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The Joy of Old Age
"At 80, one can take in the long view and have a vivid, lived sense of history not possible at an earlier age," writes Oliver Sacks, professor of neurology at the N.Y.U. School of Medicine and the a…
Why Elders Smile
When researchers asked people to rank their own well-being, those who rated themselves most highly were individuals from 82 to 85. This startling statistic comes from a column written by David Brook…
S&P Open House / Birthday Celebration
The weekend of March 19 – 20, 2016 was quite a celebratory time for Spirituality & Practice. Patricia Carlson (Senior Editor/Program Director) and I (Creative Director) traveled from our respectiv…
Smiling as Mouth Yoga
How we marvel at the delightful smile of an infant; there's little we won't do to win another one! As we grow older the act of smiling changes into a complex nonverbal interchange; a smile is part o…
Light on the Path
Song
If changes are to come
there are things
that must be done
And a song is somewhere to begin.
— "Somewhere to Begin" by T. R. Ritchie, sung by Sara Thomsen
Artistic Wisdom
Flowers …
Laughter in My Heart
By Meenu Ravi for the KidSpirit Exploring Humor Issue
Laughter is the world’s most common language. I can’t imagine life without laughter. It’s like cake without the yummy frosting.
I t…
Happiness Through Service
By Jung Woo Be for KidSpirit’s Happiness issue.
There is a widespread view that happiness is obtained through reciprocity — in other words, that how much we receive in any given exchange dict…
Entertaining Yourself with God
Proverb
If one possesses contentment,
less or more wealth makes no difference.
-- Tibetan Proverb
Celebrating the Dalai Lama's Birthday
July 6, 1915. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is 80 today. He is the political and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and teacher of nonviolence, and a convener of mult…
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