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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

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    “MY RELIGION IS KINDNESS”: 10 mindful living tips inspired by the Dalai Lama

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    BEWARE OF BAD ACTORS: 3 steps to take if you suspect someone’s “gaslighting” you

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    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

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    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

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    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

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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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SUBJECTIVITY: How every vice has its virtue

Adrian Giorgio·February 24, 2020
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A 3-DAY SILENT MEDITATION RETREAT: Not what I wanted, but what I needed

Selena Templeton·February 23, 2020
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MY DEFINING DECADE: 10 things my twenties taught me

Bianca Mattison-Amos·February 20, 2020
American flag billboard in rural Georgia

QUEST FOR THE BIG PICTURE: A poem and a short essay about the current American/World dilemma

Max Reif·February 18, 2020
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BOX OF LOVE: Every wrong act that a person makes aright transforms humans into gods

Ji Strangeway·February 14, 2020
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RESPECTFUL PARENTING: Talking to your kids about mental illness

Ryan Sandler·February 13, 2020
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REJECTION: It serves as a guide to one’s destiny

Forrest Rivers·February 8, 2020
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THE PURPOSE OF PAIN: Pain challenges us to grow in enormous leaps

Bianca Mattison-Amos·January 30, 2020
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A PARTNERSHIP: A wedding and a funeral

Akanksha Jain·January 29, 2020
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7 Fun and Easy Play Therapy Ideas and Techniques

Kate Harveston·January 28, 2020
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BE PRESENT IN THE MOMENT: Why we need to focus on this moment with our children right now

Loraine Balita-Centeno·January 24, 2020
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GOD IS WITHIN US: All the wisdom we will ever need

Rafael Campiz·January 23, 2020
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MEDITATION MINIMUM: What amount of time makes a ‘true’ practice?

Loren Walker·January 22, 2020
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MEDITATION TO FREEDOM: A guided meditation to help you discover your essential nature

Stan Lipkin·January 19, 2020
three people walking along a railway track

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

Forrest Rivers·January 18, 2020
Man with open arms in front of words I believe in me

SELF-ESTEEM IN SOBRIETY: My journey towards positive self-esteem

Kailey Fitzgerald·January 16, 2020
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SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS: Not a one-size-fits-all way of being

Rafael Campiz·January 14, 2020
Lightning over water, trees and mountains

CREATION SONG: A return to humanity’s divine roots

Forrest Rivers·January 13, 2020
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THE LAST TIME I SPOKE TO RAM DASS: A reminiscence

Max Reif·January 10, 2020
Russian blue cat

FACING HUMANITY: Learning the value of life through our pets

April Von Braun·January 9, 2020
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LITTLE PIECES OF HAPPY: How to stay sane and happy in a hectic and chaotic life

Sam Macler·January 8, 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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CBT vs. DBT: What are the differences and which is better for whom?

Kate Harveston·December 27, 2019
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FREE WILL: No scientific explanation can take it from us

Philip Mann·December 22, 2019
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