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Our Longing for Lists
Phil Patton writes in an article in The New York Times about the American obsession with lists. They are found in every cultural endeavor and are part and parcel of our everyday lives. At work we ma…
Magic Flows
By Miseng Kim
In silence,
Magic flows,
The way rivers flow into the ocean.
Full Circle
Written by: Sybille Nkunzimana
Whenever I walk to school, I feel as though I am glimpsing something that is so close yet so far.
My Frame of Perception
By Ryeaan Chaudry for KidSpirit's Reality and Perception Issue.
When human beings are born, they are essentially blank templates. By the time they reach the age of maturity, how they view the wor…
The Incivility of Being Late
You probably have a relative or friend who is chronically late. Some psychological studies claim that not being on time for a social engagement or business meeting is typical of a narcissistic perso…
How a Password Changed One Man's Life for the Better
In an article on GoodNewsNetwork, Maurico Estrella writes about being in a funk over his divorce. Then, to make matters worse, he arrived at the office to find the monthly directive to change the pa…
A Matter of Perspective
By Aditya Naik for KidSpirit's Creation and Destruction issue.
Can something be both creative and destructive?
You may never have thought about that question. Your spontaneous answer might be…
The Sacred in One's Back Yard
Literary Wisdom
All for one and one for all.
— Alexandre Dumas in The Three Musketeers
Prayer
In times of joy or sorrow,
blessed be my tears,
the holy prayers of my heart.
— Edward …
The Challenge from the Crib
Literary Wisdom
Keep me away from the wisdom that does not cry,
the philosophy which does not laugh,
and the greatness that does not bow before children.
— Kahlil Gibran, essayist, novelist,…
Meeting the Moment as a Friend
This is one of my favorite practices. It's one that Sylvia Boorstein, one of our Living Spiritual Teachers, uses regularly — reciting, usually silently, these two sentences:
"May I meet this mo…