Not-So-Common Courtesy

Who Are You? (pt. 2)

Who Are You?

A Shining Example
If you haven't done so already, watch this amazing video of a soldier being greeted by his dog when he returns home from Afghanistan. And take a lesson on exuberance, love, and gratitude. Watch now.Peace, all. Karen

Happy (?) Holidays
The holiday season is here! Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's. I loved this time of year as a child. 

The Beauty of Words--Integrity
Wonderful definitions everyone. Here's what Webster's has to say about Integrity:1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility 2 : an unimpaired condition : soundness

A Beautiful Word
I've been thinking about the beauty of words. How some words create images in and of themselves. And as I looked over the list of 100 Beautiful Words (see my previous blog), I realized there are words that speak beauty and nobility to me, words that contain so much meaning and emotion that I'm moved or challenged or convicted when they whisper through my mind and heart. Lately, one word has been doing all of that:Integrity. Even as I write it, I feel my heart move. So much is contained in that word. So much that has blessed people, so much that seems lost on today's world. Before I go any further, th

Beautiful Words...100 of Them!
I'm still pondering the article on being purposeful in our word choices and use. As someone who has studied other languages (French, Spanish, and Russian), I love the physicality of words.When you speak either French or Russian, your whole lower face gets a work out. It's as though you're tasting the words as well as speaking them. Happily, English has words like that as well. Consider the following: impecuniouscircuitousmellifluousexsanguinateebullientflummeryWords like these are not only fun to use, they're fun to say. The feel of some even reflects their meaning. Impecunious