Posted by KidSpirit Online on January 14, 2025
Artwork by Arturo De Arrascaeta Penayo, age 13, Uruguay
Written by Siddhant Raj, age 11, India
My Hindu upbringing has inculcated a sense of value and respect for all my teachers.
In a speech by Swami Vivekananda that I recently came across, . . .
Posted by KidSpirit Online on December 23, 2024
In a realm adorned with frost and gleam,
Where whispered dreams of yuletide scheme,
In the midst of winter's soft embrace,
Arrives a day of wondrous grace.
Posted by KidSpirit Online on December 11, 2024
Artwork by Tamara Torrico, age 15, Spain
Written by Dylan Zhang
Art has been an integral part of human existence for tens of thousands of years, from the cave paintings of Lascaux to the digital masterpieces that flood the Internet today.
The impulse to create, to make something out of nothing, . . .
Posted by KidSpirit Online on November 19, 2024 By David Yang
When I was in eighth grade, I was caught for clandestinely playing video games before an exam.
Posted by KidSpirit Online on October 16, 2024
Artwork by Arturo De Arrascaeta Penayo, age 13, Uruguay
Written by Vincent Chang
My school decided to organize a vigil during one Friday night in October.
Posted by KidSpirit Online on September 18, 2024
Artwork by Isaac Muelas Cerezo, age 15, Spain
Written by Sybille Nkunzimana
Sitting in the airplane on my way to Nairobi, I think about the life I once had, my recollection of it fading like contrails in the dark blue.
“Can I get you something to drink?” the flight attendant asks me. . . .
Posted by KidSpirit Online on September 4, 2024
Artwork by Arturo De Arrascaeta Penayo, age 13, Uruguay
Written by Lily Wang
"I can’t see you," I repeated for the 10th time.
I heard a mumbling that sounded awfully like an expletive . . .
Posted by KidSpirit Online on August 21, 2024
Artwork by Nikita Zinoviev, age 16
Written by Paula Báez
It’s hard to explain the reasons for your faith when you don’t believe in God, especially if you have grown up in a Christian home, which is the situation for almost everybody here in Spain.
But the truth is that even though nobody has taught me how to understand life . . .
Posted by KidSpirit Online on August 7, 2024 By Alison Hu
The first few thousand years of humanity’s existence were focused on fighting for survival.
Days were spent foraging for edible plants or chasing after wooly mammoths, . . .
Posted by KidSpirit Online on July 24, 2024
Change.It always mesmerized her.
The way the sky changed.
The way the flowers changed.
The way every year since she was a little girl,
the mailman would always change.
Young people are brimming with vision and prophetic wisdom. This blog features 11- to 17-year-olds in deep and often surprising explorations of spiritual life. Their original writing and artwork was first published in KidSpirit, the sole spiritual magazine by and for global youth. Their words call us to approach eternal questions with wonder. More
Keystones of Education
Cozy Christmas Nights
The Intrinsic Artistic Desire of Humans
Out of the Shells
Catalysts
Is There Universal Meaning, or Is Meaning Subjective and Individual?
The Gift of Presence
Things Won’t Ever Be the Same, and That's OK
The Psychology of Meaning
An Unforgiving Tide