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

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    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

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    COMPLICATIONS, CONTRADICTIONS, CONFUSIONS: 3 words that became markers on a mindful path

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    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens and more

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    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

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    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    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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    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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SOUL REBEL: A story of spiritual transformation and two other reflections

Forrest Rivers·December 18, 2021
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WANDERING IN NORFOLK: To suddenly turn, flush and then fly away

Emily L Quint Freeman·December 13, 2021
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A TIME OF MOURNING: Looking for life in a grapefruit seed

Rebecca Shea·October 20, 2021
mushroom breaking through concrete

ADMIRING IMPERFECTION: The wabi-sabi spirit in my garden

Emily L Quint Freeman·October 7, 2021
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THE TIMELESS MOMENT: 2 dialogues and a poem about thoughts, existence and death

Mike Larcombe·September 23, 2021
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AMAZING PRIME: The gifts delivered by nature

Kunal Mehra·August 29, 2021
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MY ESSENCE AND ME: The universal order of things

James Farwell·July 19, 2021
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A CHERRY BLOSSOM CHILDHOOD: A reminder to appreciate the beauty of a child’s milestones

Bethany Grey·June 9, 2021
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THIN PLACES: Where the diaphanous veil between this world and the eternal world is permeable

Ann Lehwald·May 11, 2021
the Moirai

LOOSE THREADS: Life unravels when a family member dies

Bethany Grey·April 27, 2021
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THE DANCE OF LIGHT AND DARK: Finding meaning in these challenging times

Wendy Gillissen·April 22, 2021
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LONG-DISTANCE FRIENDSHIP: A letter on what it takes and when it’s not enough

Tyla Miller·March 19, 2021
path in the woods with a light at the end

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL: During the pandemic we have all had time to reflect on what holds meaning

Forrest Rivers·March 8, 2021
Front cover of Francesco Tirelli's Ice Cream Shop (children's book)

LITTLE BUDDHAS: A preschool teacher’s latest adventure with his young charges

Max Reif·February 19, 2021
2021 Happy New Year sign with clock

HOPEFUL RESOLUTIONS: Can we set simple plans and goals for the coming year or years, and be happy with them?

April Von Braun·January 3, 2021
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AN UNUSUAL HOLIDAY SEASON: Coming to terms with our feelings about 2020 and unlocking peace of mind

Tyla Miller·December 21, 2020
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CONSCIOUSNESS: A clarity of being

William Waters·December 15, 2020
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SAFE SPACES: Removing ourselves from disturbing situations is an act of self-care

Vaidehi Sriram·December 14, 2020
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MEMORY: The basis of the intelligent sorting out of how our world works

William Waters·December 4, 2020
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IN THE FACE OF CHANGE: 5 primary reasons for people’s resistance

Siobhan Searle·September 27, 2020
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“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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THE ELDER WITHIN: Being old in America can be a celebration

Terry Jones·September 13, 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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