Alas, because I am a cunning philologist (hah! Not the word you thought I would use here was it?), I am also aware that despite my best efforts to curtail my wont for multisyllabic linguistics in professional diatribes, my email diplomacy ofttimes necessitates the employment of verbiage t...
This afternoon came that Yutho chief called Withucar and asked thatshe behis . . . what is their word?"" —Esta tarde vino ese jefe de los Yuthoaz llamado Withucar, y pidió queella fuerasu... ¿cuál es la palabra que usan?
104. “I’ve had a blessed life. I’ve pulled back from trying to control my destiny and gone back to accepting whatever fate has in store for me. I live for today because I don’t know what’ll happen tomorrow.”–Cilla Black 105. “Blessed are the young for they shall inherit th...
We might speak a foreign language from them and experience far different landscapes, but in some ways humans don’t change much over time. Perfect closing: “Contrary to what you’ll read in tabloid headlines or hear in the hoots and yells of social media, in our present historical extremity...
Their husband at once realized that his effort at expressing family unity had failed, then pulled his arms back, overwhelmed with his failure to display to a visitor the unity of his family. Later he confided to me: “it is such a burden being attentive to everyone.” His observation ...
The pandemic had a significant impact on athletes’ well-being when athletes were pulled from their sport and isolated from their support systems. Subsequently, it is not surprising that we have seen a significant rise in mental health issues such as gambling, sleep disturbances, substance abuse,...
Those of you who follow me know that I haven’t really been keeping up Moments of Being. It has been languishing. I love it — but my time and energy have been moving in different directions. I’m not saying I’ll never post here again — but I suppose I’m hitting a pause button...
Borders I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people. —Thor Heyerdahl We talk of the second coming, half the world has never heard of the first. —Oswald J. Smith So, have you heard about the oyster who went to a disco and pulled a mussel? —...
And stop it shall, particularly as our society moves towardembracing different forms of credentials. On a related note, I’ve ceased using the termalternativecredentials in my discussions about these new initiatives. Why? Because that word introduces an adversarial quality to the conversation. It su...
“I feel like other people can’t live up to my standards and I don’t want my mark to be pulled down by other people’s lack of effort.” In practice education, perfectionism was aggravated by the unpredictability of professional interactions with patients. Ambiguity around patient presentation...