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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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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens and more

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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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CHANGE FROM THE INSIDE The law of mirroring and the dream of awakening4

CHANGE FROM THE INSIDE: The law of mirroring and the dream of awakening

Vaillant Gicqueau·January 1, 2019
MINDFULLY INTO 2019 A Veteran and his New Year’s resolution 1

MINDFULLY INTO 2019: A Veteran and his New Year’s resolution

Mike Kim Veteran·December 30, 2018
HELLO TO ALL THAT The gift of meeting and greeting ourselves where we are 23

HELLO TO ALL THAT: The gift of meeting (and greeting) ourselves where we are

Rebecca Lanning·December 25, 2018
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A MINIMALIST’S GUIDE TO ENLIGHTENMENT: 5 keys to spiritual development

Pete Lee·December 24, 2018
STRATEGY OF BLESSINGS Let us not retreat from giving this Christmas

STRATEGY OF BLESSINGS: Let us not retreat from giving this Christmas

Mike Kim Veteran·December 23, 2018
BURNING BOOKS Social Networks are more destructive than any bonfire

BURNING BOOKS: Social networks are more destructive than any bonfire

IV Olokita·December 19, 2018
CO CREATING WITH THE SOUL Magic happens when we release limiting beliefs1

CO-CREATE WITH THE SOUL: Magic happens when we release limiting beliefs

Wendy Gillissen·December 18, 2018
TIS THE SEASON Civilian warriors who give by fighting at home for Veterans2

‘TIS THE SEASON: Civilian warriors who give by fighting at home for Veterans

Mike Kim Veteran·December 16, 2018
A LOVE FOR THE IMAGE OF MILITARY UNIFORMED MEN How an article in the Economist asks “Where is the Love” 3

A LOVE FOR THE IMAGE OF MILITARY UNIFORMED MEN: How I ask “Where is the Love?” from an article in The Economist

Mike Kim Veteran·December 9, 2018
KARMA AND LIFE Today’s politics proves we reap what we sow2

KARMA AND LIFE: Today’s politics prove that we reap what we sow

James Farwell·December 8, 2018
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WAR TRAUMA THERAPY: The real war vs. the one playing on TV  

Mike Kim Veteran·December 2, 2018
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MINDFULLY DEALING WITH LOSS AND GRIEF: 4 strategies for becoming whole

Sherry Cormier·November 28, 2018
THANKSGIVING SEEN BY A TROOP A day of remembering2

(THANKS)GIVING SEEN BY A TROOP: A day of remembering

Mike Kim Veteran·November 25, 2018
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MINDFULNESS AND AWARENESS: Learning to love and accept ourselves

Ora Nadrich·November 22, 2018
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THE LAW OF OBSERVATION: Are you living your destined life?

Sara Wasser·November 21, 2018
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THE WAIT IS OVER: 8 tips that’ll help you live a fulfilling life after retirement

Kate Harveston·November 14, 2018
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WHEREVER YOU ARE: Memories of my intro to mindfulness

Contributing Writer·November 12, 2018
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BEYOND THE SPECTACLE OF VETERANS DAY: Reflecting on the losses at home

Mike Kim Veteran·November 11, 2018
APPLYING GENERAL SEMANTICS Using the technology of the self on the Veteran Readjustment Journey2

HOW TO APPLY GENERAL SEMANTICS: Using the technology of the self on the Veteran Readjustment Journey

Mike Kim Veteran·November 4, 2018
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THE PHILOSOPHY OF BYUNG-CHUL HAN: Relax. Do nothing. Become no one.

Finn Janning·October 30, 2018
FINDING ASYLUM Welcoming the Shadow to guide us home1

FINDING ASYLUM: Welcoming the Shadow to guide us home

Contributing Writer·October 26, 2018
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MY WAY OF COPING WITH GRIEF: “Is this one of those Buddhist meditations?”

Kyle Thomas Smith·October 25, 2018
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LIFEJACKET IN AN OCEAN: Mindfulness is like … not drowning but waving

Contributing Writer·October 23, 2018
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STOP JUDGING: 3 reasons to recognize and release judgments

Contributing Writer·October 22, 2018
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