"Words are polysemic." - Thomas Harrington
*can have have many meanings. Happy Mother's Day to everyone who is a primary caregiver - mothering a child.
Words are often polysemic - having many meanings. And to be a good writer you need to know as many of those layered meanings as possible - in order to help with clarity or avoid confusion or implied subtext.
polysemy - “the coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase.”
Paraphrase of Thomas Harrington in the opening of this interview on American Thought Leaders, Epoch TV, Thomas Harrington: ‘The Treason of the Experts’ and the Cudgels of ‘Disinformation’ and ‘Misinformation’ (theepochtimes.com)
Semantics - semyntics, let's all just get along. That is my own paraphrase of tomato, to-mah-to, an old saying about pronunciation differences. Whether you say to-ma-to or to-mah-to, it is still a carotenoid rich seed bearing fruit commonly thought of as a vegetable, but also with a history of being considered toxic.
Getting into arguments over slight variations in word meaning is a modern trend. Why do we really need to care about what is said? Well, it becomes believed, it becomes normalized.
Words do matter and just changing a definition doesn't change a core value that cuts across time, culture and species.
Fairness and binary genders are common values in many species and in human groups across time and around the world.
Etiology, the study of animal behavior, shows us that in many ways we have evolved from animals- we are very similar still.
See effectivecare.info webpage 7, last section of the lengthy page: 7. When to Report?, scroll down to 7.7 Our instincts…
When is something of value? When it is valued by someone. Society is now valuing money and profit over health of the ecosystem and everything in it, including humans.
With an abundance of humans, the value of individuals has been reduced to who gets the most Likes, or who can afford to buy the most stuff.
Sunshine and time in nature becomes more difficult to reach for many people due to a busy schedule or too far to go, or not bothering because air conditioning and Wi-Fi is expected/preferred.
It feels good to move, get active somehow, and is worth rebuilding the habit.
Nasturtium leaves are edible and medicinal. They look kind of magical and are very tender but PEPPERY, - maybe the deer won't eat them. One source I saw said eating three leaves a day was medicinal even. Based in the PEPPERY flavor, yes, it should get rid of whatever ails us, I think.
Nasturtium flowers and seeds are in the Allicin & Organosulfur Compounds category of my Nrf2 promoting/NfKb inhibiting list of phytonutrients.
Along with: garlic, chives, leeks, onions, scallions, shallots, horseradish, radish, Wasabi, mushrooms, mustard seeds, capers, and watercress - all kind of peppery hot and TRP channel activating. So Nasturtium leaves with their very spicy taste are probably also a source.
Why do the nasturtium leaves look magical though? Nature seems to love math and excels at it.
I think aether energy is involved along with morphic resonance, shape seems to have memory too. Water seems to be able to retain the memory of previous shapes. I don't have links handy on that topic but it seems to be involved in embryology and how we get into and out of our tadpole phase.
A reply of mine to a comment asking if the leaves of nasturtium are edible, on this post: Seaweed, cysts, and iodine. And Nasturtium DIY sprouts (substack.com)
"4. Medicinal health benefits [of nasturtium seeds and leaves]
Many scientific studies* have been done to discover the healing properties of this plant. The leaves have been found to contain powerful antibiotic, antimicrobial, antioxidant and general tonic actions, and can aid digestion. Studies show the unique compounds in nasturtiums to be effective against some microorganisms that are resistant to common antibiotics; may help prevent and relieve coughs, colds and flu and eating 3 seeds daily helps build up resistance to viruses, colds and measles. One leaf eaten per hour at the onset of a sore throat can drastically reduce the severity of the infection. It is also used as an expectorant, anti-fungal and antiseptic. Perhaps you can see why I love this herb so much! ** (See disclaimer and references)
“I am using the nasturtiums almost daily now I’ve realised their many health benefits. Herb guru, Isabell Shipard recommended eating 3 fresh leaves 3 times a day a few months ago when I had a cough that just wouldn’t disappear for over a month. I only managed 3 leaves twice for one day and the cough went overnight! An impressive outcome and I put this down to the fast working antibiotic action in the plant.”" https://themicrogardener.com/20-reasons-to-grow-this-amazing-herb/
Regarding the 100th Monkey effect, mentioned in the last post but I forgot to add any background info. - The 100th monkey effect is how it seems like knowledge can spread quickly once enough have learned the new skill - like there is a collective memory that can learn and then everyone knows it.
Bonus video - Buddy Brown is not wrong. In a nutshell - lack of disappointment and being taught that life just is work and unfair and success is infrequent and took effort in most cases. Kids need to learn about failure and disappointment early so that later they are better able to cope with it as teens with larger issues. Tempers are flaring and being cautious is wise now as you can’t know who is on the needle edge of losing their control.
Buddy Brown says the current generation may not have had an Andy Griffith to walk with and talk about life. Mr. Rogers was there for me. Words matter and images matter and culture varies and needs to be allowed to a safe extent (not happening with female trafficking basically being allowed in many areas now - and parents being prevented from protecting their child by police instead of busting the traffickers).
The UNSPOKEN Reason Mass Shooters are Increasing | Buddy Brown, (Youtube).
"The majority believes that everything hard to comprehend must be very profound. This is incorrect. What is hard to understand is what is immature, unclear and often false. The highest wisdom is simple and passes through the brain directly into the heart." - V. Schauberger
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Happy Mother’s Day - like Santa Claus and the spirit of giving - mothers day is a little about the spirit of nurturing. We all need that ideal care even if we didn’t get much.
Let’s all work towards the ideal instead of focusing on differences or disappointments.
I had a nice day planting annual flowers and my mom said the bouquet I arranged was very pretty. - That is a big improvement over scary and needing to be removed. Happy, happy.
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