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Nearly Two People By Olivia Baliey Someday, everyone you love will die. You probably stared at that sentence for a minute, didn’t you? What a way to begin an article. So morbid. So terrible and cruel.
A Prayer to Celebrate Same-Sex Marriage Update June 26, 2015: This prayer was written in 2013 when the Supreme Court of the United States made a turning point ruling that the core provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a fe…
A Prayer about Time Spent on the Internet   We give thanks for the convenience and the many ways the Internet enriches our lives and connects us with other people. New Report: Americans are spending nearly twice as much tim…
Silence is a Gift By Abraham Weitzman If you want to have a conversation, there needs to be space for each person to communicate their ideas and feelings.
The Universal Reach of Character Development KIP charter schools are offering teachers, children, and parents pragmatic and adventuresome ways to talk about and develop character. Their approach is based on the research of Dr. Martin Seligman …
The Sufi Practice of Adab In these adversarial times when most people are too busy or rushed to practice manners or respect for others, Sufis are the finest ambassadors of civility that we have come across. Those on this mys…
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…
Tell Me Your World: Why Are Humans Drawn to Stories? By Abraham Weitzman for Kidspirit's Storytelling and Narative Issue. I have one grandparent, my Papa Dan. He tells my family stories all the time. Most of his stories come from his decades of …
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…
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…