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Commitment
Merriam-Webster defines it as:
1. a : an act of committing to a charge or trust: as (1) : a consignment to a penal or mental institution (2) : an act of referring a matter to a legislative committee b : mittimus
2 a : an agreement or pledge to do something in the future; especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date b : something pledged c : the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled <a commitment to a cause>
A very simple, easy to understand definition - but a difficult, hard to implement concept. Why?
"WoftheD" = Word of the Day
I recently did the dorkiest thing. Yup - I sure did. I started a Word of the Day email (aka "WoftheD").
After always using nothing less than unique words and generally talking about words of the day - it was time to make it official! Last week I started with a grand total of 4 subscribers, and this week I've already doubled it! Seriously. Now I'm not saying that I'm the next Arianna Huffington or anything - but it's really the little accomplishments that float my boat!
So today's WoftheD was:
fa·ce·tious
adj \fə-ˈsē-shəs\Definition of FACETIOUS
1 : joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish <just being facetious>
2 : meant to be humorous or funny : not serious <a facetious remark>
Origin of FACETIOUS
Middle French facetieux, from facetie jest, from Latin facetia
First Known Use: 1599
Definition courtesy of Merriam-Webster.
