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    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: A Little Moment That Loved Me Back, Lost in the Crowd and more

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    MINDFULNESS AND ART: The quiet power of making one small mark at a time

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    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: Herself, My Daily Walk and more

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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    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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SILENCING DEBATE: The truth that lies in our past

Michael Myers·January 15, 2015
There are some topics that are said to be inappropriate to bring up in conversation: money, sex and religion are...
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THE SAME OLD MESSAGE: Commercials that blur the lines between art, advertising and real life

Michael Myers·February 7, 2014
“There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way,...
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DISCOVERING BUDDHISM: Interviews with long-time Buddhist practitioners

Michael Myers·December 28, 2013
“Tuck your legs under your pelvis, imagine there is a string running through your spine extending to the ceiling,” the...
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PLOT HOLES: Be a spectator or participant—you decide

Michael Myers·September 19, 2013
November 2008 – It’s finally time for change. Barack Obama is elected President of the United States and African Americans...
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FOLLOW THROUGH: Nothing happens until you take action

Michael Myers·August 27, 2013
Every sport has in it the concept of follow through. That is, completing the full motion of a technique. In...
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IMAGINATION VS. AUTOMATION: Is school really the best education for our children?

Michael Myers·March 2, 2013
Having spent a little too much time in post-secondary education I can recall sitting in an auditorium classroom for a...
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INTERNET EXPLOSION: From asking “What is the Internet?” to Technological Singularity

Michael Myers·January 29, 2013
In this clip from 1994, Today Show host Bryant Gumbel asks, “What is the Internet anyways?” It’s funny to look...
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DOOMSDAY OR AWAKENING?: December 21, 2012—where do we go from here?

Michael Myers·December 11, 2012
The December 21, 2012 doomsday prophecy is more than a little unnerving when you consider the current state of the...
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MINDFULNESS & VICES: Become aware of what triggers unhealthy habits

Michael Myers·November 30, 2012
Work, relax, eat, sleep and repeat. This cycle is a reality for most of us. When it comes to relaxation...
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