After the Parkland shooting this past Valentine’s Day, the survivors of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School let it be known that they had had enough. Teens from the high school organized the March for Our Lives movement that’s gained the attention and financial backing of Oprah, George and Amal Clooney,…
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As adults, it’s our job to protect children, but when it comes to gun violence we have failed. The Sandy Hook, Pulse, and Las Vegas shootings should have never happened in the first place, but even these horrific events couldn’t spur enough action to implement real and lasting change. The…
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In 2012, we at the Mindful Living Network asked how safe are our schools. It was just after the Sandy Hook shooting when the country was still reeling from the news. It’s been five years since then and we’ve yet to end gun violence. Things seem to be getting worse, not…
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Religious centers, schools, and family homes—these are supposed to be our safe spaces, but with our country’s high record of gun violence, no space is truly safe anymore. Gun Violence and the Las Vegas Shooting Just one month after the Las Vegas shooting, where nearly 500 people were injured and…
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In the aftermath of the Paris attack, we are sending light, healing, and love to our dear Parisian family. My family and the Mindful Living Network staff are heartbroken along with the people of Paris and the world. I have friends in Paris and have spent quite a bit of time there.…
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Are we as Americans doing everything we can to protect our children? A chilling new study suggests that, when it comes to school safety, we are not. There is a rising epidemic of school shootings and we must teach our children how to deal with this situation. According to the…
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What on Earth is going on? Monday’s Navy Yard shooting sent many people in the nation into new levels of shock. Why is this happening; and only days after the 9/11? Did we not learn anything from the Fort Hood shooting in 2009? Have we spawned angry copycats in the…
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As we were watching the details of the Oak Creek Sikh (pronounced: seek) Temple shooting unfold, the story of Lieutenant Brian Murphy warmed our hearts at this time of suffering and disbelief. As the first police officer on the scene, he spotted a victim lying in the temple parking lot.…
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