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    Four young people standing beside each other on cell phones - Common Unity: The Best Way to Find It in the Age of AI

    DIGITALLY DIVIDED WE FALL: But humanly united we stand

    Couple with arms linked - Mindful Relationships: 3 Important Ways to Improve Yours

    COMMUNICATION, PRESENCE AND RECONNECTION: 3 ways to bring mindfulness into your relationship

    White sweater lying on floor - The Morning My Critical Inner Voice Stopped Talking

    THE MORNING I STOPPED TURNING AGAINST MYSELF: Saying goodbye to my inner critic

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

    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

    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

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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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giving hand - compassionate consciousness

COMPASSIONATE CONSCIOUSNESS: Charles Eisenstein’s approach to realizing our spiritual nature through our physical experience

Robert Kopecky·November 27, 2012
Pursuit of Happiness

END THE PURSUIT: Less time searching, more time being happy

Melissa Venditti·May 20, 2012
women-primal bond

THE PRIMAL BOND: Finding solutions through universal love

Contributing Writer·March 27, 2013
green drink smoothie

SHAKE WELL: A vaccine for the mediocrity epidemic

Contributing Writer·July 11, 2016
friends connected

REAL FRIENDSHIP: Set free by the spiritual calling within us

Contributing Writer·February 27, 2015
Abstract Buddhist figure against red-tinted sky - The death of identity

THE DEATH OF IDENTITY: Does a spiritual awakening make this inevitable?

Mike Larcombe·February 1, 2017
Hands attuning tree

SPIRITUAL ECOLOGY: True spiritual stewardship for a changing climate

Contributing Writer·July 20, 2012
child in nature

PRIMAL SPIRITUALITY: Follow your innate, intuitive knowing of the nature of all things

Contributing Writer·February 28, 2014
American flag billboard in rural Georgia

QUEST FOR THE BIG PICTURE: A poem and a short essay about the current American/World dilemma

Max Reif·February 18, 2020
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
Humpty Dumpty with Alice in Wonderland

FAMILY SECRETS BRUISED LIVES: The cost of a few moments of lust, hubris and carelessness

Contributing Writer·April 26, 2016
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YOU ARE THE ANSWER TO GOD’S PRAYER: The meaning of prayer and reflection

Contributor·September 10, 2013
girl with light in the woods

THE DANCE OF LIGHT AND DARK: Finding meaning in these challenging times

Wendy Gillissen·April 22, 2021
Artistic representation of human aging - Aging: A Personal Reflection on a Life Challenge

AGING: A personal reflection on a universal phenomenon

Max Reif·February 7, 2023
Child chasing after heart

THE MYTH OF LOVE SCARCITY: We do not lack love; we lack the knowledge of how to harness its enormous supply

Contributing Writer·March 15, 2014
child in front of aquarium - curiosity

A SENSE OF CURIOSITY: Finding the wonder in life just as a child does

Contributing Writer·January 27, 2014
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HONOUR AND COMMODITY: Socrates taught how to live and die with honour

Contributing Writer·October 1, 2012
Harvest

THE ELDER WITHIN: Being old in America can be a celebration

Terry Jones·September 13, 2020
point of circle water

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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IMAGINAL PEOPLE: Embracing destruction of the old while birthing something new

Contributing Writer·September 16, 2012
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LIGHTNESS OF BEING: Separation is the fall and Union is the restoration

Contributing Writer·April 1, 2013
Close-up of lotus flower - “Saint Issa” and Other Spiritual Poems and Parables

A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN: “Saint Issa” and other spiritual poems and parables

Forrest Rivers·January 3, 2023
Composite photo of Rodin's "The Thinker" and Qanon supporters

“OH, THE TIMES! OH, THE CUSTOMS!” (Cicero): A little essay inspired by an insane “news” story

Max Reif·September 19, 2020
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I GUESS IT’S SELF-CARE: Accepting that bad moments are just moments

Rebecca Shea·September 10, 2020
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