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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

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    “MY RELIGION IS KINDNESS”: 10 mindful living tips inspired by the Dalai Lama

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    BEWARE OF BAD ACTORS: 3 steps to take if you suspect someone’s “gaslighting” you

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    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

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    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

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    POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Essential Language, Metaphorically Speaking and more

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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]

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    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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TIS THE SEASON Civilian warriors who give by fighting at home for Veterans2

‘TIS THE SEASON: Civilian warriors who give by fighting at home for Veterans

Mike Kim Veteran·December 16, 2018
THANKSGIVING SEEN BY A TROOP A day of remembering2

(THANKS)GIVING SEEN BY A TROOP: A day of remembering

Mike Kim Veteran·November 25, 2018
A LOVE FOR THE IMAGE OF MILITARY UNIFORMED MEN How an article in the Economist asks “Where is the Love” 3

A LOVE FOR THE IMAGE OF MILITARY UNIFORMED MEN: How I ask “Where is the Love?” from an article in The Economist

Mike Kim Veteran·December 9, 2018
Troops going to war

AFTER BURN: A play that tells of the lives of veterans on their behalf

Mike Kim Veteran·October 12, 2018
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BEYOND THE SPECTACLE OF VETERANS DAY: Reflecting on the losses at home

Mike Kim Veteran·November 11, 2018
APPLYING GENERAL SEMANTICS Using the technology of the self on the Veteran Readjustment Journey2

HOW TO APPLY GENERAL SEMANTICS: Using the technology of the self on the Veteran Readjustment Journey

Mike Kim Veteran·November 4, 2018
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KOREAN SIJO: Metaphysical reflections to tame the soul for battle

Mike Kim Veteran·July 18, 2018
LIFE OF A WAR ZONE A Post 911 Iraq War Veteran Appreciates JARHEAD by Anthony Swofford1

LIFE OF A WAR ZONE: A post-9/11 Iraq War Veteran appreciates Jarhead by Anthony Swofford

Mike Kim Veteran·January 13, 2019
Lost Convoy at home Limbo Dante by Gustave Dore

LOST CONVOY AT HOME: A veteran’s experience of romantic love [Part 1]

Mike Kim Veteran·August 6, 2018
Lost convoy at home a veterans experience of romantic love

LOST CONVOY AT HOME: A veteran’s experience of romantic love [Part 2]

Mike Kim Veteran·August 12, 2018
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LOST CONVOY AT HOME: A veteran’s experience of romantic love [Part 3]

Mike Kim Veteran·August 19, 2018
VETERAN WELLNESS IN GENERAL SEMANTICS An Interview with Dr. Martin H. Levinson

MANAGE WAR TRAUMA USING GENERAL SEMANTICS: An interview with Dr. Martin H. Levinson [Part 1]

Mike Kim Veteran·October 21, 2018
MINDFULLY INTO 2019 A Veteran and his New Year’s resolution 1

MINDFULLY INTO 2019: A Veteran and his New Year’s resolution

Mike Kim Veteran·December 30, 2018
STRATEGY OF BLESSINGS Let us not retreat from giving this Christmas

STRATEGY OF BLESSINGS: Let us not retreat from giving this Christmas

Mike Kim Veteran·December 23, 2018
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THE ALCHEMY OF VETERAN SPIRITUALITY: An Interview with Vietnam Veteran and author, William “Rev. Bill” McDonald

Mike Kim Veteran·September 23, 2018
Soldiers boarding a plane for Iraq

THE IRONY OF FREEDOM: From intellectual wars to the battlefields of Iraq

Mike Kim Veteran·July 3, 2018
Long road

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED: A Veteran reflects on the road he chose [Part 1]

Mike Kim Veteran·September 30, 2018
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED A Veteran reflects on the road he chose3

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED: A Veteran reflects on the road he chose [Part 2]

Mike Kim Veteran·October 7, 2018
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THE UNSEEN HARD WORK OF TROOPS: A tribute and poems for veterans on Labour Day

Mike Kim Veteran·September 2, 2018
Veteran Healing via Art3

VETERAN HEALING VIA ART: Reflections on Art as a path of wellness for veterans—an interview with artist Maria Amor

Mike Kim Veteran·September 9, 2018
VICE THE MOVIE Contemplations on Dick Cheney and the Draft5

VICE THE MOVIE: Contemplations on Dick Cheney and the Draft

Mike Kim Veteran·January 6, 2019
Hooded person thinking in front of starry sky and water - War trauma therapy

WAR TRAUMA THERAPY: The real war vs. the one playing on TV  

Mike Kim Veteran·December 2, 2018
MY WAR WRITING I write because lives touched by war1 matter to me4

WHY I WRITE ABOUT WAR: Because lives touched by war matter to me

Mike Kim Veteran·August 26, 2018
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WHY WE SERVED?: A band of callings (and friends)

Mike Kim Veteran·September 16, 2018
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