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    THE RITUALS WE CARRY: Religion is just one expression of the human desire to create meaning

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    RENUNCIATION: How to practice it with the help of the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths

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    THE MISSING PIECE OF SELF-CARE: Without self-compassion, it won’t last

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    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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    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

    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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MIND BLOWN: The sixth sense is the conscious Self

Contributing Writer·July 16, 2018
TO MEDICATE OR NOT What it feels like to have bipolar disorder3

BIPOLAR DISORDER: To medicate or not to medicate?

Contributing Writer·June 27, 2018
Image of crowd, focusing on unhappy woman in centre - The ingredients of unhappiness

THE INGREDIENTS OF UNHAPPINESS: 9 dispositions that can lead to an unhappy life

Contributor·April 18, 2018
Blurry black and white photo featuring person in hoodie - About suicide

ABOUT SUICIDE: Instead of killing the body, we must kill our harmful thoughts

Mike Larcombe·April 2, 2018
Woman sitting on bench in front of water, stretching arms overhead, making heart with hands - From anxiety to love

FROM ANXIETY TO LOVE: Disconnect from your ego and connect with your Inner Therapist

Contributor·February 22, 2018
Young boy on autistic spectrum works with flash cards - A is for autism

THE ACCEPTANCE OF AUTISM: What autistic individuals can teach us about authenticity

Mike Larcombe·November 30, 2017
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DIFFERENT IS GOOD: 6 helpful tips for parents of ADD or ADHD children

Contributor·November 15, 2017
Light pink lotus in pond - Inquire deeply

INQUIRE DEEPLY: How to use intuitive inquiry to deal with and help solve problems

Contributor·October 20, 2017
Northern El Salvador

HELP FOR PTSD: From gang violence to the other side of fear

Contributing Writer·October 1, 2017
A young man and woman have a quiet conversation with a coffee cup in the foreground - Myers-Briggs humour

MYERS-BRIGGS HUMOUR: 5 cartoons about the introverted folks among us by INFJoe

Contributor·September 27, 2017
Pint of ice cream, almost all eaten - The happiness challenge

THE HAPPINESS CHALLENGE: We can’t choose happiness, but we can help it choose us

Contributor·September 22, 2017
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EMDR: An emerging therapy involving eye movements and bad memories

Contributor·August 23, 2017
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PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: You choose to stay in an unhealthy relationship

Jack Surguy·August 8, 2017
Face looking through chains

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Your experiences are separating you from other people and your community

Jack Surguy·August 1, 2017
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PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: We can simply choose to be happy

Jack Surguy·July 18, 2017
Man stretching his arms out wide next to water - The science of freedom

THE SCIENCE OF FREEDOM: An exploration of how our neurobiology influences our liberty

Contributor·July 14, 2017
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THE ART OF MAKING MEMORIES: What would happen if we switched memories with others?

Contributing Writer·June 12, 2017
Kundalini yoga festival - Kundalini awakening

KUNDALINI AWAKENING EXPERIENCES: 3 stories of intense and sudden energetic transformation

Contributor·May 10, 2017
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PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Constant coughing for 13 years after brain injury

Jack Surguy·May 9, 2017
Lung disease

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Using hypnotherapy to alleviate stress and assist healing

Jack Surguy·April 25, 2017
Brown house in sun - An attitude of newness

EMBRACE NEWNESS: 2 exercises to break up old patterns and adopt an attitude of newness

Contributor·April 17, 2017
Tombstone lying in grass with word "Father"

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: Depression, sadness and sorrow are a natural part of the grieving process

Jack Surguy·April 11, 2017
Woman sitting on a chair with the word 'victim' on the back written in Tagalog

QUESTIONING RAPE CULTURE: Why are we, as a society, so obsessed with victimization?

Jack Surguy·April 4, 2017
Man and woman hugging on the other side of a rain-dropped window

PSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: If you truly love someone you’ll want what’s best for them

Jack Surguy·March 21, 2017
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