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    A PRACTICE THAT TOUCHES VIPASSANA, SAMADHI AND SAMATHA: By using nothing but a piano piece

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    FIND JOY THROUGH MINDFULNESS: The hidden power of optimism

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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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    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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MICRO-VOLUNTEERING: A little bit of time and a computer is all it takes. Man working - Microvolunteering

MICRO-VOLUNTEERING: A little bit of time and a computer is all it takes

kiva-bottero·September 1, 2012
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MOTIVE TO GIVE: What motivates volunteers and how to recruit them

Contributing Writer·March 7, 2012
Man waving American flag on hill - Dialogue with my inner Donald Trump

GETTING IN TOUCH WITH MY INNER TRUMP: Communications with my “Jungian Shadow”

Max Reif·March 12, 2017
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THE QUEST FOR 100% RENEWABLE: RE100 strives to normalize 100% renewable energy

Angie Salisbury·May 5, 2016
bird drinking from pipe - wildlife is not a problem

WILDLIFE ISN’T A PROBLEM: Let’s stop calling it that

Cindy McMann·September 10, 2014
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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: Protection is the common denominator required to make a community sustainable

Angie Salisbury·June 19, 2016
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LOCAL, ORGANIC & SUSTAINABLE: Understanding natural food labels

Rachel Walls·October 15, 2013
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BECOME A WATERFALL: Water songs during climate change

Emily L Quint Freeman·August 15, 2022
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NO (HU)MAN IS AN ISLAND: 2020 taught the world gratitude for love

Forrest Rivers·December 22, 2020
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MAKING CONNECTIONS: My mother calls them angels

Rebecca Shea·March 9, 2020
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PERMACULTURE IN PRACTICE: The One Straw Revolution and backyard permaculture

Contributing Writer·September 1, 2013
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FEMININE HYGIENE: Menstrual products that are better for you and the environment

Contributing Writer·August 2, 2015
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MANAGE CONFLICT WITH EASE: 5 ways to stay positive no matter what you’re going through

Contributing Writer·July 23, 2017
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LIVE A SLOW LIFE: It’s OK to slow down in a fast-paced world

Anne-Sophie Okou·June 3, 2019
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ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS: The benefits of localization

Contributing Writer·June 18, 2013
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OFF TO WORK: Mindfully improve your job-seeking skills

Contributing Writer·July 25, 2016
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SPEAKING TRUTH: Dis devil in dis world

Contributing Writer·April 11, 2012
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CROSS-SPECIES BONDING: Nonhuman beings in human social services

Cindy McMann·September 27, 2015
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IM/MATERIALISM: The solution to many of our environmental problems is to value things more

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FREE SOLAR: 5 tips to finding solar panels when you’re short of money

kiva-bottero·June 6, 2013
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STONE SOUP: Peer-to-Peer networks as the basis of a gift economy

Contributing Writer·August 24, 2012
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ANTISOCIAL MEDIA: Are we losing our ability to interact in person?

Contributing Writer·June 16, 2015
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COVID-19 IN AMERICA: Will contending with a pandemic within a political theatre of the absurd lead us to a New Age?

Max Reif·April 3, 2020
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WABI-SABI: Finding beauty in imperfection, impermanence and simplicity

Contributing Writer·February 19, 2013
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