura Vazquez Santos·April 29, 2024
THE CYCLES OF LIFE Every cycle has its gifts to share3

THE CYCLES OF LIFE: Every cycle has its gifts to share

Celine Koropchak·September 29, 2018
Brown overnight bag on floor next to table - Blessed

BLESSED: The discovery of the accepted moment [Part 2]

Mike Larcombe·September 17, 2018
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PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Depression, sadness and sorrow are a natural part of the grieving process

Jack Surguy·April 11, 2017
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THIS TOO SHALL PASS: The wisdom of seeing everything as temporary

Tammy Klein·May 4, 2015
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The flow

Kiva Bottero·July 19, 2009
Nonduality - rock

NONDUALITY AND THE ALLURE OF THE ABSOLUTE: Instead of sitting to solve your life, sit to witness it

Contributing Writer·January 22, 2015
Deepak Chopra signing books - I'm a soul and I'm perfect

I’M A SOUL AND I’M PERFECT: An illuminating past-life regression exercise at Deepak Chopra’s meditation centre

Contributor·September 18, 2017
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MIND-STUFF: Patiently controlling the mind through meditation

Laura Constantinescu·February 4, 2012
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RECLAIMING HUMAN NATURE: Humanity can be discovered in nature

Forrest Rivers·October 15, 2019
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WRITE YOUR LIFE STORY: The #1 question that will continually transform your life

Lisa Hromada·August 31, 2021
Person wearing watch, grabbing puzzle pieces - How to Reduce Your Brain’s Blind Spots With Simple Training

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

Matthieu S.·January 28, 2026
mushroom growing through a crack in a pavement - Stoic in Training: Living a Virtuous Life in the Present

STOIC IN TRAINING: A life lived in reality with all its flaws

Lisa Brandt·June 28, 2023
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MAKING A LIFE: A mid-life recovery from anxiety and depression

Contributor·August 8, 2016
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CHRIST FOR BEGINNERS: Becoming aware of the God in all things

Max Reif·February 8, 2012
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7 Fun and Easy Play Therapy Ideas and Techniques

Kate Harveston·January 28, 2020
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REDISCOVER COMMUNITY: Matthew Fox on the end of loneliness

Contributing Writer·July 2, 2012
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DON’T LEAVE YOUR SOUL BEHIND: How learning to stop hurrying helps us cultivate kindness

Contributor·November 8, 2016
Microphone in front of full lecture hall - Public Speaking: 4 Ways We Can Transform Our Silent Society

SPEAK-DOWN CULTURE: Can we change our “silent society” at home, school and work?

Contributor·June 12, 2024
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