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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

    Drawing of human head with arrows pointing from it in different directions - Transform the Way You Imagine Things and Enhance Your Life

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

    Exterior of church in evening - Religion: A Substantial Part of Our Sacred Human Experience

    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

    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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earth - the awakening

THE AWAKENING: Richard Heinberg explores the creation and maintenance of Earth

Contributing Writer·January 11, 2013
crystal ball

JOB HUNTING: Why doesn’t Amazon sell crystal balls that let you see your future?

Joy Andreassen·November 19, 2019
stress-sad-emotional-woman-crying

EMOTIONAL STRESS: Recognize the emotions and deal with the stress

Contributing Writer·September 9, 2012
Man on path towards mountains with moon above - Welcome to the Path—of Self-Realization and Spiritual Growth

WELCOME TO THE PATH: Travel with gratitude and compassion to the summit of self-realization

Forrest Rivers·May 20, 2024
hummingbird at a feeder

WHERE ARE YOU?: I still search for my grandmother even though she’s been gone for more than a decade

Kunal Mehra·March 4, 2022
Hologram

HOLOGRAPHIC REALITY: Human purpose as part of a greater whole

Contributing Writer·March 30, 2012
woman in water bubble with hummingbirds bursting it

REFLECTIONS ON THE PANDEMIC: Isolation makes me aware of what is necessary, as opposed to what is needed

Arthur Hoyle·May 11, 2020
Young man walking path - Living in sync with nature

THE MIDDLE PATH: How our desires and aversions make us suffer

Contributor·July 23, 2014
A paper with the words "Take a deep breath." thumbtacked onto a cork board.

WHY IS EVERYTHING SO COMPLICATED?: Remembering simplicity and dealing with stress

Kyla Giffin·September 13, 2015
Self looking into self

FROM EXTERNALS TO INTERNALS: Replacing religion with primal spirituality

Jerry Kvasnicka·July 7, 2014
America the addicted

AMERICA THE ADDICTED: Must we wait until we hit bottom?

Contributing Writer·November 8, 2012
alchemist

ONE STEP AT A TIME ALCHEMY: We are shapers of our own destiny

Forrest Rivers·August 25, 2020
laughter-pain-friends-goodtimes

WITHOUT LAUGHTER: The truth serum that masks our pain

Contributing Writer·September 6, 2012
Man floating on back in water (Philippines) - Present-moment acceptance of waking-up-ness

PRESENT-MOMENT ACCEPTANCE AND WAKING-UP-NESS: Notice yourself as a spiritual being in the here and now

Mike Larcombe·August 4, 2017
Bumper stickers on car

BUMPER STICKER WISDOM PART II: Lessons learned from the back of a car

Jerry Kvasnicka·June 4, 2014
Two people partway up a mountain with a snow-capped peak

PEACEFUL REFLECTIONS: 3 spiritual contemplations about humanity and the Earth

Forrest Rivers·July 15, 2019
Alone man

REDISCOVER COMMUNITY: Matthew Fox on the end of loneliness

Contributing Writer·July 2, 2012
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
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AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT: Step back from the forest to see the trees

Contributing Writer·September 25, 2012
Embracing the Earth and religion

A NEW RELIGIOUS SENSIBILITY: Q&A with John Michael Greer on religion, progress and the Earth

kiva-bottero·June 13, 2014
Seniors' stretching class - Empowering people with disabilities

SUNRISE, SUNSET: Inspirational ways to offer gratitude to the sun

Contributing Writer·November 4, 2014
Connected mind in space

SUPERMIND: What all faiths tell us about the hidden power of the human mind

Contributing Writer·September 11, 2015
LOSING TEACHERS FINDING FRIENDS A turn in the spiritual path

LOSING TEACHERS, FINDING FRIENDS: A turn on the spiritual path

Contributing Writer·October 1, 2018
actor adult - do you believe in magic

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?: Awakening to your divine potential

Contributing Writer·August 7, 2013
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