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A Prayer for Holiday Shoppers
The December holidays mean that millions of people all over the world will head out to malls, department stores, and shops to purchase gifts. In the United States, the shopping frenzy started on "Bl…
Through the Eyes of Hope
By Steffany Melgarejo for KidSpirit's Society and the Individual Issue
Everyone has different experiences and stories, and therefore a very different perspective on life.
Observing the daily …
Prayer for Mexicans Who Have Died in the American Desert
A powerful documentary in the PBS series "Independent Lens" titled The Undocumented, directed by Marco Williams, focuses on efforts to identify the 200 Mexicans each year who die while making the cr…
The Missing “E” in Human
By Adya Sarin for KidSpirit's Education Issue.
It’s important to be humane and not simply a human. The only difference (literally) is the “e,” and that missing “e” is empathy.
Empath…
The Drip Drip of Persistence
Recently, a friend of mine, the Australian composer and theologian Robert Burrell, e-mailed me a piece of music, a little song he composed for students and teachers to encourage them during the pand…
Coexisting with Robots
In an article on NewScientist.com, Aviva Rutkin writes about hitchBOT, a robot put out on the road as a hitchhiker. Then one day, it was found on the ground, with no head and its arms ripped out. Th…
Cell Phone Abuse
You have purposely gone out of your way to find a quiet spot in the airport where you can read your book. But before you can blink, a man strolls up talking very loudly on his cell phone. He talks o…
A Prayer about Climate Change and Wildfires
Creator of trees, fire, wind, and warmth, You have given us the capacity to feel deep compassion for places and beings affected by wildfires. In 2012, Colorado suffered from a record-breaking wildfi…
Learning to Reach Out
By Khawaja Mustafa Shah for KidSpirit's Fear and Anxiety issue.
“If you are going through hell, keep going.”
— Winston Churchill
While these words are meant to inspire people, som…
A Prayer to Hear the Cries of the World
On Monday, April 3, 2017, Lion's Roar: Buddhist Wisdom for Our Time posted "Stand Against Suffering: An Unprecedented Call to Action by Buddhist Teachers," a call for Buddhists and all people of fai…