Waiting

Anticipation. Sounds a little like anxiety, but anxiety is negative.

Expectant. Sounds more Hopeful.

Anticipation is a neutral word which can be either positive or negative.

Do you agree?

Imagine this!

It’s “just your imagination.” JUST your imagination? Imagination is the single most powerful force in your life! We should not ignore our imagination. Imagination can make you sick, or calm you down or ensure success. Picture this. You walk in to work and someone says, What happened to you? You don’t look so good! Then a little bit later, a coworker says, Are you feeling okay? Suddenly you realize that maybe you aren’t feeling so well. Maybe you’re coming down with something...

Did that ever happen to you?!

Imagination is very powerful, that's why hypnosis is so effective.

You see hypnosis employs the imagination to make changes!

What is hypnosis? Please see my other blog, Verbal Impact. It is all about Hypnosis!

Thank you for reading!

Some Words of Wisdom

Today, I would like to share these words from Mahatma Gandhi:
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong""Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding"
" Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony"
"An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching"
                       - Mahatma Gandhi

I love these quotations. Each one is so simple and true.

Blaring Jolt

Some words I am wondering about today:

rhyming pairs: jolt/bolt, and glare/blare

Jolt, sudden shock,  sudden occurrence, something that awakens you.
Bolt. 1. a metal pin or bar. 2. a short arrow used with a crossbow. 3. A small piece or part, as in, a stroke of lightning.

Glare means 1. to look at someone in anger or disgust. 2. shine a strong light.
Blare means to make or cause a loud, harsh noise, and Blaring is the more common adjective form, as in , blaring trumpets.

These pairs rhyme. All can be nouns or verbs, but I gave definitions for jolt and bolt as nouns and glare and blare as verbs.

I do love words. And books. And libraries, too! Check out this music video from the Nashville Library!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pduszh4ADTU

Rambunctious

The word of the day is Rambunctious!

The cat of the day is Franky.

And the cat of the day, Franky, is extremely rambunctious today!

Rambunctious means uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous.

The origin is American! or possibly Icelandic.

Synonyms: boisterous, rowdy, wild.

Congenial Geniality

Congenial: adjective. 1. having the same taste, habits, or temperament; 2. pleasant, sociable; 3. agreeable, or suited to one's needs or nature.

Genial: adjective. 1. cheerful and friendly; 2. warm or mild, as in climate.

These words are obviously related to each other and the word Genius.

They are synonymous. And there are many congenial synonyms for genial:

Affable, amiable, cordial, easygoing, friendly, warm

This is what is missing from our society! Geniality. People have forgotten their manners and thrown pleasantries out the window.

Word of the Day for Sunday 9/28

The word of the day is ... Chicanery!

Chicanery - noun. the use of trickery to attain a political, financial, or legal purpose.

The duplicitous man only succeeded through the use of chicanery!

Duplicity is a synonym for chicanery. There doesn't seem to be an adjective form of chicanery.

Are you dubious about my expertise? I assure you I have used no chicanery!

Dubious is not a synonym for duplicitous. It means Doubting or Hesitating.

This concludes the lesson for the day.

Magnanimous

Magnanimous is an adjective which means very generous or forgiving, especially to a rival or competetitor.

Memorial Day is a day to be magnanimous to any man or woman who has served in the military, so I would like to say,.

Thank YOU!

Hope you are having a great weekend!

Though Memorial Day has a solemn meaning, it is also an opportunity to say I love you to friends, family members, and any vets you may encounter!

And I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the souls who died,
who gave that right to me.

Happy Memorial Day 2014

Sophistry

The word of the day is sophistry.

Sophistry -- n. a deceptive or fallacious argument.

Sophistry is deceiving someone by making a superficial or defective argument, which doesn't hold water. Example: telling your mother you can't clean your room because it will destroy the delicate balance of the ecosystem. 

Sophistry is not a word that you hear every day in conversation, but just turn on the TV and watch the commercials. You'll see plenty!

Stickler No More

I met someone the other day. She is a real stickler! She really wanted to make a point and make sure everyone understood.

stickler -- someone who is very persnickety, critical or perfectionistic.

So is the verb form stickle?

Sticklers are people who stickle!

Hetero-hypnosis

Hetero-hypnosis means that one experiences a hypnotic trance while being guided by someone else.

This term was invented in order to distinguish "hypnosis" from Self-hypnosis.

Self-Hypnosis Class
7:00 PM -- 8:30 PM
August 15 and 21
Heaven and Earth Spiritual Center
1316 Alt. 19N
Palm Harbor FL
Cost $29.00

This 3 hour class will include a group hypnosis experience. Call 727-946-1531 to register.

Galavanting

I'm on a kick with g-words lately.

Galavanting is an interesting word. I guess the verb is Galavant, but I haven't seen it or heard it in except with the -ing on the end.

Galavant can also be spelled gallivant. I prefer the first.
It means to roam about in search of amusement or pleasure. The secondary meaning is to flirt. The closest synonym is wander. 

Instead of wandering, I hope you will all galavant to my workshop at Unity Church next Sunday.

Galavant over to the Gratitude Workshop! See Musinglog for details.

If you are going away for Memorial Day Weekend, you may click here:
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Thank YOU!

Glowering

If someone were glowering at you, I get the impression it would not be a good thing. The same goes for someone glaring at you.

glare v. to stare in an angry or fierce way.

glower v. to scowl or appear angry or sullen.

Sullen teenagers glare at their parents every day, which causes the parents to glower at them.

Benevolent

Here's a word I haven't heard in a long time, now I have heard it 3 times this week!

Benevolent - adj. charitable, generous, giving, well-meaning, and kindly.

Benevolence - n. state of being charitable, generous and giving.

Abundance comes to me when I am feeling benevolent!

Salacious Definitions

I think this might be a popular article, if and only if people know what salacious means!
Salacious is an adjective, a synonym for lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lusty, randy, or wanton.

Merriam Webster says: arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination.

It comes from Latin.

The salacious hypnotist helped menopausal women restore their libidos.

Magnamimous Charisma

I'm contemplating 2 mellifluous words this morning: charisma and magnanimous!

Charisma is a noun meaning 1. an extraordinary power (such as healing) given to a Christian by the Holy Spirit; 2A. a personal magic of leadership, arousing extreme loyalty; 2B. a special magnetic charm or appeal. It comes from the ancient Greek word for rejoice.

Magnamimous is an adjective meaning 1. showing a lofty or courageous spirit; 2. generous and forgiving. It comes from Latin.

These definitions are taken from Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. Enjoy!

I am jubilant

I'll be jiggered. I couldn't think of any adjectives that start with J when I needed them. Jazzy, jumpy, joyful, jerky, junky, jade.

I have it, the penultimate J-word: Jubilant!

Prompt Intuition

Prompt is an adjective and means to be on time, punctual.

Prompting is much more interesting!
The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something.

They pay people in the theater and possibly on movie sets to prompt to the actors.
The verb form of prompt would be synonomous with urge, persuade, instigate.

Do you ever sense an inner prompting? To do or say something? I think this could be called intuition. Do you listen to your intuition? Promptings are messages that are so urgent we act on them promptly, sorta like we can't ignore them. But we do anyway. Why do we ignore our promptings? I will expand on this on Musinglog. In this article, I would just like to prompt you to listen to your inner promptings and act on them promptly. You won't regret it.  Thank you!

Presidents Day

Is it Presidents Day today? Officially we are celebrationg George Washington's birthday, which was February 22, 1732. So is it President's Day with or without the apostrophe? Common usage says its OK not to use the apostrophe, since we now use nouns as adjectives anyway. But the dictionary and word historians say it should be Presidents' Day, even though legally and officially it is only Washington's birthday. Lincoln's Birthday was never a federal holiday, though many states celebrated it and all the car dealerships have commercials with both Lincoln and Washington. Four US presidents have birthdays in February: Lincoln, Feb. 12, Washington, Feb. 22, William Henry Harrison, Feb. 9, and Ronald Reagan, Feb. 6. So I conclude that Macy's is correct when the advertise their sale as

Presidents' Day One Day Sale.

A New Heroine

I would like to announce a new Super Hero. I won't call her a heroine, as that evokes a different shade of meaning. Her name is Menopause Woman!

She is able to generate and radiate heat at the most inopportune moments. Able to leap same children in a single bound. Able to cut down the largest bully with a look. Able to clean and organize any kitchen in ju;st an hour. falacrity demonstrated several times daily. emotionally volatile.

maybe Hot Flash Woman is a better name.

see my video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqS9D1RDpjE&feature=youtu.be

What ever you do, DON'T cross Menopause Woman! or her sidekick, Perry Meno!