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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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    POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Essential Language, Metaphorically Speaking and more

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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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23 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME: Learning what’s important in life

Loraine Balita-Centeno·January 15, 2020
Ramana Maharshi statue

3 PEACOCKS & A MONKEY: Meeting sattva and rajas at Ramana’s ashram

Kiva Bottero·May 26, 2012
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A CLASH IN THE NIGHT: When worldviews collide

Daphne Jones·February 13, 2019
La Paz, Mexico sign with blue letters - Coffee, Coolness and a Cauduro Art Exhibit in La Paz, Mexico

A DAY IN TROPICAL HEAVEN: Coffee, coolness and scintillating art in La Paz, Mexico [Part 4]

Max Reif·November 13, 2023
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A FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS: Celebrate Lord Shiva at Deepam

Kiva Bottero·February 16, 2013
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A FLICKER OF LIGHT: It’s not how we feel but what we do that matters

Jane Olivier·July 3, 2013
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A FREE GIFT IN THE MIDST OF AFFLUENCE: Proof that the best things in life are free

Daphne Jones·March 19, 2019
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A HEART FULL OF GRATITUDE: When the land of rain and clouds beckoned

Contributing Writer·May 2, 2018
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A SURPRISE OF SYNCHRONICITY: Meeting Charlie Russell

Kiva Bottero·October 16, 2010
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A SYMPHONY OF CACOPHONY: Walking the streets of India

Kiva Bottero·December 22, 2013
upbeat crowd strolling along Avenida Benito Juarez in Mexico City - A very full first day in Mexico City

ADVENTURES IN MEXICO CITY: Travels in Latin America [Part 2]

Max Reif·September 13, 2018
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AGRITOURISM: Relax and reconnect to an agricultural way of life

Kiva Bottero·May 26, 2013
Aimless in India

Aimless in India

Kiva Bottero·July 19, 2011
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ALBERTA: Politics and Preconceptions

Kiva Bottero·October 19, 2010
Street in Buenos Aires - An American in Argentina

AN AMERICAN IN BUENOS AIRES: Travels in Latin America [Part 5]

Max Reif·October 11, 2018
Varanasi, India

ASTONISHING INDIA: 8 of the Most Awe-inspiring Places to Visit in India

Contributing Writer·August 17, 2016
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BANGALORE: One foot dangling in the future, one hoof rooted in the past

Kiva Bottero·April 25, 2012
BARAKA: Film without words

BARAKA: Film without words

Contributing Writer·November 28, 2012
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BAREFOOT LIVING: Lose the shoes and dig in your toes

Contributing Writer·November 21, 2012
Belize jungle

BELIZEAN HOSPITALITY: Gentle kindness in a harsh jungle

Derek Sawatzky·January 10, 2022
Village of Turtuk, Ladakh, India

BORDER WALK: The tense Indo-Pak border is opening up to a brand of tourism that’s unexpectedly calm

Kiva Bottero·December 21, 2011
Dzogchen Beara

BUDDHIST IRELAND: A week at Dzogchen Beara Buddhist Meditation Centre

Contributing Writer·August 22, 2017
Camino de Santiago

CAMINO DE SANTIAGO: One monumental night in Sarria

Bob Kelsoe·July 25, 2018
Dudhsagar falls - Cascading waterfalls

CASCADING WATERFALLS: 5 that you won’t want to miss when visiting India

Contributor·October 10, 2016
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