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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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    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

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    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

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    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    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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WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT?: Experiencing who we already are and living in the moment

Contributing Writer·July 13, 2015
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GETTING UNSTUCK: How to identify when you’re stuck and how to push through it

Anjali Mani·March 17, 2014
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COMING HOME: The release from having to ask permission to live your life

Contributing Writer·May 28, 2017
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FEAR OF THE FUTURE: Understand the purpose of fear and where it stems from

Contributing Writer·June 17, 2014
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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
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DISTRACTED: Tips for removing distractions from your environment

Laura Constantinescu·April 29, 2013
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NO BAD DAYS: 7 core values to make you stronger

Contributor·March 22, 2022
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LEAVING YOUR COMFORT ZONE: Putting fun on the calendar

Judy Harju Galliher·April 17, 2022
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SELF-COMPASSION: 3 ways to be kind to yourself

Angela Ward·May 7, 2018
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GET YOUR WORDS ON THE PAGE: How to silence your inner critic and write

Contributor·November 6, 2024
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STOP FIGHTING: It’s up to the world to accept us as we are, not up to us to conform to what the world feels we should be

Wanda Monague·August 24, 2013
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REALIZE YOUR DREAMS: Four keys for a successful life

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CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE Seeing travel as an adventure rather than a complication

CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE: See travel as an adventure rather than a complication

Daniel K. Seward·April 3, 2019
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THE NEW YEAR: A time to slow down, reflect and avoid burnout

Catina Noble·January 7, 2026
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IMAGINE YOURSELF: Manage your thoughts and manifest your desires

Contributing Writer·July 19, 2013
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REFLECTION: Let go of the day by doing these exercises before bed

Contributing Writer·October 7, 2014
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CHANGE GEARS: Flip your switch from anxious to excited

April Von Braun·December 16, 2019
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WHEN FORGIVENESS FEELS IMPOSSIBLE: Small, soft steps towards release

Maya Fleischer·September 1, 2025
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TIME TO DIG DEEP INSIDE: Stalled on your New Year’s resolution?

Surapsari Megumi Fujimaru·January 30, 2022
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THE 4 ABSOLUTES: A blueprint for spiritual living

Cassidy Webb·June 5, 2019
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MY MALCOLM: How Malcolm X helped me understand the world

George Cassidy Payne·November 27, 2024
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WORKING WITH ADDICTION: Understanding what is at the heart of your addiction is the first step in recovery

Contributor·June 20, 2013
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AWAKENING: I have been frozen and am beginning to thaw

Rosemary Williams·April 29, 2021
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HEALING IN THE PRESENT: 3 tips for dealing with pain and letting go of the past

Leanne Hoffman·April 8, 2017
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