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    REDUCE YOUR BRAIN’S BLIND SPOTS: How cognitive training enhances self-awareness

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    COMPLICATIONS, CONTRADICTIONS, CONFUSIONS: 3 words that became markers on a mindful path

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    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

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    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

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    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    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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CANADA VOTES: 5 tips to keep yourself encouraged about voting

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Orsolya Hernold·October 5, 2015
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Pamela Gerber·September 29, 2015
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CROSS-SPECIES BONDING: Nonhuman beings in human social services

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Cindy McMann·September 26, 2015
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Anjali Mani·September 14, 2015
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THE SEAFOOD CHAIN: Is sustainability the next stage of gastronomy?

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YES, I’M VEGAN: But I’m not having a worse time than you

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THE CALIFORNIA PLASTIC BAN: A proposition of compassion and mindfulness

Pamela Gerber·August 5, 2015
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RESONANCE: When we tune in to nature and other human beings, we create an energy field of understanding and empathy

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