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My Multicultural Upbringing By Emilija Krysén for KidSpirit's Education issue. Our cultural upbringing shapes the narratives we tell and greatly influences our views of the world. Growing up as a third culture kid, I of…
Improve Your Health through Face-to Face Connections One definition of spirituality is the art of making connections. Separation is best avoided as a stumbling block to human flourishing. In an article in The New York Times, Barbara L. Frederickson po…
Keeping Custody of the Tongue on the Internet Talk Radio (1988) is a firecracker of a film about the shock-jock star of a popular late-night call-in radio show in Dallas, Texas. He's a verbal spritzer in love with his ability to handle the lone…
Building Empathy through Art The Minneapolis Institute of Art has received a $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and will use the money to create The Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts, or CEVA for short. …
Empathy and Reading Since 2008, Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin of the School of Life in London have been suggesting books to clients to alleviate various conditions. They wrote about this service, which they call bib…
Becoming More Empathetic We certainly can use more empathy in a world where national polls have shown an increase in narcissism (self-interest) and a decline in concern about the well-being of others. In an article in Yes M…
A Prayer for the Women and Girls of Afghanistan August 15, 2021, Afghanistan. The Taliban, having defeated the Afghan security forces in other areas of the country, entered the capital of Kabul, thus solidifying their total takeover of the countr…
A Prayer for Ending Police Racism and Violence News: An article by Kate Stringer in YesMagazine.org spells out a crisis: "After being pulled over for a busted taillight on July 6, Philando Castile informed a Minnesota police officer at his wi…
A Prayer for Animal Protections and Rights God Who Breaks Chains, we pray for all animals who suffer and feel pain because so many humans have never bothered to consider the question of animal rights. Help us to see that these creatures have…
A Personal Exploration of Diversity and Heritage By Samarth Jajoo for KidSpirit's Heritage issue. From a young age I was taught to stand up for my beliefs. More importantly, I was taught to appreciate diversity. We can choose to appreciate …