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Activism is a doctrine or practice that emphasizes direct vigorous action especially in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue. Activism originates from the German Aktivismus, which in turn is borrowed from the Latin āctīvus which is from āctus (past participle of agere (cause to move, do)). Activism was first used… Continue reading Word Nerd: Activism
"The same substance composes us - the tree overhead, the stone beneath us, the bird, the beast, the star - we are all one, all moving to the same end." ~ P.L. Travers, Mary Poppins From the beginning to the end, we are all in essence the same... "The same substance composes us - the… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 343 – The same substance composes us… we are all one, all moving to the same end…
"I wish you the unfailing sense that things will work out." Considering all the stress and ugly around tomorrow's election, I felt this was a much needed message for us all to revisit (also, if you haven't already, please VOTE!!!)... "I wish you the unfailing sense that things will work out." Things will work out.… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 342 – I wish you the unfailing sense that things will work out
Volition is an act of making a choice or decision. Volition derives from the Latin velle (to wish). Volition was borrowed by the English from the French in the 17th century. Volition was first used to mean an act of choosing. Herman Melville used volition as such in Moby-Dick “Almost simultaneously, with a mighty volition… Continue reading Word Nerd: Volition
Tombstone Stardust The haunting of leaves' melody Crunching like so many bones Spellbound by the moonlight's glow an almost foreboding thought, of what, no one knows. Stardust, it scatters itself through the trees A sparkling shadow of the veil unseen Yet leaving its mark upon gravestones and me. ~ Ella Patric A blessed Samhain and… Continue reading Tombstone Stardust : A Poem
Ensorcell means to bewitch, enchant, or charm. Ensorcell derives from the Middle French ensorceler, which is an alteration of Old French ensorcerer from en- (in, into, on) and sorcier (sorcerer). Ensorcell was first used around 1535–45. Ensorcell is such a delightful word and it has several off-shoots including ensorcelled, ensorcelling, and ensorcellment. The ensorcellment of… Continue reading Word Nerd: Ensorcell
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