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

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    “MY RELIGION IS KINDNESS”: 10 mindful living tips inspired by the Dalai Lama

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    BEWARE OF BAD ACTORS: 3 steps to take if you suspect someone’s “gaslighting” you

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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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    POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Essential Language, Metaphorically Speaking 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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    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]

    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]

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Kathy Roberts
JoinedJuly 20, 2016
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Kathy lives in the Midwest (U.S.) with her significant other, their four horses, three dogs and a sweet old cat. In between feeding and vacuuming, she writes.
Four kids in park with caregiver - Kids, compassion and the environment

KIDS, COMPASSION AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Q&A with children’s book author Kathy Roberts

Kathy Roberts·January 30, 2017
Kathy Roberts is the author of two juvenile fiction/family coloring books, The Way of the Bear and We All Have...
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Black and white cat in front of monastery - Mirror Cat fiction story

SILENT ABBEY: A reminder that what you perceive reflects who you are

Kathy Roberts·August 7, 2016
A monastery, high in the mountains, the steeple on the edifice nearly piercing the face of God, sat silent and...
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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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Central Park and Manhattan skyline - A trip to remember

A TRIP TO REMEMBER: Knee-deep in New York sludge on the most romantic day of the year

Kathy Roberts·February 14, 2016
Getting myself out the door In February of 2003, I boarded a train in Lawrence, Kansas that was headed for...
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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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Monarch butterfly on branch - We all have wings fiction

WE ALL HAVE WINGS: Thoughtful conversations between a snake and a butterfly

Kathy Roberts·December 12, 2015
A chance meeting A serpent sat in the branch of a tree. There, he saw a caterpillar that had just...
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Mother bear and cubs - The Way of the Bear fiction

THE WAY OF THE BEAR: A story of earthly creation and survival

Kathy Roberts·October 23, 2015
One day a mother bear and her two cubs were walking near a river. The cubs ran down to the...
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