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    MENTAL HEALTH AND MINDFULNESS AT WORK: Building healthier, more resilient teams

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    ENERGY MANAGEMENT: How to control the flow of your energy—even as a sensitive person

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    MIND THE GAP: Mindfulness as the practice of living in one piece

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

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    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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

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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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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

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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]

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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
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
CO CREATING WITH THE SOUL Magic happens when we release limiting beliefs1

CO-CREATE WITH THE SOUL: Magic happens when we release limiting beliefs

Wendy Gillissen·December 18, 2018
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THE LAW OF OBSERVATION: Are you living your destined life?

Sara Wasser·November 21, 2018
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ACCEPTANCE IS TRICKY: It’s not a “doing” but a “noticing”

Mike Larcombe·October 10, 2018
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AWAKENED BEINGS: Integrating the three aspects of the self

Vaillant Gicqueau·October 4, 2018
THE CYCLES OF LIFE Every cycle has its gifts to share3

THE CYCLES OF LIFE: Every cycle has its gifts to share

Celine Koropchak·September 29, 2018
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COFFEE DRINKERS AND TAXI DRIVERS: Finding acceptance in a world of non-acceptance

Mike Larcombe·September 25, 2018
Going within free the heart from the burden of proof3

GOING WITHIN: Free the heart from the burden of proof

Contributing Writer·September 20, 2018
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BLESSED: The discovery of the accepted moment [Part 2]

Mike Larcombe·September 17, 2018
Man walking through path in long grass - Blessed

BLESSED: The discovery of the accepted moment [Part 1]

Mike Larcombe·September 10, 2018
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BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE: 5 ways to promote a healthy self-image

Angela Ward·July 26, 2018
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MINDFUL AND THERAPEUTIC: 5 reasons to start a daily journal

Angela Ward·July 9, 2018
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GRIEF TRAIN: My father’s death taught me about love and letting go

Contributing Writer·June 6, 2018
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SELF-COMPASSION: 3 ways to be kind to yourself

Angela Ward·May 7, 2018
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NOSTALGIA 101: Memories make us who we are

Andrew Hunter·May 6, 2018
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ADDICTION RECOVERY: How I used faith to make it through my alcoholism

Contributing Writer·April 19, 2018
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MY PERFECT MOTHER: And the birth of identity

Mike Larcombe·March 26, 2018
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IN GRATITUDE: People are mortal yet what we do lives on forever

Finn Janning·March 14, 2018
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ON TURNING 70: A reverie at dawn

Max Reif·February 23, 2018
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WALK BY YOUR BEAR: Choosing between the illusion of safety and the ultimate safety

Contributor·February 13, 2018
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THE CENTRE OF THE WHEEL: We’re all part of an interdependent system called life

Contributing Writer·February 11, 2018
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CHARISMA: What it is and 9 ways you can develop it

Contributing Writer·February 1, 2018
Woman who can't sleep in bed on laptop - The path of the soul

THE PATH OF THE SOUL: How I got rid of my Sunday night jitters

Contributing Writer·January 9, 2018
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