Thursday, February 25, 2010

Comes and Goes in Waves...Greg Laswell


appreciation
c.1600, from Fr. appréciation, noun of action from apprécier (14c.), from L. appretiare "action of estimating quality" (see appreciate). Generally with a sense of "high estimation" from c.1650. Meaning "expression of (favorable) estimation" is from 1858; sense of "rise in value" is from c.1790.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=appreciation&searchmode=none


Do you ever just get great waves of appreciation and of love?
These waves usually come for me right after great waves of frustration or annoyance. Life is truly a cycle. And while that's a fairly obvious and not a profound statement, sometimes it never ceases to amaze me.

1 comment:

  1. Could not agree more. This sums up my Thursday.

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