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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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Heart drawn in grass - Poems and illustrations by Leah Pearlman

POEMS AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY LEAH PEARLMAN: Learning How to Love, Whoever Told You, Tiny Little Yes

Contributor·October 28, 2016
The following poems and illustrations have been excerpted from Drawn Together by technologist and comic artist Leah Pearlman, in which...
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GRIEF QUOTES: 20 quotations to help your healing

Jelin Philip·July 29, 2016
Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you. – John Green I will not say: do not weep; for...
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Angels and demons in battle

DREAM INTERPRETATION: A message from the Superconscious mind [symbols: angels, battle]

Aneta Baranek·July 21, 2016
Hi Aneta, The following event occurred late at night, while I was awake, a few years ago, where I could actually hear a great spiritual battle
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ROBERT FROST QUOTES: 25 beautiful thoughts from this famous poet

Jelin Philip·July 8, 2016
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— / I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all...
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FEELINGS QUOTES: Read these to feel better…

Jelin Philip·June 17, 2016
Are you feeling alone or want to feel better? In this collection of 20 feelings quotes, celebrated icons like Marilyn...
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Blurred city street - The secret language of fear

IT DIDN’T START WITH YOU: How a traumatic family history can both hurt and heal us

Contributor·June 15, 2016
The following has been excerpted from It Didn’t Start With You, in which author Mark Wolynn presents the idea that...
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Burden painting by Max Reif - Election cycles

EGO, THE REAL CONSPIRACY: Volatile discussions during this election cycle and what my life has shown me

Max Reif·June 14, 2016
Some very tough choices This election cycle has necessitated the grappling with some very thorny choices! These involve not only...
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FAMILY QUOTES: 25 quotations for your loved ones

Jelin Philip·May 27, 2016
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. – Leo Tolstoy The capacity for...
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Freight train moving alongside river - Poems by Emma Sedlak

POEMS BY EMMA SEDLAK: Source, Doig, Dreams About Trains, Not Written, Before September, Letter to My Husband

Contributor·May 15, 2016
Source One morning you may wake to find our molecules bonding: shared memories that make no sense when split apart....
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Closeup of turtle - Grandmother turtle's shell fiction

GRANDMOTHER TURTLE’S SHELL: A home made with love and care

Kathy Roberts·April 24, 2016
Grandmother’s wisdom and gratitude In the beginning, Turtle had no shell. She was born very, very old and very, very...
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Man going from dark world to light - Nobody knows you fiction

FALLING OFF THE MAP: A journey to hell and back

Max Reif·April 16, 2016
This story appears in the book Toward an Interior Sun: Awakening by a Master, and the Difficult Journey toward Discipleship....
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RELATIONSHIP QUOTES: 30 phrases that reflect both the happy and sad times

Jelin Philip·April 15, 2016
When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable. – Jess C. Scott For...
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Woman jogging powerfully - Mastering Your Mean Girl

MASTERING YOUR MEAN GIRL: Becoming wildly wealthy, fabulously healthy, and bursting with love [book review]

Erica Roberts·March 27, 2016
MASTERING YOUR MEAN GIRL: Becoming wildly wealthy, fabulously healthy, and bursting with love Melissa Ambrosini [TarcherPerigee, 288 pages] When I...
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Dog on beach beside stack of stones - How to love mindfully

HOW TO LOVE MINDFULLY: Just ask a dog!

Contributor·February 29, 2016
The term “mindfulness” can seem confusing. Isn’t the point of meditation to get out of one’s mind? To move past...
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SIMPLE QUOTES: 35 short quotations that’ll give you hope

Jelin Philip·February 10, 2016
If you can dream it, you can do it. – Walt Disney Every moment is a fresh beginning. – T.S...
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FORGIVENESS QUOTES: 30 quotes to help you let go of anger

Jelin Philip·February 6, 2016
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. – Oscar Wilde Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping...
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Downtown St. Louis at night - Adieu Rivendell fiction story Part 2

ADIEU, RIVENDELL: Leaving God to find God [Part 2 of 2]

Max Reif·January 29, 2016
This is the conclusion to a story, set in the late ’90s—read part 1» Cyber-launch I arrived in St. Louis...
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Brown mouse in grass and dirt - Fiction story mouse and dandelion

THE MOUSE AND THE DANDELION: Lessons in life and love

Kathy Roberts·January 10, 2016
“Excuse me, excuse me, move over, coming through, ahem, pardon, beg yours,” said the mouse, as he scurried rather randomly...
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A LOVE LETTER: I wrote this for you.

Molly Murphy·December 21, 2015
First of all, let me start by telling you that you, whoever you are and wherever you are, are loved....
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Adventure climb - Patience quotes

PATIENCE QUOTES: 35 quotes to help you wait just a little bit longer

Jelin Philip·December 20, 2015
Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day. – A. Milne Trees that are slow to...
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Eckhart Tolle quote about unhappy thoughts

ECKHART TOLLE QUOTES: 25 insightful quotes to inspire your thoughts

Jelin Philip·December 14, 2015
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. – Eckhart Tolle (all quotes...
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Lone woman on tram - Poems by Wendy E. Slater

POEMS BY WENDY E. SLATER: I May Need to Change Seats, What Would It Be Like, I Do Know the Despair

Contributor·November 28, 2015
Excerpted from Into the Hearth by alternative healer Wendy E. Slater, who was inspired to produce a plethora of poems...
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KEEP THE FAITH QUOTES: 30 quotations to help you find strength and hope

Jelin Philip·November 13, 2015
This collection of keep the faith quotes feature deep thoughts from religious figures, spiritual luminaries and other celebrated figures that...
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Key and book on table - The Key Turned fiction

THE KEY TURNED: A story of mystical catharsis and shattered illusions

Max Reif·September 25, 2015
This story appears in the book Toward an Interior Sun: Awakening by a Master, and the Difficult Journey toward Discipleship....
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