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    MIND THE GAP: Mindfulness as the practice of living in one piece

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    RECLAIM YOUR TIME THROUGH PRESENCE: 5 research-backed ways to do so

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    Bird footprints in snow - 4 Soothing Poems, Including ”Sacred Heart, Sacred Light”

    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks 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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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

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    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]

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Hands covered in map - A Global Awakening play

A GLOBAL AWAKENING: A short play about the struggles of a modern-day Planet Earth

Contributor·January 12, 2015
This play was written for and performed as part of the Vedanta 10 Minute Play Festival at the King Street...
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WRITING IN THE SKY: Destroying the planet or keeping it healthy rests in human hands

Contributor·November 27, 2014
The following article has been excerpted from The Anthropocene: The Human Era and How it Shapes Our Planet by Christian Schwägerl, a book...
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Embracing the Earth and religion

A NEW RELIGIOUS SENSIBILITY: Q&A with John Michael Greer on religion, progress and the Earth

Kiva Bottero·June 13, 2014
Nature, spirituality and the future of industrial society are interesting enough topics to ponder individually. As the author of over...
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Connected: A Film for Change

Erica Roberts·February 2, 2014
Kate Rawarth, the senior researcher for Oxfam featured in Paul and Kate Maple’s 2013 documentary, Connected: A Film for Change,...
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GO GREEN QUOTES: 30 good thoughts on environment and environmentalism

Contributor·January 18, 2014
Earth Day is every day! These 30 thoughtful environment quotes are penned by ecologists, politicians, activists and other great environmentalists....
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RESTORING THE CROSS OF LIFE: Bring the essences of heaven into manifest form on Earth

Jerry Kvasnicka·December 26, 2013
Long before the cross was appropriated by Christianity and associated with the crucifixion, this ancient symbol had an entirely different...
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HOPE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: Changing our approach to inspire ecological health

Contributing Writer·August 31, 2013
As parents, we know intuitively how important love is to learning. Love fuels persistence. British philosopher Alfred North Whitehead insisted...
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LETTER FROM THE FUTURE: Legacy—not a love story with the Earth

Contributing Writer·May 24, 2013
Hey there Mr. Prime Minister, President, King, Despot, Corporate Mogul and globally cloned counterparts—congratulations from the new century! The year...
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GOING VEGAN: Eat a healthier diet, lessen your environmental impact and save money [2 infographics]

Contributing Writer·March 13, 2013
These two infographics present a compelling case to switch to veganism (or at least to cut down on meat consumption)...
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OVER THE TOPULATION: Reassessing our identity to overcome the #1 issue of today

Jerry Kvasnicka·December 20, 2012
We frequently hear of global summits  on climate change, the world economy and AIDS, but it isn’t often that news...
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BAREFOOT LIVING: Lose the shoes and dig in your toes

Contributing Writer·November 21, 2012
Let’s try something. Start with the left foot. Start by unlacing your shoe… take it off. Now, move to the...
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Dawn sky - sunrise

POEM BY ANDRE GREEN: Image of Man

Contributing Writer·November 9, 2012
Dawn peeps through the horizon head above the dark ashes his light glimmers The morning star rises above dawn’s nest...
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POEMS BY JOSHUA BREWER: Moon Illusion, Buffalo River Aposiopesis, Morning Sunlight

Contributing Writer·August 30, 2012
In my study, I saw the latest pictures of the “supermoon” and thought, “Do you appear larger when you rise than when you are near your zenith because the earth’s atmosphere warps our perceptions or is it that we’re comparing you to other visible objects near the horizon which inflates the eye’s estimation of your size?”
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Humankind's inertia and climate change

INNER INERTIA: Climate change and the need to overcome internal obstacles

Kiva Bottero·January 7, 2012
Humankind is stuck. We haven’t acted with conviction on climate change. We haven’t devoted the less than one percent of income needed to eradicate...
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POEMS FROM ISSUE 3: Yoga, Becoming

Contributing Writer·January 17, 2010
A smile so bright Envelops me in light Reverberating my soul with its endless echo...
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WORLD AS LOVER, WORLD AS SELF: Courage for Global Justice and Ecological Renewal

Contributing Writer·January 18, 2009
Joanna Macy’s text, World as Lover, World as Self explores our relationship with the future and the future of our planet. In it, she examines what we can do as individuals...
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PATH TO LIBERATION: Healing Ourselves, Healing our Planet

Contributing Writer·June 26, 2008
As a child growing up in rural Ontario, I instinctively retreated to nature during times of trouble. A small island close to the banks of the river that ran through...
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