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

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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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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
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
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
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
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
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KOREAN SIJO: Metaphysical reflections to tame the soul for battle

Mike Kim Veteran·July 18, 2018
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
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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
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
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
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
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WHY WE SERVED?: A band of callings (and friends)

Mike Kim Veteran·September 16, 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
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
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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
Long road

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

Mike Kim Veteran·September 30, 2018
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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
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AFTER BURN: A play that tells of the lives of veterans on their behalf

Mike Kim Veteran·October 12, 2018
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THE IRONY OF FREEDOM: From intellectual wars to the battlefields of Iraq

Mike Kim Veteran·July 3, 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
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
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