Without question, my favorite character in the Wizard of Oz is the Tin Man:
When a man’s an empty kettle
He should be on his mettle
And yet I’m torn apart
Just because I’m presumin’
That I could be a human
If I only had a heart
Where we live in Crystal Lake, Illinois our home is about three blocks—as the crow flies—from a family-owned muffler shop, so we tend to pass their congenial “Tin Man” on a regular basis. For me, his presence serves as a thoughtful reminder to pause and reflect…what condition is my heart in?
I’d be tender, I’d be gentle
And awful sentimental
Regarding love and art
I’d be friends with the sparrows
And the boy that shoots the arrows
If I only had a heart
What condition is your heart in?
“Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing.”
— Laurie Buchanan
A version of this post was previously published on tuesdayswithlaurie.com and is republished here with permission from the author.
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