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Chiseling the Writer Out of the Cold, Hard Marble

by Anam Cara Callahan This piece is an essay on my practice of mindfulness in choosing heart-filled work and the awakening of my inner artist and spiritual master.

Practicing Leadership for Social Change

by Jessica Bizub A short essay about my experiences bringing leadership to the path and the path to leadership in service of positive social action, particularly my sticky habit of being skeptical of others’ ideas.

She’s Not a Bad Person

by Chelsea A. Learning, in fits and starts (and more fits), to see my own self-righteous arrogance for what it is and generate compassion toward a new boss that really isn’t working out.

Hustle Meditation

by Caitlin Bargenquast The lyric essay of a meditating artist musing on hustle, synchronization, practice, abundance, and working for tips.

Compassionate Business

by Liza Kindred Why corporations can be a good thing, and how values can be good business.

Integrating Head & Heart

by Brandon Rennels Capturing my transition from working in the corporate world to being in the mindfulness world. Far from a change in direction, it is rather a journey of integration.

Teach Thyself

by James Crews This is an essay that looks at the circuitous path I took–from the high desert of Oregon to Saint Louis, Missouri to Bogota, Colombia–toward understanding the work of teaching and the importance of bringing mindfulness into the classroom.

Work, Interrupted

by Sarah Lipton Working is a perpetual process, and no matter what my job is, my task as a meditator is to continually come back and be present with whatever is before me. Even if my work is interrupted.

The Dharma is in the Medicine

by Stacy Chivers An essay on working in a hospital and how the dharma helps my patients and myself.

Music Is Suffering

by Scott Coulter Navigating an ocean of attachment and aversion in the music business.

How not to tell a colleague to **** off

by Sarah Maynard How to deal with that difficult person in the office (there’s always one…!)
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by Kevin Townley A short story about revenge, compassion, and boners.

Bringing Mindfulness into Relationships, Sex, and Dating

by Kinsey Durham A personal ”diary-like” piece about relationships and dating as a 22 year old woman trying to figure all of this out.