Tag: manifest
Worth the wait
Phrase: Worth the wait We live in a world of instant gratification where the phrase worth the wait is not one you often hear. Making it bigger, better, faster, and more – give it to me now – is how we live. Sure, things slowed during the pandemic, but our lives are gradually ramping up again.…
A soft touch
WotD: A soft touch Do you ever feel like a soft touch? It can be frustrating to feel like people are continually getting whatever they want from you, but the good news is you can prevent it. A soft touch is someone easily influenced or taken advantage of. This can manifest in many ways, such…
Hold your head high
Phrase: Hold your head high Hold your head high as long as you make every effort to be your best and improve every day. Hold your head high is a common expression that means maintaining self-confidence and pride, especially in strenuous or challenging situations. Never allow uncontrollable circumstances or other people’s opinions to bring you…
Divine intervention
WotD: Divine intervention Have you ever had something occur to you and thought it must have been divine intervention? Well, you’re not alone. Divine intervention means that a higher power (like a god or goddess) can intervene in human affairs. It’s like having a hotline to the gods, but you get some creative juice or…
Snap
Word of the Day: Snap Have you ever witnessed someone snap? It’s a term used to describe when someone suddenly loses control of their emotions and actions, often resulting in outbursts that can harm themselves or others. Unfortunately, this can happen in many different situations, including the workplace, relationships, and times of extreme stress, like…
Desperate times call for desperate measures
Phrase: Desperate times call for desperate measures Travelling overseas in my youth without a financial umbilical cord to my parents was one of the best things I have ever done. I believe that only when faced with great adversity do people genuinely get to know themselves. They say desperate times call for desperate measures, but…
Stretched too thin
Phrase: Stretched too thin We’ve all been there. I have, and you have, too. We’ve felt like we’ve been stretched too thin, and soon something will snap. As Bilbo Baggins once said, “I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” Now, I can forgive you if you think he was complaining…
Manifest
WotD: Manifest Most Japanese understand the word manifest as meaning a list of something, most often the list of lies, oh sorry promises, that politicians tell us during an election. That is not the entire meaning of the word, however. It can also be a verb. As a verb, manifest has the sense of clearly…
