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

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

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LIVE A SLOW LIFE It’s okay to slow down in a fast paced world1

LIVE A SLOW LIFE: It’s OK to slow down in a fast-paced world

Anne-Sophie Okou·June 3, 2019
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THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE : A shared identity in a polarizing world

Ajay Ghuman·May 29, 2019
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ART AND POWER: How the arts preserve sanity in times of political unrest

Stephen Nachmanovitch·May 27, 2019
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SCIENCE OUTREACH: A morning with bats

Hemal Naik·May 20, 2019
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MARIE KONDO’S TIDYING UP: The life-changing magic of clearing my social media

Rebecca Shea·April 10, 2019
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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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DRAW YOUR SOCIAL CIRCLE: 4 questions that’ll help you analyze your relationships

Contributor·January 14, 2019
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SCIENCE OUTREACH: An evening with bats

Hemal Naik·December 28, 2018
THE LOVE BOT When an algorithm gets online dating right1

THE LOVE BOT: When an algorithm gets online dating right

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SCIENCE OUTREACH: An evening with hedgehogs

Hemal Naik·December 21, 2018
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IDENTITY POLITICS: The most convincing argument isn’t an argument at all

Kate Harveston·December 17, 2018
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HOPE IN THE AGE OF ECO-ANXIETY: 3 ways to keep optimism from fading

Bronwyn Sutherland·December 11, 2018
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WOMEN RISING: The rise of the spiritual feminine

Bronwyn Sutherland·November 13, 2018
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AUTHENTIC RELATING: Are you in a relationship or an ownership?

Contributing Writer·October 16, 2018
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A NEW TABOO: Ageism is the emerging racism, sexism or homophobia—or all three

Contributing Writer·October 3, 2018
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BROKEN MIRRORS STILL REFLECT LIGHT: Hope and meaning in an infinitely complex world

Andrew Hunter·September 26, 2018
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EMAIL EFFICIENCY: 10 messaging tactics that’ll lead to less stress

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MILLENNIALS: The age of the identity crisis

Contributing Writer·September 14, 2018
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LONELY NO MORE: 5 ways that people with chronic pain can maintain a social life

Contributor·August 9, 2018
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ENJOY A CUP OF TEA: A practice steeped in tradition, hospitality and comfort

Angela Ward·August 7, 2018
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DON’T GET MAD, GET CONSCIOUS: Can President Trump make you a better person?

Contributing Writer·July 15, 2018
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BREATHE FRESH AIR: 5 ways to reconnect with nature

Angela Ward·July 2, 2018
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LOG OUT OF FACEBOOK: Lessons from a social media experiment

Contributing Writer·June 12, 2018
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MINIMALIST LIVING: A meditative practice that goes beyond owning less

Angela Ward·May 24, 2018
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