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

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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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    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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SERVANTS OF GOD: The ‘hard edge’ of spiritualism

Philip Mann·June 20, 2019
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IMPROVE YOUR LIFE IN JUST A MONTH: 7 ways meditation can help

Kate Harveston·June 19, 2019
FORGIVE THE BULLIED Accepting my past and finding my inner voice again1

FORGIVE THE BULLIED: Accepting my past and finding my inner voice again

Kimberley Meijer·June 18, 2019
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SAME WORDS, DIFFERENT LANGUAGES: Jung’s psychological types and relationships

James Farwell·June 13, 2019
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THE 4 ABSOLUTES: A blueprint for spiritual living

Cassidy Webb·June 5, 2019
QUIT SMOKING Acknowledging it is hard and that I am human made it easier

QUIT SMOKING: Acknowledging that it’s hard and I am human made it easier

Rebecca Shea·June 4, 2019
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SEASON OF STRUGGLE: When the ‘honeymoon’ stage of a relationship ends

James Farwell·May 30, 2019
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WHY I AM STILL CATHOLIC: It offers me what I need

Danusha Goska·May 26, 2019
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UNCONSCIOUS BIAS: Undoing internalized racism, bias and conditioning

Contributor·May 19, 2019
BECOME FULLY PRESENT A break from social media stops us comparing 13

BECOME FULLY PRESENT: A break from social media stops us from comparing

Jacqueline de Vertueil·May 16, 2019
BECOMING SOBER Be kind to yourself2

THE ROAD TO BECOMING SOBER: Be kind to yourself

Daniel Wittler·May 13, 2019
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MEDITATION CLUB: A guide to starting an in-school meditation group for students and faculty

Contributor·May 6, 2019
IMPOSSIBLE STANDARDS Body positivity at Motel 61

IMPOSSIBLE STANDARDS: Body positivity at Motel 6

Rebecca Shea·May 5, 2019
FINDING COMMUNITY A night at the Seven Eleven3

A SENSE OF COMMUNITY: A night at the 7-Eleven

Daphne Jones·May 3, 2019
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SECURITY VS. INSECURITY: How an adult’s early years may affect their level of anxiety

Contributor·April 26, 2019
FINDING MY TOMORROW Revisiting the person haunted by mental illness1

HOW I FOUND MY TOMORROW: Revisiting the person haunted by mental illness

Rebecca Shea·April 17, 2019
A TINY INTRUDER Life’s lessons come in all sizes1

A TINY INTRUDER: Life’s lessons come in all sizes

Daphne Jones·April 8, 2019
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THE 5 THINGS TECHNIQUE: Learning about mindfulness by staring at a raisin

Rebecca Shea·April 5, 2019
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THE SILENCE OF GOING SOLO: Confronting fear while camping alone for 36 hours

Contributor·April 4, 2019
CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE Seeing travel as an adventure rather than a complication

CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE: See travel as an adventure rather than a complication

Daniel K. Seward·April 3, 2019
A 10 DAY VIPASSANA COURSE I thought I would die but I learned this instead5

A 10-DAY VIPASSANA COURSE: I thought I would die, but I learned this instead…

Dena Moes·April 2, 2019
FRANKIE SAYS RELAX The fence is as guilty as the thief3

FRANKIE SAYS RELAX: The fence is as guilty as the thief

Finn Janning·March 31, 2019
Pondering Existence A stolen moment of reflection1

PHILOSOPHICALLY PONDERING EXISTENCE: A stolen moment of reflection

Daphne Jones·March 26, 2019
MY JOURNEY HOME The only real journey home is within4

MY JOURNEY HOME: The only real journey home is within

Christina Vo·March 24, 2019
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