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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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WHO ARE WE?: We are awareness, empathy and compassion

James Farwell·November 20, 2022
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RIDE THE WAVE OF CHAOS: Why inner work can lead to outer stagnation and what to do about it

Kristen Blythe·September 7, 2022
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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
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WHEN YOUR SOUL IS WEARY: Pastor Dominic Done on finding true rest in God

Contributor·July 3, 2022
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DEAR DANA: Facebook, an old friend, a cancer diagnosis and the power of prayer

Contributor·May 18, 2022
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DECEIVED BY OUR OWN EYES: The difference between exoteric and esoteric sight

Contributor·April 14, 2022
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SACRED CREATIVITY: Love your work for the journey it took you on

Christie Leigh Babirad·March 2, 2022
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SCRABBLE: A “path with no railings”

Max Reif·February 17, 2022
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A WRITER’S GUIDE TO MEDITATION: Listening to the wisdom the Universe wants to provide

Mel Bender·January 20, 2022
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THE IDEA OF AUTUMN: Western culture paradoxes and Eastern society traditions

Emily L Quint Freeman·October 22, 2021
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TAKE A CHANCE ON LIFE: And find your true purpose

Forrest Rivers·July 27, 2021
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SKEPTIC SECURALISTS PRAY, TOO: Meaningful prayer does not have to involve God

Dr. Tzemah Yoreh·April 1, 2021
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A COMMENTARY ON MARTYRDOM: What do St. Perpetua and Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen have in common?

Lucas Coia·March 1, 2021
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RAM DASS AND THE POWER OF DEVOTION: A lesson for all spiritual seekers

Forrest Rivers·February 10, 2021
IF ONLY WE ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE IT How St. Francis discovered the meaning of life1 2

BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE IT: How St. Francis discovered the meaning of life

Lucas Coia·January 25, 2021
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ONE GOOD MOVE: Through suspected anthrax poisoning I gained spiritual sight while healing physical sight

Nina Cerfolio·January 11, 2021
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WITHOUT SCANDAL, WITHOUT WORRY OR TERROR: The end-time predictions of Joachim of Fiore

Lucas Coia·December 23, 2020
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MODERATION, OBEDIENCE, CHARITY: The timeless example of Saint Benedict of Nursia

Lucas Coia·November 26, 2020
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SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT: Tapping into the eternal inner fountain

Mehrdad Noorani·November 14, 2020
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DELICATE FLOWER AND STRONG TREE: A Zen approach to leaving your comfort zone

Langston B·November 4, 2020
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WHY STUDY SAINTS?: A medieval answer in time for All Saints’ Day

Lucas Coia·October 19, 2020
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GIVE ME SILENCE OR GIVE ME DEATH: The Hermit Peter of Morrone (Part 2)

Lucas Coia·September 17, 2020
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GIVE ME SILENCE OR GIVE ME DEATH: The hermit Peter of Morrone

Lucas Coia·August 17, 2020
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CONTEMPLATING THE DIVINE: The case of Angela of Foligno

Lucas Coia·July 16, 2020
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