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    Statue of Mahatma Gandhi from Aga Khan palace in Pune, India - Gandhi’s Radical Insight: How It Can Help Us Today

    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

    Confused man leaning on wooden table - Gaslighting: What It Is and 3 Effective Ways to Push Back

    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

    Otter swimming on its back - "Metaphorically Speaking" and 3 More Poems That Honour Words

    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

    hanami cherry blossoms closeup

    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

    la paz mexico sunrise

    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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WW1 battlefield with bunker

DREAM INTERPRETATION: In every conflict, there’s an opportunity for growth and change [symbols: hand, war, rags, father, fireballs]

Aneta Baranek·September 7, 2017
Blueprint of an artist's house

A BLUEPRINT FOR PROSPERITY: Use your mind to create prosperity in your life

Contributing Writer·September 1, 2017
All Giza pyramids

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Evaluate who and what you’re believing and why [symbols: phone, Egypt, picture, woman, white]

Aneta Baranek·August 31, 2017
Man swimming in sea by clifftop - Dream interpretation

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Look at ways in which you sabotage your efforts due to ego [symbols: clifftop, helicopter, sea, rifle]

Aneta Baranek·August 24, 2017
emdr therapy eye movement

EMDR: An emerging therapy involving eye movements and bad memories

Contributor·August 23, 2017
Quiet, snowy town at night - Life lessons

LIFE LESSONS: 12 short meditations from Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way

Contributor·August 20, 2017
students in classroom taking an exam

DREAM INTERPRETATION: How do I approach responsibility and life in general? [symbols: classroom, 3, students, test]

Aneta Baranek·August 17, 2017
father holding baby

MY FATHER’S LOVE: “You’re one of the good ones”

Contributing Writer·August 16, 2017
Alien

CONSPIRACY THEORISTS: Delusional and/or Paranoid Personality Disorder or using deduction, logic and common sense?

Jack Surguy·August 14, 2017
Julian Daizan Skinner teaches Zen Yoga - Boris's story

BORIS’S STORY: How an academic merged scientific and spiritual belief to find peace within

Contributor·August 12, 2017
Mansion on hill

DREAM INTERPRETATION: You aren’t comfortable with your emotional state of being [symbols: guy, mansion, hill, wealth]

Aneta Baranek·August 10, 2017
boy screaming at cowering girl

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: You choose to stay in an unhealthy relationship

Jack Surguy·August 8, 2017
Thich Nhat Hanh in Vietnam

HEART SURGERY: An epiphany on day 6 of silent meditation with Thich Nhat Hanh

Contributing Writer·August 7, 2017
Man floating on back in water (Philippines) - Present-moment acceptance of waking-up-ness

PRESENT-MOMENT ACCEPTANCE AND WAKING-UP-NESS: Notice yourself as a spiritual being in the here and now

Mike Larcombe·August 4, 2017
Woman with red lipstick

DREAM INTERPRETATION: A need for more direction, more purpose in your waking life [symbols: car, drunk, kidnapping, rape]

Aneta Baranek·August 3, 2017
Temples in Myanmar

SCIENCE VS. RELIGION: Are humans better off without religion or spirituality?

Jack Surguy·August 2, 2017
Face looking through chains

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Your experiences are separating you from other people and your community

Jack Surguy·August 1, 2017
Dream city coming of a book

LUCID DREAMS: We can use our dreams to become better versions of ourselves

Contributing Writer·July 31, 2017
cowboy on horse in field

TO RIDE IS TO MEDITATE: My week as a cowboy on a ranch

Finn Janning·July 28, 2017
Number 609 on a piece of metal attached to fence

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Returning to a past state of mind that has been let go of [symbols: apartment, friend, death]

Aneta Baranek·July 27, 2017
butterfly morph photography

OUR ROLE AS WOMEN: The sad truth about celebrity women who deny aging

Contributing Writer·July 25, 2017
Young woman joyfully climbing rocks - The energy of yes

THE ENERGY OF YES: Listen to your intuition as it guides you towards your dreams

Contributor·July 24, 2017
Still river with reflection of clouds going through meadow - Finding me

BE STILL AND KNOW GOD: Mystic Joseph Benner on getting in touch with divinity and the Real Self

Contributor·July 21, 2017
doll abandoned in a park

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Pay closer attention to how you receive new ideas [symbols: baby, brother, police, neighbourhood]

Aneta Baranek·July 20, 2017
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