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    Three people walking down the Way of St. James trail - Life’s Pilgrimage: Journeying Towards Our Spiritual Home

    LIFE’S PILGRIMAGE: Journeying towards our long-sought spiritual home

    Ancient Mayan temples - A Quiet Sense of Connection Can Lead You to Peace After Loss

    FIND PEACE AFTER LOSS: How a sense of connection can help with grief

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    THE VOICE THAT ARRIVES: 3 ways to step away from your ego’s criticisms

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    Traditional bicycle parked outdoors against stone wall - "Creepy Creatures" and 4 More New Poems About Life’s Seasons

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: A Little Moment That Loved Me Back, Lost in the Crowd and more

    Black pen drawing heart on white paper - Mindfulness and Art: The Value of Small Repetitive Movements

    MINDFULNESS AND ART: The quiet power of making one small mark at a time

    Woman walking down road with gold and green trees - "My Daily Walk" and 4 More Authentic Poems About the World

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: Herself, My Daily Walk 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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Talk at Sadhana Forest

SUSTAINABILITY AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE: Volunteer at Sadhana Forest to learn how to live sustainably

kiva-bottero·August 11, 2012
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REAL DEMOCRACY: What the killing of George Floyd showed us

Forrest Rivers·June 30, 2020
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Profile of Jeff Gold from the Ecovillage Whole Village

kiva-bottero·June 26, 2008
nature - the global tree

THE GLOBAL TREE NETWORK: Reconnect with nature at Damanhur eco-society

Contributing Writer·January 1, 2013
hands painted as globe - posthumanism

LIVING IN A POSTHUMANIST WORLD: Re-thinking humanism might make better communities

Cindy McMann·May 9, 2015
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
Mary Ellen Ratcliff standing roadside with her protest signs - Agency Personified: An Interview With a Social Justice Activist

AGENCY PERSONIFIED: An interview with social justice activist Mary Ellen Ratcliff

Max Reif·December 29, 2022
THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE A shared identity in a polarizing world3

THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE : A shared identity in a polarizing world

Ajay Ghuman·May 29, 2019
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REACHING OUT: 5 easy ways to community build

Cindy McMann·August 9, 2014
penguin feeding chick

UNITY AND COMPASSION: The moment of our collective awakening has arrived

Forrest Rivers·March 28, 2020
graphic world in hands

BECOMING CO-CREATORS: Building a future we want to inhabit begins with believing that’s possible

Shannon Mannon·April 9, 2020
SKILLFUL COMMUNITY: Support networks without hierarchical leadership

SKILLFUL COMMUNITY: Support networks without hierarchical leadership

Contributing Writer·September 11, 2012
Detroit skyline - Water and Welfare: Detroit's Water Crisis

WATER AND WELFARE: Detroit’s community crisis

Cindy McMann·September 14, 2014
Broken mirror found on ground - Broken mirrors still reflect light

BROKEN MIRRORS STILL REFLECT LIGHT: Hope and meaning in an infinitely complex world

Andrew Hunter·September 26, 2018
button on a rock with words stay safe and be kind

WORLD KINDNESS: Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give

Danielle Saunders·November 21, 2020
chairs

THE ART OF COMMUNITY: Building the new age of participation

Contributing Writer·December 28, 2013
The Big Carrot - Models of employee engagement

MODELS OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: The Big Carrot worker co-operative

kiva-bottero·March 31, 2012
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How to design a neighbourhood for happiness

Contributing Writer·May 1, 2011
Police shoot man with taser in New York City - Fuelled by fear

FUELLED BY FEAR: The connection between fear-mongering and the nanny state

kiva-bottero·August 6, 2017
Sprout and cityscape

SOCIAL BENEFITS OF GREEN SPACES: Reduce road rage, enhance mood and build community

Contributing Writer·May 11, 2012
Hands reaching to each other

THE WEB OF LIFE: We’re all in this together

Contributing Writer·April 13, 2012
Ji and grandmother holding hands

WHAT MY GRANDMOTHER TAUGHT ME: Love is learning how to be with others

Ji Strangeway·June 5, 2017
world with a face mask

THINGS SHOULD NOT RETURN TO ‘NORMAL’: The Coronavirus is an opportunity for us to see ourselves

Finn Janning·April 2, 2020
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THE HUMAN CONNECTION: Why community matters in an increasingly disconnected world

Melissa Bates·February 6, 2017
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