This word represents a particularly severe type of criticism. A context is for example "his latest report to received excoriating reviews". The word comes from the Latin excoriatus, which means to flay, strip off the skin of, to break and remove the outer layers of the skin in any manner. So this word gets to the roots of the problem and deals with it appropriately. 'Excoriatory' is not just...
Month: January 2025
What is a Christian Evangelist, or is it ‘evangelist’
How can we be an effective evangelist? The association with the word and the Christian gospel is very strong. The word evangelist means the bringer of good news and it comes from the Greek euangelion, a compound of two words eu - meaning good, and angelos meaning messenger or angel. When Jesus was on the Earth he commanded his disciples to 'spread the good news'. The methodology used depends on...
Planning ahead for an event – some guide lines
On the occasion of my birthday in June I'm going to have a specialist networking event for those who dwell naturally in the spheres beyond the material level and are focused on the more existential questions such as the development of consciousness. I shall be inviting a cohort of 16 people who probably receive a lot of invitations every week a d are very busy and so I have to have something...
Is it time to have a grand clear-out of my stuff?
I ask myself, is this a New Year's resolution that will bite the dust after a couple of weeks but I really do need to clear out and get rid of my stuff. In the illustration above I have laid out all my CDs. You don't even want to see the number of DVDs I have. The point is that most of them have been laying around for ages and I have not played them. I asked myself what is the point of...
The art of listening – by Ernest Hemingway
I very seldom copy and paste something which I believe but Earnest Hemingway has got it so spot on it says everything I want to say and more. This comprises part of my theme for 2025 of which I will write about more in the coming days When people talk listen completely. Don’t be thinking what you’re going to say. Most people never listen. Nor do they observe. You should be able to go into a room...
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