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

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    EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

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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

    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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Rescued owl babies back in nest with mother - My owl adventure

MY OWL ADVENTURE: Living in the intersection of human and animal habitats

Max Reif·April 8, 2018
Protesting black/white educational integration in United States - I will not fear

I WILL NOT FEAR: An over-the-airwaves epiphany on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Max Reif·February 7, 2018
Man and woman talking in office - Four keys to effective listening

BUILD TRUST THROUGH CONVERSATION: The 4 keys to effective listening

Contributor·January 8, 2018
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MY PATH TO PEACE: Embracing a lifestyle of simplicity and neutrality

Contributing Writer·January 7, 2018
Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau and Michelle Obama laugh together as other politicians stand by - Love and the world

LOVE AND THE WORLD: How compassion and trust can impact international politics

Contributor·November 22, 2017
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THAT ALL ARE CREATED EQUAL: The painful journey from the ideal to realizing the reality

James Farwell·October 30, 2017
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CAUGHT IN A CULT: Australia’s Osho Samaya Ashram is far more than a meditation retreat

Contributing Writer·October 29, 2017
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AFTER 9 MONTHS OF DONALD TRUMP: An op-ed

Max Reif·October 24, 2017
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WE NEED HELP: A Cameroon organization calls for assistance for the disabled

Jane Olivier·October 18, 2017
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DOC HOLLYWOOD AT RISK: How to teach our kids to appreciate the gist of the risks they face

Contributing Writer·October 4, 2017
Robert E. Lee statue removed in New Orleans

ENCOUNTERS WITH HISTORY: Monuments only serve to commemorate or mythologize aspects of our shared experience

Contributing Writer·September 12, 2017
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FACT VS. FICTION: 9 popular conspiracy theories and their estimated validity [infographic]

Contributor·August 29, 2017
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THE TRUTH DILEMMA: Tell people a lie often enough…

James Farwell·August 15, 2017
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TECHNOLOGY TIME-OUT: Lessons from my 7-day digital detox

Contributing Writer·August 9, 2017
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
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MANAGE CONFLICT WITH EASE: 5 ways to stay positive no matter what you’re going through

Contributing Writer·July 23, 2017
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THE NAKED EMPEROR: The painful-to-watch political journey of Donald Trump

James Farwell·July 10, 2017
Split screen with day labourers on left side and White Pony Express truck on right - The "undocumented" are my heroes

THE “UNDOCUMENTED” ARE MY HEROES: A White Pony Express tale from The Fourth of July

Max Reif·July 9, 2017
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GET WHAT YOU NEED: 5 steps to setting standards in relationships

Leanne Hoffman·July 5, 2017
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THE POWER OF REFRAMING: How a new perspective can help us react to situations with our “best self”

Angelica Pajkovic·June 9, 2017
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WHAT MY GRANDMOTHER TAUGHT ME: Love is learning how to be with others

Ji Strangeway·June 5, 2017
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“SELFIE” PHENOMENON: Photos have become a creation of the self rather than an extension of the self

Angelica Pajkovic·May 29, 2017
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HARMONY IN THE WORKPLACE: 4 ways thinking like a dancer can help close the “generation gap”

Contributing Writer·May 13, 2017
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CONSCIOUS CITIZENSHIP: Turning the light of awareness onto the shadows of our ignorance

James Farwell·April 26, 2017
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