November 11, 2009Perfect wording encompasses precision AND beauty
Here’s a quote for you that came to me from a reader.
Never let a day go by that you don’t nourish yourself with beautiful words. – Lisa Miller
As a word lover, I hear beauty in precision. I love finding the perfect word for my message. But perfection is more than precision. It’s also beauty. It’s eloquence. It’s grace.
For example, a friend and I were talking about the expression “setting boundaries,” which comes from real estate and implies fences and barriers. But there’s another side to boundaries. It’s honoring the wholeness of an individual. And that isn’t just precise, it’s beautiful.
So when you play with words in your life, go for precision AND beauty.
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Reminds me of teaching our children to read, we’d say “Doesn’t that word feel good in your mouth?” It also gave the teaching point that inappropriate words did not feel good.
Comment by Malcolm — November 12, 2009 @ 11:11 pm
Nice. Really great guidance.
Comment by merylrunion — November 19, 2009 @ 11:19 am