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    Four adults sitting at table working with pens and paper - Why Teaching Memoir Rewards the Students and the Teacher

    WHAT TEACHING MEMOIR WRITING HAS TAUGHT ME: Holding space for other people’s truths

    Ancient Greek philosophers in the Vatican - The Moral Life Begins With an Important Question

    THE MORAL LIFE BEGINS WITH A QUESTION: “Why do I believe this is right?”

    Clouds with silver lining and sun in distance - Finding the Silver Lining When Life Breaks You Open

    WHEN LIFE BREAKS YOU OPEN: Finding the silver lining in the midst of clouds

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    Woman walking down road with gold and green trees - "My Daily Walk" and 4 More Authentic Poems About the World

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: Herself, My Daily Walk and more

    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

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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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Two pelicans sitting next to each other with heads turned away

A LOVE LETTER: Dear Friend, I must leave you.

Contributing Writer·March 15, 2016
Person cutting "t" off "can't" - No more excuses

NO MORE EXCUSES: Replacing our “can’ts” with positive affirmations

Contributor·March 11, 2016
Magician pulling colours out of a hat

BEYOND THE SURFACE: 4 Important practices to bring out the magic of ‘ME’

Contributing Writer·February 15, 2016
Mother and daughter

PARENTING LESSONS LEARNED: How to handle 6 common negative feelings that come with being a parent

Orsolya Hernold·February 10, 2016
Typewriter with words "looking for a new story"

BEYOND THE SURFACE: Writing exercise to discover your story and self-limiting beliefs

Contributing Writer·February 10, 2016
Tunnel with opening at the far end

BEYOND THE SURFACE: Personal inventory to discover your energies and who you are

Contributing Writer·January 25, 2016
Chess board with two opposite knights confronting each other

UNCOMFORTABLE IS HEALTHY: Learn How to Confront Your Emotions to Gain Strength and Grow

Contributing Writer·January 12, 2016
helping domestic violence sufferers

INVINCIBLE: Help and hope for sufferers of domestic violence

Contributor·December 15, 2015
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GURU: How a spiritual teacher can lead us into the Light

Anjali Mani·December 1, 2015
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NEVER ASSUME, ALWAYS ASK: Preventing assumptions in our day-to-day life

Anjali Mani·November 23, 2015
Businessman with red cloth facing bull - Don't be a "sacrificial cow"

DON’T BE A “SACRIFICIAL COW”: A warning against the overzealous pursuit of power

Contributor·November 22, 2015
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THE POWER OF WORK: The journey from Special Ed to successful career

Contributing Writer·November 17, 2015
Child director

THE OSCAR GOES TO… YOU! We create so much drama in our minds—since we create it we can just as easily turn it into a comedy

kiva-bottero·November 14, 2015
Grocery shopping - mundane life

PAIN OF THE EVERYDAY: Practice focus journaling using these 4 questions to get out of the doldrums

Orsolya Hernold·November 5, 2015
Woman in nature - writing

FRIENDSHIP INVENTORY: Stop chasing friendships to find true growth

Angie Salisbury·October 30, 2015
Gratitude and living in the present moment

GRATEFUL NOW: How living in the present moment triggers gratitude

Molly Murphy·October 28, 2015
Love stone art - Present from yourself

PRESENT FROM YOURSELF: What to do if someone is cheating on you

Contributing Writer·October 21, 2015
Yellow arrows on road - Navigating by synchronicity

NAVIGATING BY SYNCHRONICITY: Let the world speak to us through coincidence and chance encounters

Contributor·October 15, 2015
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Why the Word “Should” is a Lot Like “Stupid”

Pamela Gerber·October 6, 2015
Woman running on beach - Father's daughters

FATHER’S DAUGHTERS: Casting aside masculine ideals to get in touch with the feminine soul

Contributor·October 1, 2015
Silhouette person - ghosting

GETTING GHOSTED: Passive-aggressive discourtesy can be a lesson in manifesting the self

Pamela Gerber·September 24, 2015
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THE BACKPACK: Learning to unpack emotional baggage

Contributing Writer·August 11, 2015
Boy superhero

Why You Should Encourage Imagination in Children

Kyla Giffin·August 7, 2015
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Are children really great teachers?

Orsolya Hernold·July 23, 2015
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