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Trigger Words

Backstory Do you ever feel an emotion bubble up unexpectedly in response to certain words or situations? Here’s one that I recognized. Click to listen or follow below to read. Trigger Words – #460 Did you ever notice that there are “trigger words” that make people angry? A Wall Street Journal study shows that the […]

Filed Under: Inspiration/Life Lessons, Podcast Episodes, Words Tagged With: anger, praise, words

Beautiful Words

beautiful words

I started thinking about beautiful words. I wrote out phrases that I love to hear and wanted to share them with you. Then I Googled “beautiful words,” to see if anyone concurred with me. Dictionary maker Robert Beard presented his hundred most beautiful words in the English language. They included bungalow…bucolic…demure… effervescent and propinquity. Lyrical […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Podcast Episodes, Words Tagged With: words

What You Say Matters

what you say matters

My guy and I were just reminiscing about childhood.  We were sharing incidents we still remember, half a century later.  Why do certain things stick out so? He recalled a 7th grade teacher who showed him how to study and the benefits of learning. OK. That was a game changer. But we also each recalled […]

Filed Under: Advice, Parenting/Children, Podcast Episodes, Words Tagged With: children, parenting, words

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