What about it?: so what?
Effective Writing Made Simple
Effective writing is made simple for you on this blog. Just spend 20 minutes daily on: WORDS YOU SHOULD KNOW, MEANINGS OF WORDS, LEARNING YOUR IDIOMS, and KNOWING YOUR GRAMMAR. Be a better writer today!
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
American Idioms
What about it?: so what?
Monday, May 23, 2022
The Correct Vocabulary
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Slang and Colloquial Expressions
Friday, May 20, 2022
Right Attitudes for Effective Writing
Learn Some Slang
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs
FROWN
Frown at: scowl at someone or something.
e.g. She frowned at my cat and gave her a kick.
Frown on: show disapproval.
Hold one's end up: carry one's share of the bargain or burden.
e.g. We expect you to hold your end up and keep your promise to back us up.
Hold still for something: put up with something.
e.g. It is not easy to hold still for that kind of rude remark.
GROUND
Ground in: instruct.
e.g. We should ground our children in love and compassion as they grow up.
Ground on: form a foundation for.
e.g. His intelligence was grounded on reading books on wisdom.
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Throughout your life, you may have focused so much on yourself that you have become self-center. The more you know yourself, the more you understand that you are different from others, and that you have an ego-self. With no exception, we all have an ego-self, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Yes, we are all different from each other. But your ego-self may become troublesome if you cannot accept others as who they are, and you always want to “inflate” your own ego-self to become better than others. Very often, in the process of inflating your ego, you create many “attachments” to define who you think you are or wish you were, as well as to separate yourself from others. Your attachments can come in different forms, such as a successful career, living in a multi-million dollar home, or driving an expensive car. To pursue or maintain those attachments, you may even resort to doing all the wrong things, such as pushing someone over while climbing your own ladder of success.
But why an inflated ego-self?
It is because you want to “control” others so that you may have better control of your own life and destiny. Remember, control is power. With power, you may think that you can have the life you want.
With pride, you want to take control of everything happening in your life through your control of others. On the other hand, with humility, you can seek the help of the Higher-Being to be your Helper.
So, the leading question is: Do you want the Helper or do you want to do everything on your own?