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    Person wearing watch, grabbing puzzle pieces - How to Reduce Your Brain’s Blind Spots With Simple Training

    REDUCE YOUR BRAIN’S BLIND SPOTS: How cognitive training enhances self-awareness

    Senior couple walking down trail in fall - Exercise as Play: A Small Shift Makes a Big Difference

    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

    Three wooden markers on signpost on outdoor path - The 3 Powerful Words That Became Markers on My Mindful Path

    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

    Train travelling through Alaska mountain range - Don’t Doubt Yourself—Spread Your Wings and Soar

    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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TO SPEAK UP, WE MUST LISTEN WITHIN: 4 steps to a bolder, healthier life

Sarah Harvey·January 7, 2015
Monk praying - The Monk's Tale

THE MONK’S TALE: Enjoy your slice of happiness while you have it

Contributor·December 7, 2014
Beacon over cliffs - Celebrate the light of your soul

LUMINOSITY: Celebrate the Light of your soul—even at work!

Contributor·December 3, 2014
Little girl with bubbles - In the midst of grief

IN THE MIDST OF GRIEF: Finding gratitude through play

Contributor·November 28, 2014
Cliff diver - Put your whole self in

PUT YOUR WHOLE SELF IN: Learning to be fully present, alive and awake at all times

Contributor·November 13, 2014
Moon reflection

REFLECTION: Let go of the day by doing these exercises before bed

Contributing Writer·October 7, 2014
Colours of the rainbow - personality types

YOUR RAINBOW BODY: Discovering our personality differences and auras

Jerry Kvasnicka·September 17, 2014
Two pairs of feet - Urge to merge love

AN URGE TO MERGE: The first stage in the cycle of falling (and staying) in love

Contributor·September 16, 2014
Wearing masks

DRAMA OR PATHOS: Pick between creativity or victimization

Contributing Writer·September 4, 2014
Heart in bubble: Surviving Life and Death excerpt

THE POWER OF LOVE: A universal current of compassion

Robert Kopecky·July 30, 2014
Walking into crocodile's mouth

ENERGY IN MOTION: Six steps for managing fear and anxiety

Contributing Writer·July 10, 2014
Hands holding lit-up lotus - The Mystery of Authenticity

THE MYSTERY OF AUTHENTICITY: Who are we, really?

Contributor·July 2, 2014
Man sitting in fear

FEAR OF THE FUTURE: Understand the purpose of fear and where it stems from

Contributing Writer·June 17, 2014
Meeting the shadow painting - Ladder of Renewal

LADDER OF RENEWAL: A saga in paint and words

Max Reif·June 15, 2014
Look in the mirror

REDEFINE YOURSELF: Forget what others tell you about yourself—ask yourself these questions to reshape your life

Contributing Writer·June 11, 2014
Man sitting on mountain cliff in solitude

BE STILL & GROW: The difference between loneliness and solitude

Contributing Writer·May 27, 2014
Executives in boardroom

Don’t Be Afraid to Speak Your Mind

Contributing Writer·May 19, 2014
Zen garden - Lessons from Zen garden

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

Contributor·May 17, 2014
Masquerade

MASQUERADE: Remove the masks to be free and embrace our light

Contributing Writer·April 20, 2014
Eating money

THE NOT ENOUGH ANTIDOTE: How to stop worrying about money

Contributing Writer·March 28, 2014
man stuck - getting unstuck

GETTING UNSTUCK: How to identify when you’re stuck and how to push through it

Anjali Mani·March 17, 2014
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THE JOY OF GIVING: The more you give of yourself, the more you find of yourself

Contributing Writer·March 7, 2014
Ho'oponopono technique - Man clearing subconscious

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

Contributing Writer·January 29, 2014
Meditator sitting

DISCOVERING BUDDHISM: Interviews with long-time Buddhist practitioners

Michael Myers·December 28, 2013
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