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

    Senior couple walking down trail in fall - Exercise as Play: A Small Shift Makes a Big Difference

    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

    Three wooden markers on signpost on outdoor path - The 3 Powerful Words That Became Markers on My Mindful Path

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

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

Contributing Writer·May 11, 2012
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HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?: The 4 consistent qualities of enoughness

Contributing Writer·May 6, 2012
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USING REUSABLE BAGS: Humour at the checkout line

Contributing Writer·May 5, 2012
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DROP THE GLOVES: Get your hands dirty and connect to your garden

Contributing Writer·May 1, 2012
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PEOPLE WHO CARE: Dr. Cary Rasof—to heal the world and know the truth

Dr. Cary Rasof·May 1, 2012
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CULTIVATING VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY: How to live a simple life

Contributing Writer·April 30, 2012
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BEING VEGAN: A personal essay about veganism

Contributing Writer·April 29, 2012
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SATISFACTION OF ENOUGH: An interview with Get Satisfied author Carol Holst

Contributing Writer·April 28, 2012
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REFRAME: Use active nonviolence to transform the script

Contributing Writer·April 23, 2012
The Infinite Games: Reinventing Leadership Development

THE INFINITE GAMES: Reinventing leadership development

Contributing Writer·April 22, 2012
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VOLUNTARY POVERTY: Our life is more than our work

Contributing Writer·April 22, 2012
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GANDHIAN RETRAINING: Personal transformation for social change

Contributing Writer·April 20, 2012
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RYAN’S WELL: The inspiring story of a 6-year-old who set out to solve the world’s water problem

Contributing Writer·April 17, 2012
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THE HOLE-IN-THE-WALL EXPERIMENT: Using minimally invasive education to tap into children’s natural curiosity

Contributing Writer·April 16, 2012
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THE WEB OF LIFE: We’re all in this together

Contributing Writer·April 13, 2012
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SPEAKING TRUTH: Dis devil in dis world

Contributing Writer·April 11, 2012
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EVERYDAY ACTIVISM: Six steps we can take to change the world

Contributing Writer·April 10, 2012
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DISARM YOURSELF: How to stop the internal war and make peace

Contributing Writer·April 9, 2012
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OUR GREAT SILENCES: How we trick ourselves and why we remain silent

Contributing Writer·April 5, 2012
Delhi Railway Station

TRAIN TO DELHI: Interview with a former street kid

Kiva Bottero·April 2, 2012
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SEED LENDING: Saving and sharing seeds at seed libraries

Contributing Writer·April 1, 2012
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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LOOK IN YOUR BACKYARD: Discover the hidden perils of indifference

Jane Olivier·March 30, 2012
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SPIRITUAL WARRIORS: Mahabodhi grooms tomorrow’s spiritual leaders

Kiva Bottero·March 29, 2012
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