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Spring 2025

State of Mind

Volume 17, Issue 3

Do emotions control our thoughts, or do thoughts shape our emotions? What factors shape identity and self-understanding in the modern world? How can we care for our mental health? In this issue, KidSpirit contributors set out to explore some of the most mysterious terrain of all: the human mind.

Cover artwork by Ayla Raza, age 16, Pakistan

The Big Question

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Poetry

Twist of a Thought

by Sarah Alhisa

If you think you are obtuse, you are,
   if you think you are not enough, you aren’t.
If you want to succeed, but think you can’t;
   you most likely won’t be able to do so.

If you think you will...

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