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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

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    “MY RELIGION IS KINDNESS”: 10 mindful living tips inspired by the Dalai Lama

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    BEWARE OF BAD ACTORS: 3 steps to take if you suspect someone’s “gaslighting” you

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    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

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    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

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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

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    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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BE THOUGHTFUL TO OUR PLANET: 11 items you can reuse and repurpose

Mia Barnes·March 21, 2022
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THE GUEST OF THE EMPEROR: Finding the will to survive in a bonsai

Emily L Quint Freeman·March 8, 2022
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THE FOUR-SEASON GARDENER: Everything is transitory

Emily L Quint Freeman·January 21, 2022
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THE MAGIC OF A WINTER GARDEN: Anything worthwhile takes time and effort

Emily L Quint Freeman·January 7, 2022
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LET LESS SPEAK MORE: Allusions of a Japanese rock garden

Emily L Quint Freeman·December 19, 2021
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HOLIDAY MUSINGS: In order to effect change, we must recover ourselves

Emily L Quint Freeman·November 22, 2021
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IT’S ABOUT TREES: Trees are social beings that lean on each other for stability and protection

Emily L Quint Freeman·November 8, 2021
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TURN ON, TUNE IN, DROP OUT: The promise of self-sufficiency in the age of COVID

Forrest Rivers·September 15, 2020
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3 REVELATIONS: An urgent letter from Earth to humanity amid crisis

Forrest Rivers·April 16, 2020
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GARDEN THERAPY: A natural stress reliever

Siobhan Searle·April 14, 2020
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Celine Koropchak·November 3, 2019
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WE ARE ALL PART OF MOTHER EARTH: A spiritual vision of sustainability

Forrest Rivers·October 31, 2019
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SCIENCE OUTREACH: A morning with bats

Hemal Naik·May 20, 2019
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SCIENCE OUTREACH: An evening with bats

Hemal Naik·December 28, 2018
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SCIENCE OUTREACH: An evening with hedgehogs

Hemal Naik·December 21, 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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MY OWL ADVENTURE: Living in the intersection of human and animal habitats

Max Reif·April 8, 2018
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DEEP ECOLOGY MOVEMENT: Love and care in the present moment—the philosophy of Arne Næss

Finn Janning·March 3, 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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RAGS & RICHES: The culture shock of food waste vs. resource reclamation

Kiva Bottero·August 31, 2016
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DESIGN A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE: How making mindful, conscious choices can help us live better

Contributor·July 26, 2016
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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: Protection is the common denominator required to make a community sustainable

Angie Salisbury·June 19, 2016
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IKEA MEATBALLS GO VEGETARIAN? It’s all part of IKEA’s People and Planet Positive Strategy

Angie Salisbury·June 11, 2016
Renewable energy: wind, solar, biomass, hydro

THE QUEST FOR 100% RENEWABLE: RE100 strives to normalize 100% renewable energy

Angie Salisbury·May 5, 2016
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