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For years I've heard the word "excelsior" attached to all sorts of grand declarations, municipalities, and even a Star Trek starship. Today I learned that the definition of this word is, " Slender, curved wood shavings used especially for packing."

I'm a touch disappointed by that.

#words #wordshavePower #definitions #randomthoughts

Writers are dangerous.

Not because they’ve got tanks or money or power.

No.

Because they can set fire to the inside of your skull with nothing more than a sentence.

They make up countries you could swear you’ve visited.
Histories you could swear you’ve lived.
People you could swear you’ve loved.
And they do it without asking permission.
No borders. No visas. No twelve-part economic feasibility study
from some smug guy in a tie.

A good author doesn’t just tell you a story.
They smuggle in mirrors.
Make you look
even when you’d rather scroll.

They hand you keys to doors you didn’t even know were in your head.
They whisper heresies, hopes, and horrors straight into your bloodstream
until page one feels like it happened to somebody else.

And poets?

Worse.
Oh, much worse.

They take the whole messy, contradictory, heartbreaking human condition
and distill it down until it hits you like a shot of something
you absolutely can’t afford
but drink anyway.

They remind you language is alive.
It can grow teeth.
Or wings.
Or claws.
Depending on the day.

We need them.
Not just for escape - though, god, a good book can be a lifeboat.

We need them to imagine better worlds
so we know what we’re missing.
Worse worlds
so we know what to fight.
We need them to break our hearts in safe places
so we know how to survive when life comes swinging for real.

Because without writers?
Our maps would end where the world already does.
And nothing new would ever be born.

#WritingMatters #BooksChangeLives #Poetry #Storytelling #ReadMore #WordsHavePower

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The Hidden Architects of Language: How Words Control Your Mind
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A van "laden with explosives" has been found in Sydney. The story then goes on to say that the blast radius could have been as big as 40 metres in diameter.

In this essay I will discuss the definition of the word "laden"...

#journalism #WordsHavePower

Have you ever stopped to think about how the words we heard growing up shaped who we are today? 🤔
Words have power, and they leave lasting imprints on our sense of self.

Share below: Which of these phrases do you remember hearing?
How are you working on healing from them? 🌱

#HealingJourney #WordsHavePower #InnerGrowth #SelfReflection #ChildhoodHealing #EmotionalWellness #PersonalGrowth #MentalHealthAwareness

William Luther Gaylord, Congregationalist minister, considers national greatness. He says that it is found in the treatment of the weak and helpless.

The unborn? Kids in cages? Gaza? Kids pressured into surgeries? Black Americans going about their business and having tragic results of a traffic stop? The lonely in nursing homes? Anything on that list that makes you uncomfortable? Could others view them in a different way than you?

#christian #un #worldunity #womenoffaith #wordshavepower

When advocating for causes, words matter. 🌍 In Western democracies, think twice before chanting "from the river to the sea." Let's consider how our messages are received and the impact they have. #ThoughtfulAdvocacy #WordsHavePower #EffectiveCommunication ✨🕊️

Words have power. They resonate through our very souls. The bible says: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

What words have impacted your life? What book changed your life with it's words?

Share a book that changed your life!

#WritingCommunity #books #read #greatreads #wordshavepower #bookstagram #bookaddict

@Aphelion Happy Winter Solstice ❄ I want to take an extra moment to thank you for sharing your poetry with us. I can relate to many of your words & they help my spirit ❤ Keep on, writing 🙌 #WordsHavePower

Why, hello there! I guess I'd better do the intro thing too.

I'm Kath Kirk, and I run Gecko Edit. Basically, my job is to help make the #Words gooder. I toot about #Editing, #ConsciousLanguage, the #Craft of #Writing, #Editing #Conferences, #MSWord #Hacks, and whatever other stuff caught my #Focus that day. I'm #Neurodivergent and #Queer and I live on a volcano in the Andes.

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Also: #StetWalk, #AmReading, #GeckoTips, #WordsHavePower, #ScienceFiction, #Fantasy, #TTRPG

Why, hello there! I guess I'd better do the intro thing too.

I'm Kath Kirk, and I run Gecko Edit. Basically, my job is to help make the #Words gooder. You'll find my tooting about #Editing, #ConsciousLanguage, the #Craft of #Writing, #Editing #Conferences, #MSWord #Hacks, and whatever other stuff caught my #Focus that day. I'm #Neurodivergent and #Queer and I live halfway up a volcano in the Andes.

Also: #StetWalk, #AmReading, #GeckoTips, #WordsHavePower, #ScienceFiction, #Fantasy, #TTRPG