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

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens and more

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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MONEY/LIFE BALANCE: Managing Your Finances [Step 9]

SIMPLE LIVING GUIDE: Living your life at enough [Step 9]

Contributing Writer·March 18, 2013
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LIFE LEARNING: Cultivate a love of learning by focusing on process, not content

Contributing Writer·March 17, 2013
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SIMPLE LIVING GUIDE: The crossover point [Step 8]

Contributing Writer·March 15, 2013
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GOING VEGAN: Eat a healthier diet, lessen your environmental impact and save money [2 infographics]

Contributing Writer·March 13, 2013
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FIRST CONNECTIONS, SECOND IMPRESSIONS: Changing our vocabulary to avoid judgment and stereotypes

Kiva Bottero·March 12, 2013
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SIMPLE LIVING GUIDE: Financial Independence—valuing your life energy at work [Step 7]

Contributing Writer·March 11, 2013
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY: A competitive economy is an energy-efficient economy

Kiva Bottero·March 9, 2013
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SIMPLE LIVING GUIDE: Valuing your life income—minimizing spending [Step 6]

Contributing Writer·March 8, 2013
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WHAT IS YOUR IEQ?: Healthy homes and indoor environmental quality

Kiva Bottero·March 7, 2013
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MARKETING MEANNESS: How marketing messages encourage bullying among children

Contributing Writer·March 5, 2013
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SIMPLE LIVING GUIDE: Making life energy visible [Step 5]

Contributing Writer·March 4, 2013
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IMAGINATION VS. AUTOMATION: Is school really the best education for our children?

Michael Myers·March 2, 2013
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SIMPLE LIVING GUIDE: How much is enough and the nature of fulfillment [Step 4]

Contributing Writer·March 1, 2013
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THE DISAPPEARING MALE: The effect of fossil fuels on male birth rate and men’s health

Jane Olivier·February 27, 2013
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SIMPLE LIVING GUIDE: Where is it all going? [Step 3]

Contributing Writer·February 25, 2013
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TAKING REFUGE IN SERVICE: An American doctor committed to the principles of seva—selfless service—assists Tibetan refugees in India

Contributing Writer·February 23, 2013
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COMPOST GROWING: 16 foods that regrow from kitchen scraps

Contributing Writer·February 20, 2013
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WABI-SABI: Finding beauty in imperfection, impermanence and simplicity

Contributing Writer·February 19, 2013
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SIMPLE LIVING GUIDE: Being in the present—tracking your life energy [step 2]

Contributing Writer·February 18, 2013
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SIMPLE LIVING GUIDE: Making peace with the past [Step 1]

Contributing Writer·February 15, 2013
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WHAT IS FRIENDSHIP? Facebook to real, or real to Facebook

Jane Olivier·February 13, 2013
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THE SUBSTANCE BEHIND MONEY: The difference between the medium and the substance that the medium represents

Jerry Kvasnicka·February 12, 2013
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METHANE MADNESS: More cows, more farts, more GHG emissions

Kiva Bottero·February 10, 2013
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THE ART OF LANGUAGE: 3-step practice to maintaining awareness of how we converse with ourselves

Contributing Writer·February 9, 2013
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