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    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

    hanami cherry blossoms closeup

    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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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
Spiritual trap - stairs

SECONDHAND KNOWING: Vulnerability is the key to opening ourselves to experiential knowing

Contributing Writer·June 9, 2014
Bumper stickers on car

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

Jerry Kvasnicka·June 4, 2014
Eggs in disagreement

MARKING THE LINE: Setting boundaries requires faith and self-love

Contributing Writer·May 8, 2014
Field of tulips - Creative Commandment

CREATIVE COMMANDMENT: The ritual of the present moment

Contributing Writer·April 30, 2014
Pyramid of stones

EXPRESSION ALLOWS RELEASE: You are not what you eat. You are what you express in your thoughts, words and deeds

Contributing Writer·April 21, 2014
Stained glass of Jesus washing feet

HEARTFULLY PRESENT: Pope Francis reminds us of St. Francis and the heart of spirituality

Contributing Writer·April 18, 2014
Child swinging

REAL WORLD OR MIRAGE?: Connect to the sense of magic to see things as they really are

Contributing Writer·March 19, 2014
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 nature

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

Contributing Writer·February 28, 2014
bumper stickers on car

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

Jerry Kvasnicka·February 25, 2014
man contemplating

FROM DOING TO BEING: Do idle hands really make the devil’s work?

Kiva Bottero·February 24, 2014
Joining hands with candle - Time for change

A TIME FOR CHANGE: Whispers of a spiritual revolution

Erica Roberts·February 4, 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
Couple dancing

BRAND BUILDING AND BEING YOURSELF: Technology’s capacity to build one’s self

Contributing Writer·January 23, 2014
Confused girl - World needs more ambiguity

PICK BETWEEN THE TWO: Sometimes we need a bit more ambiguity

Erica Roberts·January 21, 2014
yoga friends

EVERYDAY GURUS: Looking beyond the surface

Contributor·January 19, 2014
hands holding plant

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU?: Complexities of resolutions and goals

Gabriella Lancia·January 17, 2014
woman walking - road

THE LONG ROAD: Step through each phase of life with fearlessness, compassion and acceptance

Anjali Mani·January 14, 2014
Person on rock - Contemplating and understanding the past

CONTEMPLATION: The Cutting Edge

Max Reif·January 2, 2014
lone cross in the fields

RESTORING THE CROSS OF LIFE: Bring the essences of heaven into manifest form on Earth

Jerry Kvasnicka·December 26, 2013
leaf

DEALING WITH DISTRACTIONS: Self-awakening to the continuum of Creation

Contributor·December 24, 2013
Nelson Mandela

IN HONOUR OF NELSON MANDELA: Reflections on the father of South Africa

Contributor·December 20, 2013
autumn branch - spiritual impreative

THE SPIRITUAL IMPERATIVE: Enlivening the process of transformation

Contributor·November 28, 2013
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