Personal Growth
Real Name
I can remember walking down the street, saying my name over & over, until all of a sudden, it didn’t sound like my name anymore. It didn’t even sound like a word at all & then I stopped & the silence rushed in & whispered words that sounded more like my real name & I smiled & thought to myself how surprised my parents would be when they found out what a mistake they had made.
Real News
One morning she decided to throw away the paper & listen to the real news & by the end of the day, she knew that while people were sometimes confused, the rest of the world was not & she slept that night for the first time since she was a young girl.
Real Problem
The real problem with details is there’s so many of them
Real Reason
There are things you do because they feel right & they may make no sense & they may make no money & it may be the real reason we are here: to love each other & to eat each other’s cooking & say it was good.
Real Reflection
That’s not my real reflection, she said. I’ve changed so much since then most people barely recognize me.
Rat Snake
Just because you look like a rat doesn’t mean you are a rat, she said. Sometimes it means you’re a snake. She had a flair for biology.
Re-set Button (masculine)
he discovered his re-set button early on & there were not many things that bothered him all the rest of his days just because of that
Ready to Jump
getting ready to jump as high as she can just because there’s only so long you can sit politely & listen while people talk about any old stuff that comes into their heads
Quieter Today
this is a window into the stuff that goes on behind what we think about it & even if we were all to disappear tomorrow it would go on without even noticing except to comment now & then that it was quieter today than usual
Quiet Little Films
finally has figured out there aren’t enough quiet little British films around to protect her from the real world
Public Eye
Contains all the stuff I’ve decided to keep from the public for my own good
Public Face
I like to sit quietly in public places, she said, to make up for being so obnoxious in private.
Psychology
Of course I’m not happy, she said to me, but I’ve got a degree in psychology so at least I can explain why.
Principles
There are times I think I’m doing things on principle, but mostly I just do what feels good. But that’s a principle, too.
Potential Energy
My life had such potential, she told me, before I found out how much work was involved.
Porcupine
A few said they’d be horses. Most said they’d be some sort of cat.
My friend said she’d like to come back as a porcupine.
I don’t like crowds, she said.
Positive Affirmation
Remember to use positive affirmations.
I am not a dork is not one of them.
Plumber
The plumber was digging around in the pipes & he saw something shine in the muck & it turned out to be the soul of the last tenant. He gave it to me & I said I wonder how we can return it & he shrugged & said he found stuff like that all the time. You’d be amazed what people lose, he said.
Place by the Sea
He kept a piece of algae behind his ear to remind him of his roots. A million years ago every place was a little place by the sea, he would say & my mind would go blank & I would swim through the day without a care in the world & it all seemed so familiar that I knew I would go back someday to my own little place by the sea.
Place to Fly
She kept asking if the stories were true. I kept asking her if it mattered. We finally gave up. She was looking for a place to stand & I wanted a place to fly.