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"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
"There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights." ~ Bram Stoker, Dracula The veil between worlds is thinning, darkness is enveloping more of our days and yet, somehow, hope and light remain... "There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 341
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
Sepulchre is a burial vault, tomb, or grave. Sepulchre derives from the Latin root sepelire (to bury) and came to use in Middle English through Anglo-French means. Sepulchre was first used around the beginning of the 13th century. Sepulchre is a rather rare word since the terms burial, grave, and tomb are far more often… Continue reading Word Nerd: Sepulchre
"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness." ~ Iain Thomas Absence is sometimes a necessity to maintain one's softness... "Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 340 ~ Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness…
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