Add some whimsy to your life
Demure and Demur are two words that are easily confused, though each means something slightly different. Demure is used as an adjective for someone who is quiet, reserved, modest, or quiet and who shows some reluctance to show themselves off. Alas, for too long demure was considered the ideal compliment for a woman to receive, and… Continue reading Word Nerd: Demure and Demur
"A book can teach you, a conversation can assure you, a poem can seduce you, a genius can inspire you but only you can save yourself." ~ Anthony Anaxagorou Every single one of us has a savior, a powerful, personalized guide who can save and lead us from the darkest depths of our seemingly endless… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 78 ~ A book can teach you…but only you can save yourself…
Feuillemort is an incredibly beautiful and rather old word that means having the color of a faded leaf. Feuillemort derives from the French term feuille morte (a dead leaf) and on this, the Autumnal Equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere, I think it's a most apt term. Autumn is the season for feuillemort delights, dancing… Continue reading Word Nerd: Feuillemort and an Autumn Word List
"I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves." ~ Mary Wollstonecraft I adore this particular quote because it so succinctly states exactly what it is that Feminists, Equal Rights Advocates, and so many others desire - that each and every person has power over themselves. Not over any one else;… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 77 ~ I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.
Epiphany is sudden revelation, usually a veritable"Ah-Ha" moment. Epiphany is also a Christian festival commemorating the visit of the three kings to the baby Jesus. It's one of the Christmas holidays, and one that I was well aware of in my childhood. That said, I've almost always associated the term epiphany with it's literary usage of… Continue reading Word Nerd: Epiphany
"We live in a World where joy & empathy & pleasure are all around us, there for the noticing. " ~ Ira Glass The world can seem a scary, dark, cold place sometimes. A place filled with woe, misery, negativity, and a sort of soul-sucking sadness. The world also has an ever present goodness, a… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 76
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