“…but now I’m found...”

The more certain we are, the fewer words we need to say it.

The more words we use to insist on our confidence, the more we call that confidence into question.

So asserts Ruth Walker in her latest article, ‘The Paradox of Confidence,’ 30 March, 2007 CSM

Image: Words, words, words....

Words, words, words.

In the Shakespearean play Hamlet, Polonius asks the question: "What do you read my Lord?"

And Hamlet replies, "Words, words, words."

We often tire of the constant bombardment of words but we never tire of words of appreciation.

Words are the stock and trade of a speaker and writer so it is crucial that we discover words that are fresh and energetic, and learn how to use them.

Verbal Energy is an interesting web site that always has interesting postings about really interesting words. In the most recent posting, Ruth Walker writes a most interesting article on That Dull word, Interesting.

Geoff Pound

Image: Scrabbling with words.

The Words to Say It

How often has someone put a pen and a card in front of you and said, “You write the greeting?”

Meghan Daum in Sympathizing in someone else’s words introduces the new Hallmark Journeys card series that gives us the words for those tricky situations that can often leave us tongue-tied or suffering from writer’s block.

You may not like some of the words but the cards point up the struggle we often experience to speak and be truly present with people in times of need.

Geoff Pound

Image: Sample card.