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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

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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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Toronto skyline

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

Loraine Balita-Centeno·January 15, 2020
London tube

SOLO TRAVEL: Follow your own schedule and meet others along the way

Katy Coe·December 17, 2019
Havana streets with old car

CHASING ALVARO: A walk through Habana Vieja

Bob Kelsoe·June 9, 2019
Woman doing aerial yoga on beach - A guide to Koh Phangan, Thailand

The Koh Phangan Conscious Community Travel Guide

Kiva Bottero·March 28, 2019
A FREE GIFT IN THE MIDST OF AFFLUENCE Proof that the best things in life are free2

A FREE GIFT IN THE MIDST OF AFFLUENCE: Proof that the best things in life are free

Daphne Jones·March 19, 2019
Rural house at night - A clash in the night

A CLASH IN THE NIGHT: When worldviews collide

Daphne Jones·February 13, 2019
Two paths diverging in sand - When separateness reigns

WHEN SEPARATENESS REIGNS: An outsider’s perspective on a small town’s unspoken rules

Daphne Jones·January 31, 2019
MAKING CONNECTIONS A journey through the continent one conversation at a time1

THE ART OF MAKING CONNECTIONS: A journey through the continent, one conversation at a time

Daphne Jones·January 22, 2019
WHEN GOD TALKS BACK Walk through opened doors3

WHEN GOD TALKS BACK: Walk through opened doors

Bob Kelsoe·December 20, 2018
Street scene with car and attractive graffiti - La Plata

FINAL ADVENTURES IN LA PLATA, ARGENTINA: Travels in Latin America [Part 8]

Max Reif·November 2, 2018
Buildings in La Plata - "The personal" touch" in a big Argentine city

THE PERSONAL TOUCH IN LA PLATA, ARGENTINA: Travels in Latin America [Part 7]

Max Reif·October 27, 2018
Borges Cultural Center - First (and last) tango in Buenos Aires

FIRST (AND LAST) TANGO IN BUENOS AIRES: Travels in Latin America [Part 6]

Max Reif·October 18, 2018
Street in Buenos Aires - An American in Argentina

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

Max Reif·October 11, 2018
Graphic art of angel with wings over highway

MOJAVE JUNCTION: An angel on Interstate 40

Bob Kelsoe·October 9, 2018
Sunset on plane ride from Mexico City to Panama City - A day in Montevideo

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY AND THE FERRY TO BUENOS AIRES: Travels in Latin America [Part 4]

Max Reif·October 2, 2018
Plaza in the old part of Mexico City - Further adventures in Mexico City

FURTHER ADVENTURES IN MEXICO CITY: Travels in Latin America [Part 3]

Max Reif·September 22, 2018
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
Street in Oaxaca - Wonders of Oaxaca

THE WONDERS OF OAXACA: Travels in Latin America [Part 1]

Max Reif·September 5, 2018
Camino de Santiago

CAMINO DE SANTIAGO: One monumental night in Sarria

Bob Kelsoe·July 25, 2018
man in boat

A HEART FULL OF GRATITUDE: When the land of rain and clouds beckoned

Contributing Writer·May 2, 2018
couple on motorbike on bridge in vietnam

THE ROAD TO ZEN: The art of motorcycle maintenance in Southeast Asia

Contributing Writer·April 24, 2018
Creek in Tapon, Cambodia.

VILLAGE LIFE, REAL EXPERIENCE: Discover the genuine side of Cambodia doing a homestay in the village of Tapon

Kiva Bottero·November 6, 2017
View of sky from airplane - Going down under and coming back up

GOING DOWN UNDER AND COMING BACK UP: A re-entry revelation after some time abroad [Part 3 of 3]

Max Reif·October 28, 2017
Morning street scene in Melbourne, Australia - Going down under and coming back up

GOING DOWN UNDER AND COMING BACK UP: The paradox of an ordeal in the midst of great joy [Part 2 of 3]

Max Reif·October 16, 2017
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