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A Simple Guide to Mindfulness Meditation

By Mary Jaksch Mindfulness meditation is a simple and effective way to meditate. Whether you want to become calmer, be more present, or simply become grounded, mindfulness meditation will help you. How long should you meditate for? If this is your first experience of meditation, just meditate for short periods of time, maybe 5 to [...]

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Can Compassion Become the New Civic Virtue?

By Mary Jaksch Compassion has a bad rap. Well, maybe not bad, but at least squishy. It’s equated with weakness, with saccharine spirituality, with turning the other cheek instead of fighting back, with heroic self-sacrifice too good to be true, with feel-good stories stuck right at the end of news casts. But what if we [...]

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Strengthen Your Inner Core With a Little Soul Training

A guest post by Katie Tallo of Momentum Gathering I’ve been working out lately – getting stronger, more lean, flexible and energized, but not in the way you’d think. I’m not talking about swinging kettle bells or running 5K every morning. Nope, I’m talking about something else – something I’ve learned from swinging kettle bells [...]

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Forgive Someone Now – Here’s How

By Mary Jaksch It can be difficult to forgive those who hurt us. In fact, we sometimes cling to our grievances and grudges. Because our stories of grievance and resentment are a way to define who we think we are. Just think for a moment – do you carry stories of grievances? I’ve met many [...]

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How to Recover from a Medical Disaster

A guest post by Doug Armey I’ve worked at staying healthy–exercising daily and carefully monitoring what I eat.  So in May 2007 when my digestive system wacked out I assumed it was just a bug. I’m 5’10” and weighed 185 pounds so I thought this would be a good chance to lose 10 pounds and [...]

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What Are You Grateful For? 12 Questions

By Mary Jaksch Gratitude is like a muscle that we need to exercise. The following twelve questions will help you to practice gratitude: What made you happy? What energized you? What barrier did you overcome? What changed you? What triggered your creativity? What deepened your spirituality? What kindness did you experience? What did others do [...]

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From Frenetic to Calm in 5 Simple Steps

By Mary Jaksch Do you sometimes feel all knotted up inside and stressed out – with no way to relieve the tension? Or do you live in a stressful environment where it’s difficult to feel serene? The following five simple tips will help you to calm down and feel grounded. I’ve ‘road-tested’ the five tips [...]

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