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    Statue of Mahatma Gandhi from Aga Khan palace in Pune, India - Gandhi’s Radical Insight: How It Can Help Us Today

    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

    Man wearing t-shirt with "no homophobia, no violence" and other positive phrases - 10 Mindful Living Tips Inspired by the Dalai Lama

    “MY RELIGION IS KINDNESS”: 10 mindful living tips inspired by the Dalai Lama

    Confused man leaning on wooden table - Gaslighting: What It Is and 3 Effective Ways to Push Back

    BEWARE OF BAD ACTORS: 3 steps to take if you suspect someone’s “gaslighting” you

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    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

    Red cardinal in a tree with berries on it - INEFFABLE: A visitation from a great spirit I'd never forget

    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

    Otter swimming on its back - "Metaphorically Speaking" and 3 More Poems That Honour Words

    POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Essential Language, Metaphorically Speaking 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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    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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Road sign HUNGER - Food Waste: The Problem With Food Fights and Eating Contests

THE SANCTITY OF FOOD: Treating food as entertainment is a slap in the face to the starving

Jane Olivier·June 19, 2024
graphic of womans head with sketches of other faces

CONSCIOUS PERCEPTION: We have the power to shape our own reality

Munira Punjvani·April 4, 2024
Man on his knees in front of a robot - 2 Views of AI: Is It a God or a Powerful Tool?

AI: A god or a tool?

Jane Olivier·March 21, 2024
woman on the dance floor - Dry January 2024: Leaving the Land of the Party Girls

IN THE SPIRIT OF DRY JANUARY: My decision to get sober(ish)

C B·January 8, 2024
Wall paper of a galaxy and a possible wormhole"

THE “PRECIOUS” PRESENT MOMENT FALLACY: Permanently placing yourself in the here and now isn’t human or natural

Matthew Jacobs·December 28, 2023
AI image of The Grim Reaper in a ballroom alone on the dance floor - Dancing With Death in the Grand Ballroom of Existence

DANCING WITH DEATH: A fleeting turn in the grand ballroom of existence

Jane Olivier·December 11, 2023
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
father with adult sun and small grandchild on the edige of a beach

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

Chelsey Clammer·March 8, 2023
Butterfly through prison bars - Finding the Beauty Within During Life’s Biggest Challenges

NO ONE CAN EVER FULLY BE LOST: Finding beauty through our most challenging trials

Brandon E. Simmons·February 6, 2023
small kitchen in an apartment - My Own Place: Leaving Homelessness Behind in 2023

LESSONS FROM BEING HOMELESS FOR A YEAR: Home is people, not places

Mel Bender·January 26, 2023
two male and one female student on college lawn - Eliminating Racial Preferences: Will It Benefit Wealthy Students?

RACIAL PREFERENCES IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS: Will eliminating them lead to a preference for wealthy students instead?

Dennis L. Weisman·December 7, 2022
man in suit point to a 'gender' sign - Beyond the Gender Debate: A Slippery Slope of Self-Identification

BEYOND THE GENDER DEBATE: The slippery slope of gender self-identification

Dennis L. Weisman·October 27, 2022
Wooden statute Geppetto holding Pinocchio

TO LOVE CHRONICALLY: POTS—a life-altering syndrome

April Von Braun·October 7, 2019
A REFUGEE’S STORY A mother and son with AIDS struggle to survive1

A REFUGEE’S STORY: A mother and son with AIDS struggle to survive

Dr. Cary Rasof·September 13, 2019
World half dark half life

SWEET SORROW: The Yin and Yang of life and loss

Sherry Cormier·July 30, 2019
FINDING MY TOMORROW Revisiting the person haunted by mental illness1

HOW I FOUND MY TOMORROW: Revisiting the person haunted by mental illness

Rebecca Shea·April 17, 2019
FRANKIE SAYS RELAX The fence is as guilty as the thief3

FRANKIE SAYS RELAX: The fence is as guilty as the thief

Finn Janning·March 31, 2019
BURNING BOOKS Social Networks are more destructive than any bonfire

BURNING BOOKS: Social networks are more destructive than any bonfire

IV Olokita·December 19, 2018
Alien

CONSPIRACY THEORISTS: Delusional and/or Paranoid Personality Disorder or using deduction, logic and common sense?

Jack Surguy·August 14, 2017
Temples in Myanmar

SCIENCE VS. RELIGION: Are humans better off without religion or spirituality?

Jack Surguy·August 2, 2017
Atomic bomb explosion

SKEWED STATISTICS: The problems with science and the peer review process

Jack Surguy·June 6, 2017
Defective science The big Lebowski

DEFECTIVE SCIENCE: The Big Lebowski guides the way on how to respond to scientists’ hurt feelings

Jack Surguy·May 2, 2017
Little boy playing with toys on table - Confronting reality

DECEPTIVE PSYCHOLOGY: Examining evidence-based treatment and how it affects therapy for abused children

Jack Surguy·April 18, 2017
Sheep dog confronting a ram

CONFRONTING REALITY: Do the media, scientists and politicians misrepresent facts for financial gain?

Jack Surguy·April 14, 2017
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