Words

Words are cool. Where would we be without them?  They are what makes the world go 'round' and frankly I hate to think what our lives would be like without them.  Have you ever thought about that?  Words invoke emotions in us, they describe things, they tantalize our senses and they can make us who we are.

Some words are just downright funny.  Take the word "blog" for example.  I just want to say it over and over again.  It's like blab and blah.  You can say "I'm going to blab about how blah I feel on my blog".  Kind of fun, huh?  Or when I am passionately trying to express my feelings about something to my husband and all he hears is "blah, blah, blah"!

We have words that describe physical things like dynamite which can mean a big explosion or it can also mean something very good.  Like "he is just dynamite at blowing up that dynamite".  Then we have milkweed.  I like this word but it just doesn't seem to go with this plant.  You would think that you should be able to milk this weed.  Besides, this is not a weed, this is a wonderful flowering herb that has beneficial properties.  One person's weed is another person's medicine cabinet!

I digress.  I am getting just a tad off today's subject.  Aha!  Did you get that one?  Digress.  It means to veer away from the point of the story, but whether I used this correctly or not doesn't matter, I just like this word, too.

Two of my favorite words to use when I am not happy are aggravate like this computer is doing to me right now) and irritate.  Happy words like elated and ecstatic are fun words, too.  Productive words I like are multi-tasking and organizing and non-productive words are snoozing, schmoozing, and lazy.  Some days I don't feel very motivated and all I want to do is sit around and schmooze with other like minded people!

 I like precious.  It can describe anything as cute as a baby, a nice gesture by a child or a sarcastic term for something ridiculous.  For example "your idea of crossing that log over that muddy water in your Sunday best was just too precious.  Your mama's gonna kill you!"

Agape love.

The bible is full of interesting words.   I could write a book about them but two of my favorites are selah and agape.  It seems that no one knows what selah really means, but it appears in Psalms a lot at the end of a verse.  I think it means "right on, you rock God"!  Agape is a Christian love that represents unconditional love. It is pronounced agap-pa.  God has agape love for his us just as a parent has for her children.



Words are endless.  Our lives are intertwined with words and we couldn't function without them.  Let's just remember folks to use our words wisely and speak softly.   You never know whose life you might touch with your words.

SCL

"Since you were precious in My sight,

You have been honored,

And I have loved you."

Isaiah 43:4