Courageous Comfort

Comfort. Where did this word come from? I predict Latin. Com--with, and Fort--strength.

Yet Comfort seems to have more softness than strength.

Courage comes from Latin, too. Cour--heart. So courage comes from the heart. Another syllable you wouldn't expect. Have a heart means to be sympathetic, not to be brave!

The etymology shows how people have changed. They used to think wisdom and knowledge were housed in the heart, but for hundreds of years, it moved to the Brain. Now it is moving back again. Did it move? Are we moving towards thinking more with the heart, than the brain? Eckart tolle would say it is necessary if the human race wants to survive!

Are you a Philolog, too?

From the online etymology dictionary:

Philology
late 14c., "love of learning," from L. philologia "love of learning, love of letters, love of study, literary culture," from Gk. philologia "love of discussion, learning, and literature; studiousness," from philo- "loving" (see philo-) + logos "word, speech" (see logos). Meaning "science of language" is first attested 1716 (philologue "linguist" is from 1590s; philologer "linguistic scholar" is from 1650s); this confusing secondary sense has not been popular in the U.S., where linguistics is preferred. Related: Philological.

A philologist is someone who studies philology and is an expert in history and linguistics.

A Philolog is a lover of words, and speech, like me!

That is how I got the title.

Transparent or Invisible?

So many coaches are advising entrepreneurs to be "transparent." This means that you should be open and honest, and not hide anything from your potential clients.

So what's difference between transparent and invisible?

Transparent is good. Even Eckhart Tolle recommends it. He says to become transparent and allow emotions to move through you and not take you over.

Invisible is not good. That means that people ignore you, even when you are right in front of them.

Transparent means light shines through you. Invisible means people see through you.

They are synonymous, but "transparent" has taken on some new connotations. And it is cool to be transparent!