Thursday, December 31, 2009

RE-RE-RE-RE: The Decade to Come (Part 3)

REturn
  • to this list again and again to add other ways in which I can REawaken my sense of REsponsibility for the world in which I live.
REmind
  • my friends, relatives, and social media contacts likewise, to REturn again and again to this and/or their own list of REsolutions to REstore and REmake our world; see ya on Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, Linked-in, and on this blog, as well as on whatever other new social media will emerge over this next REmarkable decade
Please add your own ideas to the above and/or to the RE list below, as well as adding any RE words you’d like to this list.

REaffirm

REalize

REawaken

REcall

REclaim

REcognize

REconsider

REcover

REdeem

REdiscover

REdress

REmake

REfinish

REflect

REframe

REgain

REgard

REheat

REmake

REmain

REmember

REmind

REname

REnew

REpeat

REplenish

REplace

REplant

REply

REport

REscue

REsearch

REsew

REspect

REstore

REstrain

REsuscitate

REtain

REtire

REtrain

REveal

REview

REvile

REvive

REvoke

REwash

1 comment:

  1. Thank you, Peter, for this rich and thoughtful/thought-provoking year-end missive. I think you've got all the Re-words covered, except RE-word and, come to think of it, RE-ward, and hmmm, a few others, so:

    I imagine I'll be doing quite a lot of REwording, but that's nothing new for me, but I hope it is REwarding. But I expect most of my REwards to come from REdedicating myself to the things that matter to me, REviving friendships I have allowed to languish by failing to keep in touch with friends and RElatives, REsearching ways I can make the world a better place, both by thinking globally but acting locally, but also by REaching (does that count?) out beyond my REgion to the outer REaches, REalms where human suffering and injustice need REdress. Closer to home, I hope health care REform is REal, though I fear both the REpublicans and special interest groups will pREvail, watering down and REversing the will of the people, turning their backs on the only REasonable solution: REyap elgnis (that is, they've got it backward).

    In the meantime, I will spend the day REgaining my footing at home, REconsidering the year past and thinking about my own REsolutions. But mostly, being grateful for the love I have for my loving family and friends.

    Love to you and Therese,

    Barbara

    PS: Those NY Times bags, which I get fewer of since I REceive only the Sunday edition, are excellent for packing shoes when I go on trips. I always pack an extra one or two for my dirty laundry while on the road. My supermarket also takes used plastic bags for recycling, though I rarely have any since I have 6 or so reusable bags from various nonprofits to which I contribute and keep them in the car so I (almost always) remember to bring them into the store.

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