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Posted on May 24, 2017
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Don’t let them LABEL you! Don’t let them LABEL your child! Don’t believe the LABELS! The word diagnosis is not synonymous with “label.” The medical term, diagnosis, is simple and straightforward. The noun’s primary definition is twofold (a) the process of determining by examination the nature… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Diagnosis”
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Posted on May 17, 2017
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Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.” When we think about Mental Health Awareness, we often hear pleas to stop the stigma. Stop the stain, the blot, the tarnish that is mental illness. By definition: The noun,… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Stigma”
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Posted on May 10, 2017
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A Patient Vulnerable. Bounced by forces not within; Left bobbing atop the surface, Or, dragged mercilessly, gurgling for air. Patient’s first synonym is INVALID. This can be interpreted to mean not valid or a person who is not capable. Patient’s primary synonym is derived from… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Patient”
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Posted on May 3, 2017
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Awareness is a noun; it is the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness. Its synonym, mindful. Its antonym, oblivious. For decades, organizations have claimed colors and months to bring awareness to a particular disease or cause. Awareness… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Awareness”
Posted on April 26, 2017
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Jettison can be used as a noun or a verb.The action jettison is to cast items overboard to improve stability. A crew jettisons luggage after an emergency is declared as a life-saving measure. In America, this word’s primary definition refers to ridding cargo and… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Jettison”
Posted on April 19, 2017
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Should is a word I am attempting to BANISH! from my vocabulary. Should sows procrastination. Should breeds dread. Should reeks of judgement.Should is classified as an auxiliary verb, with meanings including must and ought. Auxiliary verbs are used in forming tenses, moods, and voices… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Should”
Posted on March 29, 2017
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American mythologist Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) has this to say about bliss: “When you follow your bliss … doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors and where there wouldn’t be a door for anyone else.” The cynic will dismiss bliss, mocking… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Bliss”
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Posted on March 15, 2017
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Heliotropic: Turning or growing toward the light. Heliotropism can be easily seen in sunflowers, which slowly turn their large flowers so that they continually face the sun. However, the adjective heliotropic can describe any noun and any light source. A heliotropic student turns toward the light of… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Heliotropic”
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Posted on December 28, 2016
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You will not find “onward” on a compass rose. No one is sure where it goes. Yet, I find tomorrow each time I move in its direction. Onward is often and always the only way to go.
Posted on December 7, 2016
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The abstract hope cannot be illustrated beyond the four letters it contains. Hope, when used as a verb, is seemingly without action. We cannot see someone hoping. Hope doesn’t sound like much more than “wishful thinking,” which cannot be measured or observed. The expression,… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Hope”