A month ago my mom passed away. I have learned far more than I wanted to about life and death over the last 15 months: how to work with attorneys, accountants, funeral directors, insurance companies, healthcare professionals, and the like. One thing I know for sure is that we are all uncomfortable when it comes to expressing condolences; in large part that is because reacting to someone else’s loss means remembering those we’ve loved and lost and those who are yet to come. If we don’t talk about it, maybe it won’t happen. Unfortunately that’s not the way it works, folks. Since many of us are a bit slack-jawed when it comes […]
Read more...February Wacky Word Winners!
Hey Wacky Word Players! It’s that time again when I announce last month’s Wacky Word of the Day Winners! There were sixty-five entries between Facebook, Linkedin, and Google+ … you all made some amazing sentences using the wacky words I post each day. They were so fun to read! To make it fair, I put the entries in a lovely green bowl (my favorite color) and randomly reached in. Here’s who I pulled out: CLINTON CARR (LinkedIn) SONG HAWK FIELDS-TOAHTY (Facebook) Congratulations! To redeem your prize, visit my website, www.amyhagberg.com, and take a peek at my books. Then select the title you’d like, send me an email with your […]
Read more...WACKY WORD OF THE DAY – March 14, 2013
RHADAMANTHINE (adjective) = rigorously or inflexibly just. (In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus was the son of Zeus and Europa. He was a judge of the underworld and known for his strict justice.) Want to win a free book? Use this word in a sentence and you’ll be entered in the March drawing!
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“If I have seen further… it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” ~ Sir Isaac Newton
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“Man becomes a slave to his constantly repeated acts. What he at first chooses, at last compels.” ~ Orison Swett Marden
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ELYSIAN (adjective) = sweet, blissful, delightful (In Greek mythology, Elysium was the final resting place of the souls of heroes and the virtuous.)
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“If you see 10 troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that 9 will run into the ditch before they reach you.” ~ Calvin Coolidge
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POTVALIANCY (noun) – the bravery that accompanies being drunk (Use this word in a sentence for a chance to win a free book)
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“The acquisition of riches has been to many not an end to their miseries, but a change in them: The fault is not in the riches, but the disposition.” ~ Seneca
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OBDURATE (adjective) = stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing or unmoved by persuasion. (Can you use this word in a sentence? If so, you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a free copy of one of my books!)
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