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

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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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BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD: How to master the art of expression

Contributing Writer·February 27, 2012
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THE POWER OF OUR WORDS: Heal the Earth by making every word count

Jane Olivier·February 24, 2012
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LIVING MAGIC LIVES: Allow the universe to move perfect into place

Jane Olivier·February 22, 2012
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LIFE IS CHANGE: Learn to let go of fear and accept change

Contributing Writer·February 16, 2012
Love tree

DEEP LISTENING: Experience true love through understanding

Laura Constantinescu·February 14, 2012
Accepting life as it is

ABIDING HAPPINESS: Embracing the reality of life with acceptance

Contributing Writer·February 11, 2012
Candle - Oneness

CHRIST FOR BEGINNERS: Becoming aware of the God in all things

Max Reif·February 8, 2012
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RETHINKING CHILD LABOUR: Abolishing child labour leads to slavery

Jane Olivier·February 7, 2012
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MIND-STUFF: Patiently controlling the mind through meditation

Laura Constantinescu·February 4, 2012
Stimulated senses cause an excited mind

EXCITED MIND: Using meditation to calm overly stimulated senses

Contributing Writer·February 1, 2012
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CHARITY ECONOMY: Learning to give and receive

Contributing Writer·January 27, 2012
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“SUPER” PANDEMIC: The virus that spreads fear and harvests control

Jane Olivier·January 18, 2012
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MOVING INTO STILLNESS: The core of goodness

Contributing Writer·January 15, 2012
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MIND CLEANSING SCHOOL: Finding fulfillment in life as a janitor

Jerry Kvasnicka·January 12, 2012
Humankind's inertia and climate change

INNER INERTIA: Climate change and the need to overcome internal obstacles

Kiva Bottero·January 7, 2012
Seeing a flower garden as a blessing

BLESS YOUR CIRCUMSTANCE: A prescription for personal and planetary healing

Jerry Kvasnicka·December 23, 2011
Being aware of the beauty in the Himalayan mountains

SAMSKARAS: Be aware of judgments for deep-rooted transformation

Kiva Bottero·December 21, 2011
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MINDFULNESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS: Using a thorn to remove a thorn

Jack Surguy·December 19, 2011
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A STEP AWAY FROM PEACE: Witnessing and mastering our thoughts

Contributing Writer·December 15, 2011
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COMPROMISING FREEDOM: Thoughtless action holds the world captive

Jane Olivier·December 14, 2011
forest park bird walk

BIRD WALK IN THE PARK: A mindfulness practice in nature

Kiva Bottero·December 10, 2011
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MINDFUL CONSUMPTION: Use mindfulness to alter food consumption patterns

Contributing Writer·December 8, 2011
Equanimity - a higher state of happiness

EQUANIMITY: A higher state of happiness

Kiva Bottero·December 6, 2011
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DESIGNED STARVATION: Food waste equals higher food prices and hunger

Jane Olivier·December 3, 2011
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