The Mindful Word | Journal of Engaged Living

Fried egg floating in ocean at sunset - Indulge Mindfully: 3 Life Lessons My Breakfast Taught Me

Person wearing watch, grabbing puzzle pieces - How to Reduce Your Brain’s Blind Spots With Simple Training

Senior couple walking down trail in fall - Exercise as Play: A Small Shift Makes a Big Difference

3 LIFE LESSONS FROM BREAKFAST: What eating breakfast taught me about mindful living

What does eating a simple breakfast—two fried eggs, one tortilla, a spoonful...

REDUCE YOUR BRAIN’S BLIND SPOTS: How cognitive training enhances self-awareness

We all have blind spots. These are aspects of ourselves we can’t...

EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

Human beings are physical creatures. Children on a playground run, jump, climb...

Mind-Spirit

Three wooden markers on signpost on outdoor path - The 3 Powerful Words That Became Markers on My Mindful Path

COMPLICATIONS, CONTRADICTIONS, CONFUSIONS: 3 words that became markers on a mindful path

Dhara Vijayakumar·January 22, 2026

Group of Buddhist monks walking down path through trees - Finding Inner Peace With 20 Brave Buddhist Monks

THE MONKS’ WALK FOR PEACE: A reminder that peace begins within us

Forrest Rivers·January 19, 2026

Man meditating in front of tree - The Heart of Awareness: Peacefully Moving Beyond the Mind

THE HEART OF AWARENESS: What did the Buddha mean by working at the root?

Jenni Madison·January 12, 2026

Woman sitting on dock by water, relaxing - Hello 2026: Time to Slow Down and Reflect

THE NEW YEAR: A time to slow down, reflect and avoid burnout

Catina Noble·January 7, 2026

Young man staring at smartphone - Our Personhood: Will Humanity Let AI Annihilate It?

AI VS. PERSONHOOD: The quiet temptation to abdicate our humanity

Laura Vazquez Santos·December 29, 2025

Conscious Creativity

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

Kunal Mehra·January 5, 2026

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

George Cassidy Payne·January 1, 2026

Train travelling through Alaska mountain range - Don’t Doubt Yourself—Spread Your Wings and Soar

ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

Samia Mehbub·July 21, 2025

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Participatory Culture

students around a table doing a video call together

MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

hanami cherry blossoms closeup

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

Image of businessman holding up one finger, labelled "Memory" -Memory Quirks: Linguistic Adventures With a Mnemonic Device

MEMORY QUIRKS: How it took a mnemonic device to memorize a line of a poem to meditate on

Travel-Living

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

la paz mexico sunrise

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]