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Monday 2 June 2014

U is for Untied, and United

Ever notice that UNTIED and UNITED have the same letters, but their meanings are pretty much the opposite?

UNTIED is like my shoelaces, too often, ready for someone to step on them and cause me to fall.
UNITED suggests things working together, for a common goal.

UNTIED means, literally, at loose ends.
UNITED is strong; you might be able to break one stick, but bundled together, they are nearly UNBREAKABLE.

UNTIED suggests a rootlessness.
UNITED suggests connection.

And UNITED is what this team of participants and visitors have become, lo these seven years. This is an exercise where doing it alone is UNSUSTAINABLE, but working together creates mutual UNDERSTANDING, which is what we need more of in this UNIVERSE.
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19 comments:

  1. Leslie:2 June 2014 at 18:54

    UNBEATABLE post! Love it!

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  2. AmitAag2 June 2014 at 23:40

    Unique! Thank you Roger:)
    Regret unable to access your blog for some unknown reason:(
    Missing all that great music you gift us...

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  3. Reader Wil3 June 2014 at 00:51

    Unforgettable! Undeniably understandable!

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  4. Roger Owen Green3 June 2014 at 01:04

    AmitAag - sometimes certain YouTube videos are blocked in different countries. (Sigh) I was on a New Zealand site and 2 of the 8 videos would not work in the US.

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  5. MERYL JAFFE, PhD - parent, psychologist, teacher, author...3 June 2014 at 07:34

    Unifying and unfettered with useless,utterances.

    Have a great week and thanks, as always for this unprecedented (at least in my opinion), utterly wonderful place to visit.

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  6. Live2cherish3 June 2014 at 08:12

    its been ages i have been to ABC , and my Uturn has been pleasant to see wonderful posts.

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  7. Susan Moore3 June 2014 at 08:19

    Unexpected - love this! How had I never noticed this before!

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  8. ellen b.3 June 2014 at 11:22

    Thanks Roger!

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  9. Unknown3 June 2014 at 11:36

    Utterly unique and I have made an Ugly error by linking a different post. Can someone delete my entry please?


    PhenoMenon

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  10. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA3 June 2014 at 17:43

    Neat! That's a very keen observation on two very commonly used words, Roger. Blessings!

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  11. Uppal3 June 2014 at 19:46

    Great entries for U. Some lessons therein to be pondered over!

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  12. Gattina3 June 2014 at 21:57

    makes me think of quite and quiet, which I always mix up !

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  13. Chrissy Brand4 June 2014 at 03:11

    Undoubtedly! Well put.

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  14. My Desktop Daily4 June 2014 at 06:48

    Uluru is a UNESCO listed site in Australia. An unforgettable sight, it changes colour at different times of day.
    Thanks for hosting.

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  15. Black Jack's Carol4 June 2014 at 14:07

    Hi Roger. Thanks for the work you and ABC's very Unified team does to keep this Unforgettable meme going so successfully! No, I hadn't noticed the comparison of untied and united. Love facts like that :) Great observations here about the value of working together.

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  16. Ni de Aqui, Ni de Alla5 June 2014 at 08:40

    Wow! Never paid attention to these words, great writing!

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  17. Nonnie5 June 2014 at 14:40

    wonderful intro, Roger! those two words are easily mixed up when I am typing, and of course, spell-check would not catch my error!

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  18. Ann6 June 2014 at 05:50

    You have to be careful when reading that you see the right spelling for the right word. I use UNITED today.
    Ann

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