Apply
Sparingly and Choose Your Battles Carefully
RECALCITRANT (ri kalʹsi trant) adj. – 1) refusing to obey authority,
custom, regulation, etc., stubbornly defiant; 2) hard to handle or deal with (n. a recalcitrant person). [WW #208]
Recalcitrant came to me in an early morn dream-state, its four syllables repeating
slowly and incessantly through my not-quite-awake brain.
Redheads are often described as “stubbornly defiant” so I suppose it’s no wonder I
applied it to myself while it mulishly pushed me awake.
And Microsoft’s Word dictionary adds a few
more rowdy synonyms defining recalcitrant: unruly, intractable,
disobedient, and the dreaded, wayward.
However, it’s obvious by the news and plethora
of all types of people who push their agenda in recalcitrant obstinacy,
that it isn’t “owned” by redheads.
We simply personify it.
Word Challenge: RECALCITRANT. As one with a long, recalcitrant history, a word of
advice … know when to use it. Lift your head high, and pick your battles for the
right reasons (and be reasonable enough to compromise), as you fit recalcitrant into your
week of audacious writing.
Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t fattening!
Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s
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Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle)
LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by
trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of
three) in her Blast from Your Past series about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. The true behind-the-mic
tales make GREAT Holiday Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book
2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic
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