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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

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

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    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

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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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    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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    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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Catherine Gillespie-Lopes is a writer, editor and art therapist currently living in the Toronto area.
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A WHOLE NEW MIND: Why right-brainers will rule the future

CathLopes·November 17, 2012
A WHOLE NEW MIND: Why Right-Brainers will Rule the Future Daniel H. Pink [Riverhead Books, 275 pages] The future belongs to...
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SPIRITUAL KNUCKLEHEAD: An interview with film-yogi James Wvinner

CathLopes·November 16, 2012
A creative force in the fitness DVD industry, James Wvinner is a photographer, filmmaker, yogi, blogger and self-proclaimed “Spiritual Knucklehead.”...
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FINDING BEAUTY IN DISINTEGRATION: An interview with photographer Mathew Merrett

CathLopes·November 7, 2012
Photographers have a unique way of making us see the world differently. Mathew Merrett is no exception. For the last...
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ART THERAPY: The healing power of art

CathLopes·July 20, 2012
As an artist, art therapist and mother I have been privileged to bear witness to the healing power of making art. I have experienced for myself the catharsis of becoming...
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GUIDED IMAGERY: Use these scripts to help children cope with anxiety and stress

CathLopes·July 10, 2012
Today's children are facing sensory overload. From an early age, entertainment and information have just been a click away—TV, movies, video games, Internet...
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THE ARTIST WITHIN: Turn everyday actions into an art form

CathLopes·July 4, 2012
To many of us the art world can often seem inaccessible. Our society embraces the myth of the genius artist—someone who has been divinely gifted with an innate...
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