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One Last Letter for You, Santa
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…
Our First Year of "Praying the News" and a Prayer for Humankind
Here we are at the end of our first year of "Praying the News." As we look back at the 28 prayers, we would characterize 2011 as a turbulent year for weather and disasters, the rebellions around the…
Civility & Confucianism
There seems to be no end to the incivility of our times. Reality television continues to emphasize the humiliation of people, drivers on the freeway are still aggressive and bad tempered, politician…
Be a Mirror
Philosophical Wisdom
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and transcendentalist
Nature Wisdom
The grand show is ete…
A Prayer in Response to the Arizona Shootings
On January 8, 2011, Gabrielle Giffords, a Democratic member of the U.S. Congress, was shot in the head outside a grocery store in Tucson, Arizona, while holding a public event. Six other people at t…
Why You Should Care About Other People's Kids as Much as Your Own
In his blog on qz.com, Miles Kimball advocates that we take care of children other than our own. This, we think, is what civility is about. It is a natural impulse to do all we can for our own kids …
Keep Walking
Proverb
Every day of your life is a page in your history.
— Arabic Proverb
Practice
Recall a treasured memory of a loved one. Sip on it mentally and emotionally.
— Joyce Rupp in Praye…
Hurray for the Average Child *
Let's hear it for the "average" child who receives no special award on honors day: the one who stares out the window in geometry class and dreams of faraway places, having mastered the art of reveri…
Cats as Spiritual Teachers
Charles Takes Care of Himself
"But one day I really watched him. He was chewing on a piece of grass. He gave his full attention to that single blade. His body was still, his fur soft in the sun. …
Arms, Hugs & Cuddles: The Path of Connections
Our arms are wonderful limbs for making connections in our lives. Each day, we use them in our interactions with others: receiving a package from a delivery person, paying a cashier for a purchase. …
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