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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

    Three wooden markers on signpost on outdoor path - The 3 Powerful Words That Became Markers on My Mindful Path

    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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students around a table doing a video call together

MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

Sam Bowman·May 22, 2024
hanami cherry blossoms closeup

HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

Emily L Quint Freeman·April 24, 2024
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

James Farwell·March 25, 2024
Image of businessman holding up one finger, labelled "Memory" -Memory Quirks: Linguistic Adventures With a Mnemonic Device

MEMORY QUIRKS: How it took a mnemonic device to memorize a line of a poem to meditate on

Max Reif·February 22, 2024
Snowy garden

THE SNOW GARDEN: How these gardens can lift your spirits during a dreary winter

Emily L Quint Freeman·February 19, 2024
Person's shadow on brick ground - America in Transition: Which of These 2 Paths Will Save Us?

LET’S MOVE ON FROM OUR SHADOW SELVES: The path towards awareness, compassion and kindness

James Farwell·February 8, 2024
Person with "I VOTED" stickers at 2020 U.S. election polling station - A SENSE OF CARING: 4 responsibilities Americans must uphold

A SENSE OF CARING: Without it, there can’t be a sense of community

James Farwell·January 29, 2024
art - woman watching the sea take over a road

STAYING GROUNDED AMID CLIMATE CHAOS: Trust the wisdom of the Earth

Leah Rampy·January 18, 2024
Gaza Strip buildings destroyed by Israel-Hamas war - BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY: 4 examples of reacting vs. responding

BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY: 4 political examples of reacting vs. responding

James Farwell·January 15, 2024
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. - Democracy and Delusions: How Can We Save America?

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL REFLECTIONS: Thoughts on our current conflicted world

James Farwell·January 1, 2024
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THE SLOWING DOWN GARDEN: A stroll through Kiyosumi merges the self with nature

Emily L Quint Freeman·December 21, 2023
Mother giving young daughter feedback on drawing - How to Give Feedback—Positive and Negative—With Love

BUILD A WISE MINDSET: The value of feedback in your child’s life

Contributor·November 27, 2023
Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 - Buddhist Psychology: Can It Solve America's Social Problems?

AMERICA’S HISTORY OF DISREGARD FOR OTHERS: And what we can do about it

James Farwell·October 24, 2023
A rake next to autumn leaves that have fallen from a tree - The Art of Fallen Leaves in the Autumn

THE ART OF AUTUMN LEAVES: They inspire us to linger, admire and smile

Emily L Quint Freeman·October 23, 2023
Four multicultural coworkers sit and meet in front of laptop - Authentic Dialogue: Fostering Change for the Global Majority

AUTHENTIC DIALOGUE: A 4-principle framework that can foster deep change for the Global Majority

Contributor·September 27, 2023
Pinus densiflora (Japanese red pine) next to water - Japanese Pines: The Most Important Tree in Japanese Gardens

A MEDITATION ON PINES: The most important tree in Japanese gardens

Emily L Quint Freeman·September 14, 2023
Governor Tom Wolf at food bank in Pennsylvania - We Must Treat Our Fellow Citizens as Beings, Not Objects

HUMAN BEINGS: Objects, things and concepts or beings with needs, feelings and compassion?

James Farwell·September 13, 2023
Illustration of one angry businesswoman at desk with two angry businessmen yelling at her - MINDFUL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP: 3 crucial communication practices

MINDFUL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP: 3 crucial communication practices

Melissa Simic·August 9, 2023
Composite photo with Special Counsel Jack Smith on left and Donald Trump on right - The Indictment: Thoughts Inspired by Neal Katyal’s Speech

THE INDICTMENT: One American citizen’s response

Max Reif·August 5, 2023
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LOST IN LAVENDER: Partnering with nature in the garden

Emily L Quint Freeman·July 11, 2023
Azaleas in bloom at Tokyo's Nezu Shrine - A Day at the Azalea Festival at Tokyo’s Nezu Shrine

SPRING COMES TO THE NEZU SHRINE: A day at Tokyo’s Azalea festival at Nezu

Emily L Quint Freeman·May 11, 2023
Tulips in Keukenhof Gardens - Tulip Season at the Keukenhof Gardens and the Bloemenmarkt

TULIPS IN HOLLAND: Visiting the Keukenhof Gardens and Amsterdam’s Bloemenmarkt in April

Emily L Quint Freeman·May 4, 2023
Ume blossom - Spring Comes to Japan: The Arrival of the Ume Blossom Festival

SPRING COMES TO JAPAN: The arrival of ume blossoms and the Ume Blossom Festival

Emily L Quint Freeman·March 27, 2023
Two badgers at the entrance to their sett - Wild Theatre: Watching the Badger at Night in London

TWILIGHT BADGERS: Wild theatre in London

Emily L Quint Freeman·February 13, 2023
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