Neighborly: being good neighbor [person who lives close by to you], especially helpful, friendly, or kind Being neighborly can be a good and a bad thing. As I begin writing this post, I’m smack in the middle of the barometer on the whole subject. Let’s see where I end upContinue Reading
Ornery: stubborn, crotchety, bad-tempered and combative Ornery is the type of word where you guess what it means from how it sounds, as in a bit of onomatopoeia showing itself around the edges. I really don’t think of myself as ornery, but I have been known on occasion to actContinue Reading
Mentor: an experienced and trusted adviser, to advise or train someone A few interesting thoughts occurred to me as I sat to draft today’s 365 Daily Challenge. One, I awoke thinking about something entirely different from the daily characteristic. Two, how many traits are there to describe oneself without being redundant,Continue Reading
A to Z Favorites: A list of 26 things that I adore, one for each letter, a challenge posed to any readers who would like to participate Yes, you are correct — this is not exactly a characteristic; however, in my defense, for the last 5 Sundays, I’ve provided anContinue Reading
Rich: having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy It seems I now wake up with the 365 Daily Challenge as the first thing on my mind. How interesting in both a good and a bad way. Today, I waffled between “rich” and another characteristic, which I will save forContinue Reading
Spiritual: relating to religious belief or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things As I awoke this morning, my mind drifted to today’s topic, first focusing on the count of days. When I determined it was day 40, something about the 40 days of lentContinue Reading
Frustrated: feeling or expressing distress and annoyance, especially because of inability to change or achieve something I usually take about 5 minutes to think of the characteristic or word I want to blog about each day. Today, it was an immediate word… no thinking… no reflecting… just appeared in myContinue Reading
Passive: accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance Passive is a tricky word. We’ve adopted it across so many aspects of our lives. Passive meaning we do not stand up and fight in a war. Passive meaning we prefer to relax and rest moreContinue Reading
Goofy: foolish; harmlessly eccentric Everyone knows of Disney’s Goofy character, the lovable and silly cartoon who makes us all laugh. Am I really comparing myself to this piece of history? Yes, but no, as I don’t really see myself as foolish and eccentric, per the definition that first popped up onContinue Reading
Thankful: pleased, expressing gratitude and relief Easter has come and gone, and for many of us, we remember how thankful we are for all the things we have in our life, the favors people have done for us and the blessings we have around us. For the last five days, I’veContinue Reading