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    Person wearing watch, grabbing puzzle pieces - How to Reduce Your Brain’s Blind Spots With Simple Training

    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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ELDERLY CARE: 10 tips that’ll help you react to elderly people with patience and understanding

Contributing Writer·April 2, 2017
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CONSCIOUS WRITING: The writer as artist concentrates our attention and expands our perceptions

Cliff Burns·March 18, 2017
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MINDFUL PARENTING: 8 steps to loving your child through Purposeful Discipline

Contributing Writer·March 13, 2017
Man waving American flag on hill - Dialogue with my inner Donald Trump

GETTING IN TOUCH WITH MY INNER TRUMP: Communications with my “Jungian Shadow”

Max Reif·March 12, 2017
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FIND YOUR WORDS: Sharing our words is a way to give opportunity to others

Robyn Phillips·March 8, 2017
Old typewriter with blank paper

THE WRITING LIFE: 8 pieces of cautionary advice for aspiring writers

Cliff Burns·March 4, 2017
Landscape photo of mountains covered in snow at sunset

DEEP ECOLOGY MOVEMENT: Love and care in the present moment—the philosophy of Arne Næss

Finn Janning·March 3, 2017
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DOWN THE TRAIL: A poem about spiritual longing makes its way in the world

Max Reif·March 1, 2017
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UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER: Understanding globalism as a political and spiritual term

Max Reif·February 15, 2017
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THE HUMAN CONNECTION: Why community matters in an increasingly disconnected world

Melissa Bates·February 6, 2017
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KIDS, COMPASSION AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Q&A with children’s book author Kathy Roberts

Kathy Roberts·January 30, 2017
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OF SIN AND TAXES: Sin taxes should also be levied on churches, junk food and guns

Jerry Kvasnicka·November 9, 2016
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U.S. ELECTION: Bringing awareness into our political winter of disconnect

James Farwell·October 22, 2016
Man pleasantly surprised looking at smartphone - "Brain bottle opener" exercise

“BRAIN BOTTLE OPENER” EXERCISE: Write a heartfelt smartphone letter in three minutes

Contributor·October 17, 2016
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SIN OR VIRTUE: A look at laziness from Thich Nhat Hanh’s perspective

Contributor·October 4, 2016
Slow living - Man in wheelchair watching the sunset

MOVING SLOWLY: 5 lessons I’ve learned about slow living from having a mobility impairment

Contributing Writer·September 26, 2016
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SOCIAL ROLE VALORIZATION: The power of volunteering for people with disabilities

Contributing Writer·September 5, 2016
Rag pickers in India - rummaging through garbage

RAGS & RICHES: The culture shock of food waste vs. resource reclamation

Kiva Bottero·August 31, 2016
Mother and daughter with reusable shopping bag - Designing a sustainable lifestyle

DESIGN A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE: How making mindful, conscious choices can help us live better

Contributor·July 26, 2016
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OFF TO WORK: Mindfully improve your job-seeking skills

Contributing Writer·July 25, 2016
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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: Protection is the common denominator required to make a community sustainable

Angie Salisbury·June 19, 2016
IKEA is a corporate sustainability leader

IKEA MEATBALLS GO VEGETARIAN? It’s all part of IKEA’s People and Planet Positive Strategy

Angie Salisbury·June 11, 2016
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THE QUEST FOR 100% RENEWABLE: RE100 strives to normalize 100% renewable energy

Angie Salisbury·May 5, 2016
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IT’S OK: A stranger is a friend we haven’t yet met

Contributing Writer·April 27, 2016
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