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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]

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

Max Reif·June 22, 2020
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MEANING: The purpose of life through the eyes of Viktor Frankl

Philip Mann·June 16, 2020
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THE GREAT PARADOX: Economics, morality and the existence of God

Dennis L. Weisman·June 9, 2020
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WE JUST LAUNCHED OUR NEW BOOK SHOP: Come have a look!

Contributor·May 18, 2020
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FAITH OR BELIEF: Choose faith in these troubled times

Forrest Rivers·May 13, 2020
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SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM: How to avoid the trap of expectancy

Sam Boomer·May 3, 2020
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TRANSCEND YOUR FEAR: Embrace the inevitability of your own death

Forrest Rivers·March 16, 2020
Jordan Peterson

FAITH IN CRISIS: Jordan Peterson as non-binary

Adrian Giorgio·March 11, 2020
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NATURE AS DIVINE LOVE: Our greatest joys come from communing with the Earth

Forrest Rivers·February 25, 2020
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REMEMBERING RAM DASS: We’re all just walking each other home

Forrest Rivers·January 18, 2020
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SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS: Not a one-size-fits-all way of being

Rafael Campiz·January 14, 2020
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CURRENT EVENTS: Why a spiritual student like me would pay so much attention

Max Reif·January 2, 2020
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DIVINE SIGNS AND UNSEEN TIES: Synchronicities, mystical experiences and psychic phenomena

Forrest Rivers·December 20, 2019
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O, THE TIMES: A spiritual essay about coping with current events

Max Reif·October 18, 2019
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RECLAIMING HUMAN NATURE: Humanity can be discovered in nature

Forrest Rivers·October 15, 2019
The Bhagavad Gita

THE BHAGAVAD GITA: A metaphor for fighting a spiritual war against ego

Forrest Rivers·September 19, 2019
FINDING MY FAITH A foundation for healing and growth

FINDING MY FAITH: A foundation for healing and growth

Kimberley Meijer·August 26, 2019
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SERVANTS OF GOD: The ‘hard edge’ of spiritualism

Philip Mann·June 20, 2019
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INTO THE LAND OF WOO-WOO: My hunt for the Afterlife

Contributing Writer·August 10, 2018
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SPIRITUAL ENERGY AND THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR: The 12 Universal Laws of financial prosperity

Contributor·April 9, 2018
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SUPERHEROES ON A SUPERNAL PATH: A reminder of our 3 greatest superpowers

Contributing Writer·February 25, 2018
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WHEN YOU SMILE: The esoteric nature of the smile

Wayne Bloemhof·February 18, 2018
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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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THOUGHTLESSNESS: Destroy your darkest thoughts and become one with all things through deep meditation

Pieter Van Cauwenbergh·June 23, 2017
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