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    Man relaxing and looking out window while sitting at office desk - Why Mindfulness Matters Greatly in the Modern Workplace

    MENTAL HEALTH AND MINDFULNESS AT WORK: Building healthier, more resilient teams

    Wooden gates floating in clouds above trees - Energy Gates: 3 Helpful Ways to Control What Passes Through

    ENERGY MANAGEMENT: How to control the flow of your energy—even as a sensitive person

    Two young female friends drinking coffee on chairs outdoors - Healthy Self-Alignment: How Mindfulness Can Lead You There

    MIND THE GAP: Mindfulness as the practice of living in one piece

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    Greyscale landscape - “After Love” and 3 More Evocative Poems

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

    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

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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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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

    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]

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Big oak tree in sun - Go ask the oak tree

GO ASK THE OAK TREE: Mindfully reconciling the paradox of believing in not believing

Mike Larcombe·April 23, 2017
Flying vulture - Dream interpretation

DREAM INTERPRETATION: A vulture symbolizes thoughts about a habit you want to transform [symbols: hand, rifle, vulture, blood]

Aneta Baranek·April 21, 2017
Little boy playing with toys on table - Confronting reality

DECEPTIVE PSYCHOLOGY: Examining evidence-based treatment and how it affects therapy for abused children

Jack Surguy·April 18, 2017
Brown house in sun - An attitude of newness

EMBRACE NEWNESS: 2 exercises to break up old patterns and adopt an attitude of newness

Contributor·April 17, 2017
Hindu Goddess Kali - Today's mad world

TODAY’S MAD WORLD: Kali, Ramakrishna and the quest for acceptance of life on Earth

Max Reif·April 15, 2017
Sheep dog confronting a ram

CONFRONTING REALITY: Do the media, scientists and politicians misrepresent facts for financial gain?

Jack Surguy·April 14, 2017
Dream Interpretation Friend dying heart attack overwhelmed

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Feeling overwhelmed from misunderstanding a life lesson [symbols: friend, death, heart, heart attack]

Aneta Baranek·April 13, 2017
you are moment clocks

YOU ARE THE MOMENT: The only place to be is “here” and the only time is “now”

Mike Larcombe·April 12, 2017
Tombstone lying in grass with word "Father"

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Depression, sadness and sorrow are a natural part of the grieving process

Jack Surguy·April 11, 2017
Pink illuminated sky with tops of trees - It's all one world

IT’S ALL ONE WORLD: The myth of the spiritual and material divide

Contributor·April 10, 2017
Man in a suit with lipstick on his collar

HEALING IN THE PRESENT: 3 tips for dealing with pain and letting go of the past

Leanne Hoffman·April 8, 2017
saga symbols house construction

A SAGA IN SYMBOLS: How an external object can become imbued with significance in your own life

Max Reif·April 7, 2017
Large cockroach

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Something is not productive or feeding your soul [symbols: roaches, private area/genitals, old building]

Aneta Baranek·April 6, 2017
Woman sitting on a chair with the word 'victim' on the back written in Tagalog

QUESTIONING RAPE CULTURE: Why are we, as a society, so obsessed with victimization?

Jack Surguy·April 4, 2017
father holding his young daughter

MEANINGFUL PARENTING: 5 steps to developing a deeper relationship with your children

Contributing Writer·April 3, 2017
Blueprints inside Maurice's Cottage in New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom

STOP WAITING FOR LIFE: Some things happen because we make them happen

Robyn Phillips·April 1, 2017
Father in a field

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Your father is urging you to celebrate life, to align with your soul’s purpose [father, bus, summer house, hands]

Aneta Baranek·March 30, 2017
Young girl with arms wide open sitting in a canoe on a lake

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS: A snapshot of a perfect day with the grandchildren

Contributing Writer·March 27, 2017
Protesters with "Love Hope Rise" signs - An inner letter to Donald Trump

AN INNER LETTER TO DONALD TRUMP: We’re all part of “the only dance in town”

Max Reif·March 24, 2017
Outer space fantasy scene

DREAM INTERPRETATION: Exploration of the world beyond physical reality [symbols: son, dad, space]

Aneta Baranek·March 23, 2017
Hot air balloon floating just above lake - Liberation in wanting

LIBERATION IN WANTING: The strange phenomenon of wanting not to want

Mike Larcombe·March 22, 2017
Man and woman hugging on the other side of a rain-dropped window

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: If you truly love someone you’ll want what’s best for them

Jack Surguy·March 21, 2017
Sculpture of man sitting in park made from alchemy symbols

SUBTLE ACTIVISM: Bring it on! Confrontation as an essential spiritual practice 

Jerry Kvasnicka·March 19, 2017
Hand holding raspberries from bush - My walk with God

MY WALK WITH GOD: Finding peace and spiritual fulfillment in nature

Contributor·March 19, 2017
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