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Peaceful Isn’t Boring: 27 Definitions of Peace

The major problems we have in the world are nothing more than big ugly heaps of much smaller, much more mundane problems. But ultimately, taking care of the small takes care of the large. –Brad Warner, Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth About Reality Want to have more peace in your life? [...]

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What Moral Compass Do You Follow?

Do not pollute your beautiful, radiant inner Being nor the earth with negativity. ~Eckhart Tolle Practicing The Power of Now I heaved the last two water jugs into the back seat of my car and turned to my grocery cart. The wind blew hair in my eyes and numbed the tips of my ears as [...]

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Discover Your Passion, Find Your Peace: Interview with Barrie Davenport

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ~e.e. cummings If you’re not happy or at peace with what you do most of the time, on most days, what are you? At best, you might be trudging along, hating Monday, feeling better on Wednesday, and looking desperately for happiness on Friday [...]

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Mindfulness: 10 Practical Exercises You Can Do Almost Anywhere

One of my big realization or Ah-Ha! moments happened in college, in a sociology class called Modern Social Problems. The professor was great. I already had him for Sociology 101, and I loved how he blended lectures with stories or examples that we could relate to and discuss as a class. One day he asked [...]

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Living in the Now

As long as you are unable to access the power of the Now, every emotional pain that you experience leaves behind a residue of pain that lives on in you. —Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now On my way home from WordCamp Philly last Saturday night, a fight broke out on the train. I was [...]

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