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    Person wearing watch, grabbing puzzle pieces - How to Reduce Your Brain’s Blind Spots With Simple Training

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

    Senior couple walking down trail in fall - Exercise as Play: A Small Shift Makes a Big Difference

    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

    Three wooden markers on signpost on outdoor path - The 3 Powerful Words That Became Markers on My Mindful Path

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

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    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

    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

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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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Group of Buddhist monks walking down path through trees - Finding Inner Peace With 20 Brave Buddhist Monks

THE MONKS’ WALK FOR PEACE: A reminder that peace begins within us

Forrest Rivers·January 19, 2026
Young man staring at smartphone - Our Personhood: Will Humanity Let AI Annihilate It?

AI VS. PERSONHOOD: The quiet temptation to abdicate our humanity

Laura Vazquez Santos·December 29, 2025
Hand of Jesus or God reaching out to a human to help them - How Faith Can Keep You Going Through Fear and Adversity

FAITH THROUGH ADVERSITY: When fear says stop, faith says keep going

Laura Vazquez Santos·November 27, 2025
Father and young son planting garden outdoors - Hope and Faith: How to Be a Good Parent in Uncertain Times

HOPE AND FAITH: How to parent when the world feels like it’s burning

Laura Vazquez Santos·July 3, 2025
Buddhist statues in a shrine - 8 Life-Changing Spiritual Questions for You To Contemplate

NUGGETS OF INSPIRATION: 8 perennial spiritual questions to contemplate

Forrest Rivers·June 26, 2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. sitting at desk - Restorative Justice: The Next Step on Dr. King’s Path?

BEYOND THE DREAM: Continuing Dr. King’s vision for global justice and compassion

George Cassidy Payne·February 3, 2025
Prayer group meeting on chairs - Mindful Technology: Preserving Spirituality in a World of AI

SPIRITUALITY IN AN AI-DRIVEN WORLD: Finding purpose amid technological change

Contributor·January 27, 2025
Little girl holding American flag in a field - A Father’s Perspective on Trump: We Must Not Be Silent

A FATHER’S PERSPECTIVE: I can’t back Trump with a clear conscience

George Cassidy Payne·November 18, 2024
Various people sitting in chairs, holding small American flags - Our Natural Identity: Can It Overpower Political Discord?

TRANSCEND THE POLITICS OF FEAR: Let’s remember that our “natural identity” unites us

Forrest Rivers·November 13, 2024
Tree stumps around a pit for a Mayan woodless fire -The Mayan Fire Ceremony: 4 Circles of Spiritual Growth

MAYAN FIRE CEREMONY: Growth and learning during 4 circles around a woodless fire

Carolyn Chilton Casas·October 30, 2024
Sign outdoors at Democratic National Convention (DNC) 2024 - America’s Foundational Values: Is Harris Our Guiding Light?

AMERICAN DEMOCRACY: Reflections on Trump, Harris and the DNC

James Farwell·September 9, 2024
Illustration of Mount Sinai

“FEW WHO FIND IT”: Invoking vastness as an antidote to egotism

Lucas Coia·August 5, 2024
Big Bang explosion with two mystical-looking humans shown - Evolution and Creation: It’s Clear That the 2 Are Linked

BEYOND DUALITY: The wonder of creative evolution

Forrest Rivers·July 22, 2024
Person walking with rainbow-coloured umbrella near waterfall - Some Simple Truths About Mindfully Being Who We Are

MINDFULNESS AND TRUTH: Some simple truths about being who we are

James Farwell·May 29, 2024
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WHAT GOD HAS MADE CLEAN, YOU MUST NOT CALL PROFANE: The story of St. Peter and Cornelius

Lucas Coia·May 8, 2024
Fresco image of resurrected Jesus Christ - To Walk Like Jesus: Reflections on the First Epistle of John

TO WALK THE SAME WAY HE WALKED: A reflection on John’s first letter

Lucas Coia·April 22, 2024
Hummingbird flying near purple flowers - 5 Deep Writing Prompts to Help You Visit Your Ancestors

VISITATIONS: 5 writing prompts that’ll help you get in touch with your ancestors

Diana Raab·February 21, 2024
People praying in church pews - Life Lived Well: A Journey to a Broad Spiritual Perspective

LIFE LIVED WELL: A journey of faith, community and personal growth

Contributor·February 15, 2024
Small group meditating - A Therapeutic Journey: 3 Inspiring Paths to Acceptance

THERAPEUTIC ACCEPTANCE: A journey of healing, faith and self-discovery

Laura Vazquez Santos·February 5, 2024
silhouette of cat on a branch in front of full moon - Long-Tailed Parable: I Write Sermons for a Cat Sanctuary

LONG-TAILED PARABLE: I throw away my gift on cats

Angela Townsend·September 21, 2023
Biblical burning bush - Fully Alive: A Bishop and an Atheist Chat About God

FULLY ALIVE, ON FIRE BUT NOT CONSUMED: An unlikely chat about God between a bishop and an atheist

Lucas Coia·June 15, 2023
World Autism Awareness Day photo celebrating difference - The Gift of Difference: It’s Our Moral Duty to Advocate for Others

THE GIFT OF DIFFERENCE: Advocating for people on the autism spectrum

Dr. Tzemah Yoreh·February 9, 2023
Statue of praying hands - A Witch Meets a Pastor: Learning From Spiritual Conversation

WHEN A WITCH MEETS A PASTOR: What I learned from my conversation with a Christian minister

Mel Bender·February 8, 2023
Woman clapping hands with colour coming from them - The Wonder of Creative Expression: A Gift From the Divine

THE WONDER OF CREATIVITY: Creative expression is a gift from the divine

Forrest Rivers·January 12, 2023
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