- 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.
- 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
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
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:
ReplyDeleteI 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.