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Jewels of India By KidSpirit Online Blog Post By Niti Majethia for KidSpirit's Beauty and the Senses issue. I was born and raised in Mumbai, India, a country full of different traditions and values. India has a caste system with different…
One Last Letter for You, Santa By KidSpirit Online Blog Post By Maria Christian for KidSpirit’s The Word issue. Dear Santa, Your identity was revealed to me in a book. The book was written for people three times my age, but I read it because it had the…
Marking the Holidays By Darren C. Polito Blog Post The holidays have come and gone, and I find myself feeling in limbo. I should admit something. I'm known for my no-holds-barred, over-the-top Christmas decorating. But this past year I decided to gi…
A Prayer for the Change-Makers in America By Frederic Brussat Blog Post July 4 is Independence Day in the United States. Many Americans have mixed feelings about this day. As our friends at the Network of Spiritual Progressives wrote several years ago: "Faced with Ju…
When All the Leaves Are Gone By Patricia Adams Farmer Blog Post “In November, the trees are standing all sticks and bones. Without their leaves, how lovely they are, spreading their arms like dancers. They know it is time to be still.” ― Cynthia Rylant
Return of the Light By Darren C. Polito Blog Post Last year I wrote about how I had trouble marking the holidays and found myself in limbo after the New Year. Going into this year's holiday season I once again was not feeling inspired or excited ab…
"G" Is for Gratitude By Patricia Adams Farmer Blog Post "It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” — David Steindl-Rast Say Thank You to a Tree Here in the Midwest, mid-November is a season of rauco…
Two Traditions: A Multitude of Symbols By KidSpirit Online Blog Post By Sanya Kochhar in the KidSpirit Numbers & Symbols issue. India is a composite culture, an amalgam of heirlooms left by the various civilizations, empires, and religions born here. Aside fro…
Blood Is Thicker Than Water By KidSpirit Online Blog Post By Nathan Zhang for KidSpirit's Heritage issue. I still remember walking down a dusty country road in the Chinese city of Chongqing early last summer with my dad, my little brother, and my grand…
How a Prince, Snake Gods, and a Demon Changed My Life By KidSpirit Online Blog Post By Kushan V. Mehta As a child, every night before going to bed I would recite a few lines of prayer as my mother told me it would ensure good sleep.

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