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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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    SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING: How teaching youth about emotional intelligence promotes happiness and success

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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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    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

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    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens 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

    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]

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THE JOY OF GIVING: The more you give of yourself, the more you find of yourself

Contributing Writer·March 7, 2014
We all know how great it feels to receive gifts. However, the joy of getting is short-lived. Our lives are...
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FOLLOW YOUR BLISS: 30 hippie quotes about peace, freedom and love

Contributor·February 22, 2014
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that...
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POEM BY KATYA BITAR: The Combination

Contributor·February 5, 2014
The Combination I am absolutely positiveThat in absolutely every dimension,In every alternate universe my energy ripples through,It is alwaysWith you...
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PEACE, LOVE AND JOY: 30 short Christmas quotes

Contributor·December 24, 2013
I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. – Charles Dickens A good...
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LOVE IS FREE: 30 quotes about loving with passion and vitality

Contributor·December 7, 2013
I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more...
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JOURNEY FROM here TO HERE: Meher Baba devotional excerpts

Max Reif·November 9, 2013
The Mindful Word’s Max Reif recently released a book filled with poems and short prose pieces devoted to Meher Baba,...
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HOW TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART: An excerpt from The Secret of Life Wellness

Contributor·October 8, 2013
I have just broken up with my partner, and I feel lost, lonely, sad and heavyhearted. Even though the relationship wasn’t...
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SENTIMENTAL QUOTES: 40 of the best sentimental, caring quotes about love and friendship

Contributor·October 5, 2013
Updated: March 5, 2019 Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. – Aristotle This is love: to fly...
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ANNIE: A story

Erica Roberts·September 21, 2013
Thomas Potter sat at his desk, massaging his aching temples. “Only five more files to go through, and then I...
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METTA MEDITATION: Learn to practice loving-kindness to all beings

Contributing Writer·July 24, 2013
The Pali word “metta” is commonly translated in English as “loving-kindness.” Metta signifies friendship and nonviolence as well as a...
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LOVE CURRENT: Plug into the power source of unconditional love

Jerry Kvasnicka·June 12, 2013
The vibrational current moving on Planet Earth is intensifying; there can be little doubt about this for those who are...
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POEM BY MAX REIF: THE CORRIDOR – Remembering my parents with love

Max Reif·May 14, 2013
Down the long, gold-papered hall I’d walk to the bathroom in the condo my folks had moved to after they sold...
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DEEP LOVE QUOTES: A collection of 26 of the best deep love sayings

Contributing Writer·May 13, 2013
We’ve compiled some of the best deep love quotes, sayings and thoughts by loving souls such as Thich Nhat Hanh,...
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CUTE LIFE QUOTES: 37 sweet thoughts about life to brighten your day

Contributing Writer·April 24, 2013
Updated: March 6, 2019 History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. – Winston Churchill If you...
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THE PRIMAL BOND: Finding solutions through universal love

Contributing Writer·March 27, 2013
There is a primal bond that holds all things together—from the atom to the cell to the solar system and...
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HOPETOWN: A story

Erica Roberts·March 26, 2013
On April 15th, 1980, Jamie Atwill was walking to school the same way she did every weekday morning down a...
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WHAT IS LOVE?: Expanding our capacity to give and receive love

Contributing Writer·March 21, 2013
One of the things that most people are at least a little confused about is love. This is probably because...
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SUN, WORLD, FLOWER: Fiction by Max Reif

Max Reif·February 22, 2013
All alone in its corner of the universe, a sun shone. “Ha-ha, I’m MIGHTY!” it thought, enjoying the sheer power...
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TALKING BACK TO DR. PHIL: An interview with David Bedrick

Erica Roberts·February 17, 2013
Mainstream or pop psychology focuses on societal norms, and labels anyone differing from the norm as sick, attempting to change...
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HAPPY RE-BIRTHDAY TO ME!: A personal essay by Max Reif

Max Reif·January 30, 2013
This story appears in the book Toward an Interior Sun: Awakening by a Master, and the Difficult Journey toward Discipleship....
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LOVING DOGS, LOSING FEAR: Loving-kindness in practice

Kiva Bottero·January 22, 2013
“Rabies is your biggest risk,” my travel doctor said in a serious tone of voice. “Rabies,” I responded with surprise....
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ALL YOU NEED IS: Love, a hug and the Eightfold Path

Robert Kopecky·December 29, 2012
“My religion is Kindness”—The Dalai Lama “My religion is Love.”—Amma Everyone’s heard of The Dalai Lama, but have you ever...
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THE ETERNAL STUDENT: Love what you do and do what you love

Alana Fiander·December 16, 2012
You watch your 5-year-old child as they play with Tonka trucks in the corner… making the trucks pick up small...
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SOUL TO SOUL: Words of wisdom from an old soul

SOUL TO SOUL: Words of wisdom from an old soul

Jane Olivier·December 12, 2012
Welcome to Earth, young soul, you have much to learn. In this lifetime you—and because you will now be in...
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