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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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    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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SELF-ESTEEM IN SOBRIETY: My journey towards positive self-esteem

Kailey Fitzgerald·January 16, 2020
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FACING HUMANITY: Learning the value of life through our pets

April Von Braun·January 9, 2020
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CHANGE GEARS: Flip your switch from anxious to excited

April Von Braun·December 16, 2019
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HEALING FROM DIVORCE: Peacefully co-existing with hatred helped me understand it and myself

Elizabeth Radcliffe·November 27, 2019
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REWIRING NOT RETIRING: I have given myself permission to start a new passage

Wendy Reichental·November 14, 2019
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LOSING MYSELF TO FIND MYSELF: Take time to be creative and enjoy the simple things

April Von Braun·November 12, 2019
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HOLDING PATTERN: A state of being in the moment

April Von Braun·October 16, 2019
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THE DIVINE DANCE: Dance is a metaphor for life

Anika Rasheed·October 8, 2019
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THE HEADLAMP: Finding self-confidence by dating my ex-husband

Chelsey Clammer·September 24, 2019
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BOOST YOUR HAPPINESS: 7 small but life-changing shifts to make

Nisha Baghadia·September 3, 2019
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MAKING MISTAKES: There is ‘sew’ much to learn from trying something new

Allison Rew·August 12, 2019
SEASONS OF FRIENDSHIP Going out on a limb to plant seeds for new growth

SEASONS OF FRIENDSHIP: Going out on a limb to plant seeds for new growth

Allison Rew·July 22, 2019
PRIDE PARADE The colours of an apology1

PRIDE PARADE: The colours of an apology

Rebecca Shea·June 22, 2019
FORGIVE THE BULLIED Accepting my past and finding my inner voice again1

FORGIVE THE BULLIED: Accepting my past and finding my inner voice again

Kimberley Meijer·June 18, 2019
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THE 4 ABSOLUTES: A blueprint for spiritual living

Cassidy Webb·June 5, 2019
QUIT SMOKING Acknowledging it is hard and that I am human made it easier

QUIT SMOKING: Acknowledging that it’s hard and I am human made it easier

Rebecca Shea·June 4, 2019
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SEASON OF STRUGGLE: When the ‘honeymoon’ stage of a relationship ends

James Farwell·May 30, 2019
BECOMING SOBER Be kind to yourself2

THE ROAD TO BECOMING SOBER: Be kind to yourself

Daniel Wittler·May 13, 2019
IMPOSSIBLE STANDARDS Body positivity at Motel 61

IMPOSSIBLE STANDARDS: Body positivity at Motel 6

Rebecca Shea·May 5, 2019
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
MY JOURNEY HOME The only real journey home is within4

MY JOURNEY HOME: The only real journey home is within

Christina Vo·March 24, 2019
Thin brown cords with raindrops on them - Cut the cords

CUT THE CORDS: How to break free of your familial genes and tap into your own essence

Jarrad Hewett·February 7, 2019
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PUT ON YOUR OXYGEN MASK: And let 2019 be a year of love

Renee Linnell·February 3, 2019
SYNCHRONICITY A nod from the universe that we are on the right path1

SYNCHRONICITY: A nod from the universe that we are on the right path

Lynne Woolfson·January 3, 2019
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