Comments on: Meta-Diction: Find Your Passion? http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/ write better, live better Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:53:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Wesley http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/#comment-5005 Wesley Sun, 16 Jan 2011 03:43:52 +0000 http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/#comment-5005 Hi Loren, I just found your website while looking for ways to improve my general writing and critical analysis ability. Your approach to the topic is refreshing and I've enjoyed the posts of yours that I've read so far. Please keep posting. Best, Wes Hi Loren,
I just found your website while looking for ways to improve my general writing and critical analysis ability. Your approach to the topic is refreshing and I’ve enjoyed the posts of yours that I’ve read so far. Please keep posting.

Best,
Wes

]]> By: loren http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/#comment-400 loren Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:05:12 +0000 http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/#comment-400 Hi, Kathy -- I love the idea of joy. Joy is a great thing to be big on! Cheers, Loren Hi, Kathy —

I love the idea of joy. Joy is a great thing to be big on!

Cheers,
Loren

]]> By: Kathy http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/#comment-394 Kathy Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:57:01 +0000 http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/#comment-394 Great post, Loren. Nothing like looking at the root of a word to find its power. I hadn't given a thought to passion's negative connotations, but definitely will now. Maybe...purpose? Or perhaps joy. I'm big on joy. Great post, Loren.
Nothing like looking at the root of a word to find its power. I hadn’t given a thought to passion’s negative connotations, but definitely will now.
Maybe…purpose?
Or perhaps joy. I’m big on joy.

]]> By: Don't We Get To Choose What Words Mean? | Productive Flourishing (formerly APPD) http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/#comment-369 Don't We Get To Choose What Words Mean? | Productive Flourishing (formerly APPD) Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:03:45 +0000 http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/#comment-369 [...] what’s our (me and Loren’s) deal with words? To say that it’s typical for a philosopher and an English professor to [...] […] what’s our (me and Loren’s) deal with words? To say that it’s typical for a philosopher and an English professor to […]

]]> By: Replacing Passion with Vitality | Productive Flourishing (formerly APPD) http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/#comment-368 Replacing Passion with Vitality | Productive Flourishing (formerly APPD) Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:25:10 +0000 http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/#comment-368 [...] at Writing Power asked a question the other day that I’ve been thinking about a lot recently since I was [...] […] at Writing Power asked a question the other day that I’ve been thinking about a lot recently since I was […]

]]> By: Charlie Gilkey | Productive Flourishing http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/#comment-361 Charlie Gilkey | Productive Flourishing Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:32:03 +0000 http://blog.writingpower.net/2008/04/08/meta-diction-find-your-passion/#comment-361 Great post, Loren. I've been thinking a lot about this since I'm working on a post that's very much related to this - but I'll leave the content up in the air for a tease. :p I agree that passion is not quite the right word, both for overuse and its lack of getting at what we want it to be. The braintornado that I'm having is located around play, muse, Flow, and fire - but I'm not catching onto any word that hits me right. Perhaps its time to coin one? I'll keep thinking about it. There may be a trackback inbound if it hits me. Great post, Loren. I’ve been thinking a lot about this since I’m working on a post that’s very much related to this - but I’ll leave the content up in the air for a tease. :p

I agree that passion is not quite the right word, both for overuse and its lack of getting at what we want it to be. The braintornado that I’m having is located around play, muse, Flow, and fire - but I’m not catching onto any word that hits me right. Perhaps its time to coin one?

I’ll keep thinking about it. There may be a trackback inbound if it hits me.

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