I do hope this goes viral. It could be epic. Ultimately, it is too big to fail. If you think about it, it has a real wow-factor. Sit back, think about it, and I am sure you will have your own a-ha moment, just as I did. Take time to discover the back story. Talk it over with your BFF. Eventually you will man-up and realize that it cannot be refudiated. It is as if the mama grizzlies amassed their forces against the American people. I'm just sayin', if you facebook this or google it, you will find yourself living life to the fullest.

Notice anything about the paragraph above? Lots of admonitions. Many imperatives. Seems to have an urgent message, but what is it? Maybe I am saying that I hope this blogpost goes "viral" and is read around the world. Maybe I am alluding to something that is so much biggest than all of us, but cannot prove. Maybe, just maybe, I am having fun...something which I am known to do using words.

Here's the real scoop. The first paragraph contains the Lake Superior State University 2011 List of Banished Words. These are words they feel have been overused and, when you hear them, you often cringe. It is funny, but true. The sad fact is that, even when someone like Oprah introduces the concept of an "a-ha moment", when it is used and used and over-used again, it becomes cliche, annoying and sadly, annoying. As the most essential part of effective communication, words must somehow remain fresh, alive and meaningful. I suppose this is accomplished by speaking from the heart, simply and directly. I surmise this is easier said than done.

Below is the list of words from LSSU. If you go to the site, you can look up the lists from years past. It is interesting to see all the words and terms that are still in circulation today even though they have in many cases become trite and empty. The bottom line is words are the communicative coins we all use to reach for understanding and connectivity (another overused word).

Remember words are things. They hang around, attach to your surroundings and can both create and hinder your life and loves. When you speak, speak in truth and honesty with sensitivity and compassion and most importantly, remember sometimes using no words at all can speak volumes.

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Lake Superior State University 2011 List of Banished Words

Viral

Epic

Fail

Wow Factor

A-ha Moment

Back Story

BFF

Man-up

Refudiate

Mama Grizzlies

The American People

I'm Just Sayin'

To Facebook or Google

Live Life to the Fullest