The Mindful Word logo
The Mindful Word logo
  • Mind-spirit
    Mind-spirit
    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

    • Mindfulness
    • Contemplations
    • Personal Growth
    • Spiritual Practices
    • Engaged Spirituality
    • Meditation
    • Philosophy
    • Psychology
  • Conscious Creativity
    Conscious Creativity
    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

    • Poetry
    • Fiction
    • Performing Arts
    • Visual Arts
    • Reviews
      • Book Reviews
      • Music Reviews
      • Video Reviews
  • Participatory Culture
    Participatory Culture
    students around a table doing a video call together

    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

    • Sustainability
    • Alternative Education
    • Communication
    • Community Building
    • Leadership
  • Travel-living
    Travel-living
    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

    la paz mexico sunrise

    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

    • Transformative Travel
    • Mindful Tourism
  • Book Shop
  • Community

Personal Growth

Random
  • Latest
  • Oldest
  • Random
  • A to Z
Man tipping his hat

CHARISMA: What it is and 9 ways you can develop it

Contributing Writer·February 1, 2018
Ho'oponopono technique - Man clearing subconscious

HO’OPONOPONO: 5 tips for clearing the subconscious and opening to the divine

Contributing Writer·January 29, 2014
snow melting on tree branch

AWAKENING: I have been frozen and am beginning to thaw

Rosemary Williams·April 29, 2021
jail fence

SELF-DOUBT: The terrorist living within our souls

Contributing Writer·December 24, 2017
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
cat looking in a pool of water and seeing a lion

EGO VS. HEART: Rebirthing the Ego when it grows too large

Eleni Stephanides·October 21, 2021
Unakite crystal

UNLEASH YOUR INNER DRAGON: 3 crystals that’ll help you step into your power

Elina Allais·May 1, 2024
woman crying in a bubble

THE PURPOSE OF PAIN: Pain challenges us to grow in enormous leaps

Bianca Mattison-Amos·January 30, 2020
Zen garden - Lessons from Zen garden

LESSONS FROM A ZEN GARDEN: What’s holding you back?

Contributor·May 17, 2014
Whose pain hurts the most the ultimate gift of pain

WHO HURTS THE MOST?: The ultimate gift of pain

James Farwell·August 23, 2020
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
Two clay birds, one looking rejectied

REJECTION: It serves as a guide to one’s destiny

Forrest Rivers·February 8, 2020
legs of girl sitting

HOLDING PATTERN: A state of being in the moment

April Von Braun·October 16, 2019
tuning fork

GROW THROUGH INTUITION: 5 ways tuning in to your intuition fuels your personal growth

Tracy Yates·March 4, 2021
pianist at piano taking in the 'feeling' around him

HOW TO READ THE AIR: Knowing where you are and being there

Langston B·November 23, 2020
IMPOSSIBLE STANDARDS Body positivity at Motel 61

IMPOSSIBLE STANDARDS: Body positivity at Motel 6

Rebecca Shea·May 5, 2019
adult agent - approval from naysayer to yeasayer

FROM NAYSAYER TO YEASAYER: 5 practices for learning to live in Yes!

Contributing Writer·July 12, 2013
single rose on piano keys

FLYING MAGNIFICENTLY SOLO: We are all irreplaceable and remarkable in our own right

Christie Leigh Babirad·April 23, 2021
Silhouettes of couple jumping over water

EMBRACE YOUR GREATNESS: Let joy guide you as you make use of your gifts

Contributor·April 25, 2022
Four young adults sitting on grass with small dog

MY DEFINING DECADE: 10 things my twenties taught me

Bianca Mattison-Amos·February 20, 2020
Farms, gardens and soil

SEEDS. LIFE. SOIL: A socio-political self-help memoir about organic gardening

Rachel Walls·September 3, 2013
woman wearing a face mask walking

RECOVERY COMMUNITY: Help for recovering addicts during the COVID-19 pandemic

Daniel Wittler·May 6, 2020
Man removing plaster mask

NO BAD DAYS: 7 core values to make you stronger

Contributor·March 22, 2022
helping domestic violence sufferers

INVINCIBLE: Help and hope for sufferers of domestic violence

Contributor·December 15, 2015
The Mindful Word logo
  • About us
  • Book shop
  • Editorial policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy policy
  • Submission Guidelines
  • FAQ
  • Register
  • Contact
The Mindful Word logo
  • Mind-spirit
    • Mindfulness
    • Contemplations
    • Personal Growth
    • Spiritual Practices
    • Engaged Spirituality
    • Meditation
    • Philosophy
    • Psychology
  • Conscious Creativity
    • Poetry
    • Fiction
    • Performing Arts
    • Visual Arts
    • Reviews
      • Book Reviews
      • Music Reviews
      • Video Reviews
  • Participatory Culture
    • Sustainability
    • Alternative Education
    • Communication
    • Community Building
    • Leadership
  • Travel-living
    • Transformative Travel
    • Mindful Tourism
  • Book Shop
  • Community
Press ESC to close

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Sign up to get our top articles, exclusive subscriber content and special offers
Painting by Max Reif