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    Young man sitting pensively on bench next to tree, looking at water - Understand Your Mind and Honour Its Value

    UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR MIND WORKS: And embrace that pattern as worthy of respect

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    THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS: Carefully selecting your plants contributes to mindfulness and well-being

    Boat with lantern floating in stormy water - The Path to Inner Simplicity Starts With Mindfulness

    THE PATH OF INNER SIMPLICITY: Knowing stillness in the heart of the storm

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    Bird footprints in snow - 4 Soothing Poems, Including ”Sacred Heart, Sacred Light”

    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

    Glass jar full of blue paint next to paintbrushes on table - Take Stock of Your Precious Life: An Inspiring Fiction Story

    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

    Full moon behind a rural house - “Sturgeon Moon” and 3 Other Poems With Passion

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens 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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Three meditating silhouettes - Meditation club

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
security insecurity little girl

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
Group of red raisins - The 5 things technique

THE 5 THINGS TECHNIQUE: Learning about mindfulness by staring at a raisin

Rebecca Shea·April 5, 2019
Blue camping tarp in grass - The silence of going solo

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
HEADLIGHTS AND HINDSIGHT Memories on four wheels1

HEADLIGHTS AND HINDSIGHT: Memories on four wheels

Mary Scott Manning·March 21, 2019
UNFAMILIAR ALLEYS Finding novelty near your home2

UNFAMILIAR ALLEYS: Finding novelty near your home

Daniel K. Seward·March 15, 2019
AFTER THE CRASH Grace on the side of the highway

AFTER THE CRASH: Grace on the side of the highway

Daphne Jones·March 10, 2019
RELYING ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS When nature stacks the odds against you3

THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS: When nature stacks the odds against you

Daphne Jones·March 5, 2019
Shadow of family of four in grass - Family myths

FAMILY MYTHS: How to change the unwritten rules set by your family of origin

Contributor·February 28, 2019
OF CHAOS AND COMMITMENT The quest for a hot chocolate on a summery Texas afternoon2

OF CHAOS AND COMMITMENT: The quest for a hot chocolate on a summery Texas afternoon

Daphne Jones·February 26, 2019
THE VICTOR AND THE RUNAWAY Tales of life’s small joys1

THE VICTOR AND THE RUNAWAY: Tales of life’s small joys

Daphne Jones·February 19, 2019
Mount Everest - "Because it's there"

“BECAUSE IT’S THERE”: Learning to breathe during a metaphorical climb up Mount Everest

Finn Janning·February 17, 2019
THE ART OF SACRED SPACE Why I stopped resenting church1

THE ART OF SACRED SPACE: Why I stopped resenting church

Bernadette Harris·February 15, 2019
Line of gold Buddha statues - Meditate on your pain

MEDITATE ON YOUR PAIN: Our pain’s connection with the Buddha’s 4 Noble Truths

Contributor·February 10, 2019
Thin brown cords with raindrops on them - Cut the cords

CUT THE CORDS: How to break free of your familial genes and tap into your own essence

Jarrad Hewett·February 7, 2019
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