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Beauty in the Darkness
Let this darkness be a bell tower
and you the bell. As you ring,
what batters you becomes your strength.
Move back and forth into the change.
What is it like, such intensity of pain?
If the dri…
The Multi-talented Tongue
Although it is not true that the tongue is the strongest muscle in the body, it could be argued that it is one of the most versatile. It is essential for jump-starting the digestive process by servi…
The Altar of My Ears
Many early cultures viewed the ears as the seat of wisdom but I prefer to follow W. H. Mathieu and regard my ears as an altar. Through these remarkable organs with the three tiniest bones in the bod…
The Listening Side of Love
Sometimes when people talk to us, we aren’t really listening. We may hear them speak and look them in the eye. We may nod our heads in encouragement. But inwardly we are distracted by our private …
Life’s Pleasures
Psychological Wisdom
Imagine a world without pleasure. Life would appear colorless and humorless. A baby’s smile would go unappreciated. Foods would be tasteless.
— Robert Ornstein and Davi…
My Skin
My skin is quite an astonishing organ performing a wide variety of services for me. Among them are serving as a selectively permeable sheaf for the body, protecting me from certain attacks, regulati…
The Absence Beneath My Skis
By Olivia Bailey in the KidSpirit Resilience issue.
"It’s no use to go back to yesterday because I was a different person then."
— Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
The entranc…
The Next Revolution in Digital Technology: Part 2
The Spiritual Implications of The Internet of Things
According to the Pew Research Center Internet Project in collaboration with Elon University's Imagining the Internet Center, we are enterin…
Jewels of India
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…
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