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    Boat with lantern floating in stormy water - The Path to Inner Simplicity Starts With Mindfulness

    THE PATH OF INNER SIMPLICITY: Knowing stillness in the heart of the storm

    U.S. Citizens protesting ICE immigration officials in Minneapolis in January 2026 - The World Is Coming Apart: But We Can Save Our Human Family

    OUR WORLD IS COMING APART AT THE SEAMS: But we can save it with kindness

    Fried egg floating in ocean at sunset - Indulge Mindfully: 3 Life Lessons My Breakfast Taught Me

    3 LIFE LESSONS FROM BREAKFAST: What eating breakfast taught me about mindful living

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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

    Train travelling through Alaska mountain range - Don’t Doubt Yourself—Spread Your Wings and Soar

    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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FIRST LANGUAGE: A journey into animal communication

Contributing Writer·January 18, 2013
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ANGER: 5 strategies that’ll help you mindfully release this emotion

Nisha Baghadia·May 23, 2021
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RESONANCE: When we tune in to nature and other human beings, we create an energy field of understanding and empathy

Contributing Writer·August 3, 2015
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BILLY’S STORY: Meeting and healing a troubled family through The Family Center

Contributor·June 3, 2021
Quotes on paper - The power of quotation

THE POWER OF QUOTATION: Why do we enjoy the words of others so much, anyway?

Erica Roberts·March 12, 2014
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HEALTHY BOUNDARIES: 12 tips for setting them with family and friends

Mia Barnes·November 29, 2021
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NOT-SO-SOCIAL NETWORKING: The consequences of hiding behind a computer screen

Melissa Venditti·July 21, 2012
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THE POWER OF QUESTIONS: 8 great queries you can use as tools of transformation

Orsolya Hernold·April 3, 2016
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THE DOS AND DON’TS OF A HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT: Achieving serenity in your return-to-work life post-COVID-19

Corinne Isaacs-Frontiero·April 5, 2022
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WRITING AS THERAPY: 5 benefits of writing down your thoughts

Donald Fomby·May 26, 2020
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SPEAKING TRUTH: Dis devil in dis world

Contributing Writer·April 11, 2012
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LOOK AND LISTEN: We’re all one conversation away from friendship

Trish Di Stefano·June 6, 2021
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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FRIENDSHIP OF A LIFETIME: What self-love’s got to do with it

Anika Rasheed·October 20, 2019
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WHAT IS FRIENDSHIP? Facebook to real, or real to Facebook

Jane Olivier·February 13, 2013
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OUR GREAT SILENCES: How we trick ourselves and why we remain silent

Contributing Writer·April 5, 2012
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SIMPLE CONVERSATION: Relearn listening and speaking skills

Contributor·June 13, 2013
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NO PSYCHIC KNOTS: Say what you really mean and express what you really feel

Contributor·July 1, 2013
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CONSCIOUS COMMUNICATION: The convergence of myth, psychology, science, religion, and our universal language

Contributing Writer·March 9, 2014
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER: 5 simple ways to make every day Valentine’s Day

Tal Ben-Shahar·February 14, 2019
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FAX TO ZAMBIA: Proper communication overcomes all barriers

Jane Olivier·May 15, 2013
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ELDERLY CARE: 10 tips that’ll help you react to elderly people with patience and understanding

Contributing Writer·April 2, 2017
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“BRAIN BOTTLE OPENER” EXERCISE: Write a heartfelt smartphone letter in three minutes

Contributor·October 17, 2016
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THE LOVE BOT: When an algorithm gets online dating right

Contributing Writer·December 26, 2018
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