Category: Re-Blog

I am Emma

Originally posted on Emma's Hope Book:
“What is your name?” someone might ask.  It’s a simple question, but when I try to make the sounds that form my name, other words push and shove their way forward.  Instead, “you may not spit,” or “Rosie’s not here!” are examples of seemingly random nonsensical, declarations that…

People React to Being Called Beautiful (Video)

Originally posted on Kindness Blog:
How would you react to being called beautiful? Shea Glover, 18, from Chicago, captured the reactions of friends, fellow students and faculty as they were told she found them beautiful. The subjects, some of whom she knew, but most of whom she did not, had been told that Ms Glover…

Of Lunacy and Rabid Dogs

Originally posted on undercoverBAT's Blog:
?? “[The] idea that we should bring tens of thousands of Syrian Muslim refugees to America — it is nothing less than lunacy.” –Senator Ted Cruz M enters my classroom on the first day of school tall and quiet and skinny. His eyes carry a haunted expression.? M is…

A Letter To Tina In The Hospital Canteen

Originally posted on Kindness Blog:
Evening approached swiftly on the shortest day of the year. The hospital restaurant was nearing closing time as I heaved open the door and shoved the pushchair through. The canteen was deserted, and you were just finishing, putting chairs up on to tables. No doubt you groaned at the sight…

Re-Blog: Zen Postcard #20

My own belief system evolves as I write my blog posts. I find myself using the idea of resonance repeatedly. We resonate with other beings and find communion and holiness there, as we do when we resonate with nature and with art. We resonate with music, of course, and another art form on my wavelength…

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