Velleity – Wordplay Wednesday™ 09/25/2019

A Whispered Wish is of no Wish at All 

How many times in a day do you think or say something prefaced with, “I wish …” Yes, we all do it, and sometimes we’re fortunate that all our wishes don’t come true.

Fervent, silly, wistful, or vile, those wishes expressed with this week’s word are the epitome of “If wishes were fishes … “

VELLEITY (vɘ lēʹ tē) n. – 1) the weakest kind of desire or volition; 2) a mere wish that does not lead to the slightest action. [WW #235]

Motivation manifestos are filled with the opposite of velleity. Yet, there may be a real reason behind our vaguest utterances. Without giving velleity voice to contemplate, how are we to know what true passions await?

Consider, a life can be pointless, floating aimlessly in a sea of velleity, with no purpose or strength. As often said, a good mind is a terrible thing to waste …

No wish said today with velleity, is too small or weak, if we mull it over and give it voice. For what we wish today, may become a goal and accomplishment of tomorrow.

Word Challenge: VELLEITY. Dream big. Wish bigger … as you slip velleity into your week of not-so-weak writings.

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 your inspiration? Share your creative genius and Wordplay Wednesday comments below.

Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle) 

Cheers to learning a new word on Wordplay Wednesday!

           

@PenchantForPen

@Irishwriter

[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. 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 Seventies!]

Note: Dictionary definitions are quoted from Webster’s New World College Dictionary.

Endnote: FYI – All links in the PFP site are personally visited, verified, and vetted. Most are linked to commonly accessed sites of reputable note. However, as with everything cyber-security, use at your own discretion.

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Cloudland – Wordplay Wednesday™ 09/18/2019

Your Head in the Clouds? Good! Now Write! 

I suppose we’ve thought of ourselves or someone else occupying this fanciful sphere, though may not wholly believe the word (if ever heard) to be real. But my Webster’s doesn’t even designate this week’s word as colloquial, regional, or archaic. It’s real! So to speak …

CLOUDLAND (kloudʹlandʹ) n. – region of dreams, imagination, or impractical speculation; visionary realm. [WW #234]

I plan to be exploring cloudland literally and figuratively, by the time you read this today (Wednesday). I shall urge my imagination run away with my physical self, to find adventure wherever I land.

Consider this venerable writer’s sage observation: You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. ~ Mark Twain.

Try it! You don’t even need to fly off your chair. Simply close your eyes, daydream, and when you open them write the first thing that comes to mind while in cloudland.

For those of you who read this later in the week, cloudland is obviously a fun word any time, for your books, blogs and writings, or simply to identify your escape from the daily grind.

Make a visit to cloudland a weekly adventure (at least), to clear your mind. Wander eagerly into your imagination—which of course, is a required ingredient for both fiction and non-fiction works.

Of course, fiction lives in cloudland, but if you haven’t considered the wealth of imagination that can drive non-fiction, perhaps this is the way to more exciting writing, for inventive fun and profit.

Without flights of fancy and a mental trip to cloudland, we wouldn’t have half the innovations of our era. Perhaps the most prolific travelers to the ethereal region of dreams, include Leonardo da Vinci and Albert Einstein. “Impractical speculation”? That’s what their detractors wanted us to think.

Word Challenge: CLOUDLAND. Who knows what innovation might be lurking in your region of dreams, imagination, or fanciful speculation, as you slip cloudland into your week of visionary writings.

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 your inspiration? Share your creative genius and Wordplay Wednesday comments below.

Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle) 

Cheers to learning a new word on Wordplay Wednesday!

           

@PenchantForPen

@Irishwriter

[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. 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 Seventies!]

Note: Dictionary definitions are quoted from Webster’s New World College Dictionary.

Endnote: FYI – All links in the PFP site are personally visited, verified, and vetted. Most are linked to commonly accessed sites of reputable note. However, as with everything cyber-security, use at your own discretion.

E-N-Dzzzzzzzz