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

    Man wearing t-shirt with "no homophobia, no violence" and other positive phrases - 10 Mindful Living Tips Inspired by the Dalai Lama

    “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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    Train travelling through Alaska mountain range - Don’t Doubt Yourself—Spread Your Wings and Soar

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

    Red cardinal in a tree with berries on it - INEFFABLE: A visitation from a great spirit I'd never forget

    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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Buddhist monk meditating in mountains

MEDITATION BONUS: 6 positive ways meditation can change you physically and mentally

Contributing Writer·December 23, 2017
Blue jigsaw puzzle with one piece missing - The stories we're living

THE STORIES WE’RE LIVING: Perseverance and transformation within a marriage

Max Reif·December 17, 2017
Young boy on autistic spectrum works with flash cards - A is for autism

THE ACCEPTANCE OF AUTISM: What autistic individuals can teach us about authenticity

Mike Larcombe·November 30, 2017
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I AM BISEXUAL: A letter to my ex-girlfriend about what I could never fully say

Contributing Writer·November 19, 2017
Young boy running through playground - Different is good

DIFFERENT IS GOOD: 6 helpful tips for parents of ADD or ADHD children

Contributor·November 15, 2017
Statue of Shiva with hands in prayer - Hope for the devastated

HOPE FOR THE DEVASTATED: We can help solve world crises by praying for individual souls

Contributor·November 10, 2017
Wrapped gift

NOTHING IS FOREVER: Embracing death will help you become greater and happier

Contributing Writer·November 8, 2017
Candles arranged in heart shape on red carpet - I'm sorry and I love you

I’M SORRY AND I LOVE YOU: A practical interpretation of the Ho’oponopono way of forgiveness

Mike Larcombe·October 31, 2017
Man in the sea meditating

RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION: 5 ways mindful meditation helped me heal

Contributing Writer·October 22, 2017
Light pink lotus in pond - Inquire deeply

INQUIRE DEEPLY: How to use intuitive inquiry to deal with and help solve problems

Contributor·October 20, 2017
catholic church interior

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Spend time pondering the role of spirituality in your life [symbols: church, stairs, maze, women]

Aneta Baranek·October 12, 2017
Site of 2017 shooting in Las Vegas - Mass shootings and mass hatred

MASS SHOOTINGS AND MASS HATRED: 4 stages of healing for grieving individuals

Contributor·October 11, 2017
black cat in meadow

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Where we put our attention determines what we create [symbols: cats, meadow, path, hand]

Aneta Baranek·October 5, 2017
Northern El Salvador

HELP FOR PTSD: From gang violence to the other side of fear

Contributing Writer·October 1, 2017
Stadium with banner saying Catalonia is not Spain

COMPASSION IN CATALONIA: Karma is history repeating itself

Finn Janning·September 29, 2017
person walking in fog

DREAM INTERPRETATION: You’re making strides to integrate precious attributes into your inner self [symbols: path, fog, man, chair]

Aneta Baranek·September 28, 2017
A young man and woman have a quiet conversation with a coffee cup in the foreground - Myers-Briggs humour

MYERS-BRIGGS HUMOUR: 5 cartoons about the introverted folks among us by INFJoe

Contributor·September 27, 2017
butterfly on pond with wave ripples

MIND HYDROLOGY: Joyfully redirecting the course of your thoughts

Robert Kopecky·September 25, 2017
Pint of ice cream, almost all eaten - The happiness challenge

THE HAPPINESS CHALLENGE: We can’t choose happiness, but we can help it choose us

Contributor·September 22, 2017
large open plan home with high ceilings

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Explore more aspects of your mind [symbols: house, children, friend, water]

Aneta Baranek·September 21, 2017
Falun Dafa the fifth meditation

MY SUMMER WITH FALUN DAFA: How I discovered new energy through practicing Qi Gong

Contributing Writer·September 19, 2017
Deepak Chopra signing books - I'm a soul and I'm perfect

I’M A SOUL AND I’M PERFECT: An illuminating past-life regression exercise at Deepak Chopra’s meditation centre

Contributor·September 18, 2017
large rainbow coloured kite in the sky

DREAM INTERPRETATION: An incredible sense of freedom and inner-connectedness [symbols: sky, wires, flying, death]

Aneta Baranek·September 14, 2017
Alchemist Sendivogius (1566–1636) by Jan Matejko, 1867

BECOME ALCHEMISTS: Align your vibration to resonate with the Earth

Contributing Writer·September 13, 2017
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