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        <title><![CDATA[I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person. - Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[3 Quotes from “The Power of Now” I Wasn’t Ready to Understand in My 20s.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/3-quotes-from-the-power-of-now-i-wasnt-ready-to-understand-in-my-20s-bf5205d686cf?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1212/1*GO2LzrcysjMF8yozrx8bsA.png" width="1212"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">I was 23 years old when I first came across The Power of Now.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/3-quotes-from-the-power-of-now-i-wasnt-ready-to-understand-in-my-20s-bf5205d686cf?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4">Continue reading on I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person. »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Fail Like a Buddhist.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/how-to-fail-like-a-buddhist-e97f099932c4?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1350/1*q6me5VhZDGiGGrIDyxUKCA.png" width="1350"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">&#x201C;Fall seven times, stand up eight.&#x201D; ~ Japanese proverb</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/how-to-fail-like-a-buddhist-e97f099932c4?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4">Continue reading on I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person. »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:42:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unbecoming Who I Was: Why I’m Finally Permitting Myself to Outgrow Old Versions.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/unbecoming-who-i-was-why-im-finally-permitting-myself-to-outgrow-old-versions-89aec09f4e9c?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1350/1*SeMrny118CKMQrNU65fmoA.png" width="1350"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">It&#x2019;s funny how as you approach your 40s your life starts replaying in your mind.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/unbecoming-who-i-was-why-im-finally-permitting-myself-to-outgrow-old-versions-89aec09f4e9c?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4">Continue reading on I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person. »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:21:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Buddhist Way to Parent: How Impermanence Changes Everything.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/the-buddhist-way-to-parent-how-impermanence-changes-everything-9e7515c42599?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1348/1*B8wTzZaVTRLJl-uSm1uTeA.png" width="1348"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">I still remember the first time I read about the concept of impermanence (anicca) in Buddhism.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/the-buddhist-way-to-parent-how-impermanence-changes-everything-9e7515c42599?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4">Continue reading on I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person. »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:31:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What If I Can’t Embrace My F*cking Feelings?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/what-if-i-cant-embrace-my-f-cking-feelings-71e7a1c4e613?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1344/1*qOyhJq4Vm7z1ljqp4tp5MA.png" width="1344"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Two days ago, my toddler fell off the bed while jumping and landed on the back of his head.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/what-if-i-cant-embrace-my-f-cking-feelings-71e7a1c4e613?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4">Continue reading on I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person. »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When Things Fall Apart, I miss the point.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/when-things-fall-apart-i-miss-the-point-6b62b53ca002?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1352/1*W_LHQILp0584hma1hYwsqQ.png" width="1352"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">The other day,</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/when-things-fall-apart-i-miss-the-point-6b62b53ca002?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4">Continue reading on I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person. »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:31:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What to Do When our Present Moment Feels Like Sh*t.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/what-to-do-when-our-present-moment-feels-like-sh-t-22edb607691f?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1350/1*qZmDJfK4ByNyDHsVPpIEGw.png" width="1350"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">When we talk about the present moment in spirituality, we almost always portray it as peaceful and positive.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/what-to-do-when-our-present-moment-feels-like-sh-t-22edb607691f?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4">Continue reading on I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person. »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Spiritual Wisdom of the Falling Leaf: What Autumn Can Teach Us about Detachment.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/the-spiritual-wisdom-of-the-falling-leaf-what-autumn-can-teach-us-about-detachment-25df68f3f9a1?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1348/1*2O9Id6S6fdXiOSDFswIr8g.png" width="1348"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Every year around this time, I find myself in awe of the miracle of falling leaves.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/the-spiritual-wisdom-of-the-falling-leaf-what-autumn-can-teach-us-about-detachment-25df68f3f9a1?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4">Continue reading on I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person. »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stop Trying to Manifest Big Goals.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/stop-trying-to-manifest-big-goals-07ef0ce99d0a?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1336/1*PcE1nASeL28gVmg2uCzAkg.png" width="1336"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">The talk about manifestation is everywhere.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/stop-trying-to-manifest-big-goals-07ef0ce99d0a?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4">Continue reading on I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person. »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:31:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why I hate Woo Woo and you should too, too. ~ Waylon Lewis]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/why-i-hate-woo-woo-and-you-should-too-too-waylon-lewis-b6bce8367c13?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1336/1*GeuLgBo5jrtfOU1V3wfA-g.png" width="1336"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Woo woo isn&#x2019;t cute.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/elephantspirituality/why-i-hate-woo-woo-and-you-should-too-too-waylon-lewis-b6bce8367c13?source=rss----b43bbd3d67b3---4">Continue reading on I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person. »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:50:45 GMT</pubDate>
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