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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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    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

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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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ECO-CITY OR ECO-FLOP?: Can eco-cities in China really drive change?

Angie Salisbury·April 14, 2016
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WHAT’S TRENDING NOW: Top trends in sustainable business [part 2]

Angie Salisbury·April 10, 2016
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THE POWER OF QUESTIONS: 8 great queries you can use as tools of transformation

Orsolya Hernold·April 3, 2016
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LIVING WITHOUT: 8 benefits of living in a small home

Orsolya Hernold·March 31, 2016
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THE MICRODEGREE DISRUPTOR: MOOCs And Microdegrees Are Leveling The Employment Field

Angie Salisbury·March 9, 2016
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WHEN FOLLOWING TRENDS IS GOOD: Sustainable business trends [part 1]

Angie Salisbury·March 7, 2016
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SERVANT LEADERSHIP: Mindfulness and awareness in the workplace creates resonance and fulfillment

Contributing Writer·February 24, 2016
Operator at natural gas plant - Clean Power Plan's fatal flaw

NATURAL GAS ISN’T THE ANSWER: The U.S. Clean Power Plan’s Fatal Flaw

Contributor·February 22, 2016
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FAIR TRADE: Providing Marginalized People A Sustainable Opportunity

Angie Salisbury·February 17, 2016
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BIG BUSINESS SHOOTS FOR ZERO WASTE: A seed change leads to sustainability

Angie Salisbury·February 1, 2016
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SAVING MOTHER EARTH: Earthships provide the ultimate in sustainable living

Angie Salisbury·January 2, 2016
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GLOBAL INCLUSION: Mobile phones drive growth in developing economies

Angie Salisbury·December 31, 2015
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FOCUS ON CONNECTION: How to heal the seeds of terrorism

Contributing Writer·December 30, 2015
Home office - The lessons of telecommuting

THE LESSONS OF TELECOMMUTING: 4 prime advantages of working from home

Contributor·December 13, 2015
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DUMPSTER DIVING: or, living off of the follies of consumer culture

Cindy McMann·December 9, 2015
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SPARE TO SHARE: The collaborative economy is changing the shared conversation

Angie Salisbury·December 9, 2015
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WELL THIS IS AWKWARD: How to deal with racist relatives

Cindy McMann·December 6, 2015
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MICROFRANCHISING: The ultimate way to think globally but act locally

Angie Salisbury·December 5, 2015
food scraps - the problem with throwing out food

WHAT A WASTE: 6 easy ways we can reduce food waste… and a few not so easy ways

Cindy McMann·November 12, 2015
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BEAUTIFUL CONVERSATIONS: 5 ways to communicate and connect better

Contributing Writer·November 4, 2015
Student school - You're actually not good enough

YOU’RE ACTUALLY NOT GOOD ENOUGH: How self-esteem boosting at school actually holds students back

Cindy McMann·November 2, 2015
garbage - food waste

FOOD WASTE: 4 factors contributing to the crisis and what can be done about it

Angie Salisbury·November 1, 2015
Bikes for rent - green franchise

ECO-FRIENDLY OPPORTUNITIES: Top 5 trends to watch in green franchising

Angie Salisbury·October 29, 2015
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WHITE PONY EXPRESS: A prototype solution to the problem of community hunger

Max Reif·October 26, 2015
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