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    Woman sitting at computer desk in dim room - How Mindful Noticing Helps With High-Functioning Depression

    HIGH-FUNCTIONING DEPRESSION: How the quiet art of noticing can help

    Heart-shaped cherry tree with pink and white blossoms - What the Heart Knows First: Grateful for My Intuition

    WHAT THE HEART KNOWS FIRST: Following our intuition

    Beetle with green-gold colouring - Interpreting Synchronicity: What Jung's Popular Tale Reveals

    HOW TO INTERPRET A SYNCHRONICITY: What Jung’s scarab story can teach us

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    Traditional bicycle parked outdoors against stone wall - "Creepy Creatures" and 4 More New Poems About Life’s Seasons

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: A Little Moment That Loved Me Back, Lost in the Crowd and more

    Black pen drawing heart on white paper - Mindfulness and Art: The Value of Small Repetitive Movements

    MINDFULNESS AND ART: The quiet power of making one small mark at a time

    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

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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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RESPONDING FROM A ZONE OF PEACE: Bringing mindfulness into our understanding of how we learn to live together

James Farwell·July 12, 2022
FINDING MY FAITH A foundation for healing and growth

FINDING MY FAITH: A foundation for healing and growth

Kimberley Meijer·August 26, 2019
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
zebras

THE GREAT PARADOX: Economics, morality and the existence of God

Dennis L. Weisman·June 9, 2020
Ceiling of synagogue

SKEPTIC SECURALISTS PRAY, TOO: Meaningful prayer does not have to involve God

Dr. Tzemah Yoreh·April 1, 2021
hands with world map drawn on them and white doves

WITHOUT SCANDAL, WITHOUT WORRY OR TERROR: The end-time predictions of Joachim of Fiore

Lucas Coia·December 23, 2020
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
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FULFILLING MISSION: A personal story of a life of service

Jerry Kvasnicka·April 25, 2015
George Floyd mural in Chicago

MAKING A CONNECTION WITH GEORGE FLOYD: And some thoughts on karma and racial justice

Max Reif·June 22, 2020
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CONTEMPLATING THE DIVINE: The case of Angela of Foligno

Lucas Coia·July 16, 2020
three people walking along a railway track

REMEMBERING RAM DASS: We’re all just walking each other home

Forrest Rivers·January 18, 2020
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
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
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
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
Still river with reflection of clouds going through meadow - Finding me

BE STILL AND KNOW GOD: Mystic Joseph Benner on getting in touch with divinity and the Real Self

Contributor·July 21, 2017
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BELIEVE NOTHING: 10 teachings from the Kalama Sutta to defend against intellectual dependence

Contributing Writer·July 5, 2013
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GIVE ME SILENCE OR GIVE ME DEATH: The hermit Peter of Morrone

Lucas Coia·August 17, 2020
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
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Understand Ahimsa to Know What it Really Means to “Do No Harm”

Orsolya Hernold·August 20, 2015
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THE IDEA OF AUTUMN: Western culture paradoxes and Eastern society traditions

Emily L Quint Freeman·October 22, 2021
Startup business meeting - Spiritual energy and the almighty dollar

SPIRITUAL ENERGY AND THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR: The 12 Universal Laws of financial prosperity

Contributor·April 9, 2018
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
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
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