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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

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    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

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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

    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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Blueprints inside Maurice's Cottage in New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom

STOP WAITING FOR LIFE: Some things happen because we make them happen

Robyn Phillips·April 1, 2017
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS: A snapshot of a perfect day with the grandchildren

Contributing Writer·March 27, 2017
Old wooden door with small heart cut in it - The meaning of compassion

THE MEANING OF COMPASSION: Opening the heart’s doors to forgiveness and love

Josh Jones·March 11, 2017
Drawing of a confused face arguing with itself

LIVING AUTHENTICALLY: Ambivalence as creative energy that rouses us to awaken and integrate

Susana McCollom·March 10, 2017
Blurry row of alcohol bottles - Thanking Anne Lamott

THANKING ANNE LAMOTT: How the author helped save a reader from the throes of addiction

Contributor·January 16, 2017
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ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS: 5 tips that’ll help you overcome personal failure

Contributing Writer·January 11, 2017
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THE JOKE’S ON YOU: Seeing the funny side of your inner critic

Contributor·November 29, 2016
Two women sharing ice cream - Your intuition

WORKING WITH YOUR INTUITION: 10 ways to develop it and 6 things that can kill it

Contributor·November 23, 2016
Man running in hurry - Don't leave your soul behind

DON’T LEAVE YOUR SOUL BEHIND: How learning to stop hurrying helps us cultivate kindness

Contributor·November 8, 2016
Choose Now

A STORY OF SURRENDER: A teaching from Amma on forgetting about past lives to live in the present moment

Contributing Writer·August 24, 2016
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DEPRESSION & SUICIDE: Being mindful and accepting of the pain of the dark days

Contributing Writer·August 15, 2016
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MAKING A LIFE: A mid-life recovery from anxiety and depression

Contributor·August 8, 2016
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REALIZE YOUR DREAMS: Four keys for a successful life

Contributing Writer·July 20, 2016
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GETTING IT DONE: 5 steps to achieving goals in the age of instant gratification

Contributing Writer·July 18, 2016
Young man sitting on floor with his head in his hands

TRANSMUTATION OF PAIN: Why suffer when you can empathize and live compassionately

James Farwell·May 28, 2016
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FROM INSECURITY TO INNER-SECURITY: Poet shares how he overcame speech anxiety to become a confident performer

Contributing Writer·May 25, 2016
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BECOMING A SUPERHERO: When talent, motivation, willpower and an Ideal meet, a superhero is born

Contributing Writer·May 17, 2016
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DANIEL AND MURAKAMI: Finding solace in well-loved books

Contributing Writer·May 9, 2016
The word yes in the sand

THE TRADE-OFF: How saying NO to things can lead to the big YES

Orsolya Hernold·May 8, 2016
Imagination of a child

THE TWO SIDES OF IMAGINATION: Embrace imagination but be aware it can also lead to suffering

Orsolya Hernold·May 3, 2016
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STARTING OVER: The art of letting go

Alana Fiander·April 21, 2016
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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
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BEYOND THE SURFACE: 4 Important practices to bring out the magic of ‘ME’

Contributing Writer·February 15, 2016
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