Something Special

Hi FAU Bloggers,

Today I've like you to write about a "special" thing you own. It could be something you were given or something you found or bought. In my case, the thing I'm going to write about is a stone one of my sisters gave me about 40 years ago. It's a piece of stone called Tiger Stone and it's rumoured to have physical, emotional and spiritual benefits. My sister gave it to me in 1983 when I moved to London to try my hand at being a musician. Tiger Stone is meant to enhance your will power, increase your confidence, and to protect against negative energy. I don't know how long I carried it around for but it's been with for 6 years in London, 4 or 5 years in Spain 4 years at Uni and a bunch of years in Chile. I like this stone for a number of reasons. The stone is polished, so it's smooth and cool to the touch, and I guess it's this that causes a calming effect. It has really interesting markings due to the grain of the stone. I like that it's small which makes it easy to carry around in your pocket. It has no monetary value (that I'm aware of :) so losing it isn't a worry either. Actually, I only came across the stone again a couple of weeks ago. My wife and I were doing some spring cleaning and I came across it in a box of trinkets. It was nice to find it as it brought back some happy memories. I also like the fact that this is, in many ways, a mundane object. Somehow, I feel the real value lies in the act of giving not in the object itself. The object elates to me as a person by someone I love and because it was given to me at a happy moment in my life when I was setting off to explore the world. 

I have lots of other "things" I love, such as my guitar or my computer, but I see these as expensive tools rather than something I class as special in a sentimental manner, or in a way that is more connected with emotions and feelings than a "regular possession."

Write about something special you own.

Say;

What the thing is,

When you got it,

How you got it,

What it looks like (or what characteristics it has),

Why you like it,

How it relates to you as a person.

Try to write at least 250 words. Mention anything else you thing is important or interesting. Leave a comment on your teacher's blog and on the blogs of at least 3 classmates.