This is a re-post of an item on my mother’s blog, entitled “What’s mine is mine“:
At last I’ve got my car back. That is to say, it’s not quite my car. Well, to be quite honest, it’s not my car. I did not pay for it, it is not registered in my name and I [...]

A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high school by telling them the difference they each made. Using a process developed by Helice Bridges of Del Mar, California, she called each student to the front of the class, one at a time.
By Helice Bridges

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole, which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from [...]

Don’t be fooled by me.
Don’t be fooled by the face I wear
for I wear a mask, a thousand masks,
masks that I’m afraid to take off,
and none of them is me.
Pretending is an art that’s second nature with me, but don’t be fooled,
for God’s sake don’t be fooled.
I give you the impression that I’m secure,
that all [...]

By Charles C. Finn
Email: charlesfinn@ntelos.net

Charles is a writer who also works as a licensed professional counselor primarily with substance abuse issues and issues of spirit. He has been married to Penny for 27 years and they live in Virginia.

Charlie is the father of two children adopted from Korea and Hong Kong. He still does most of his writing on a yellow legal pad, but has recently learned how to use a word processor on the computer. He glories in thunderstorms, flowers and everyday miracles.

Reprinted with permission

“What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. “Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?”

“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. [...]