immiscible?

When I got home yesterday, my father asked me if I knew the word, "immiscible." He told me about my 10-year old cousin who gave him an idea of such word. My cousin said, "oil and water are immiscible or can't be mixed." Honestly, the word was strange to me and I can't recall that it was taught in any of my Science classes. Then I hastily searched through Google and found out that it does exist. With amazement, I just praised my cousin for introducing a new word to us.

Achilles' heel?

The American Heritage Dictionary defines “Achilles’ heel” as a weak point. It came from the myth that Achilles was vulnerable only in the heel.

Like Achilles, we also have our weaknesses. We should look deeper into ourselves and should work harder on our weak spots. With faith and God’s grace, we can overcome our weaknesses and be triumphant in our life’s battle.

I Love Myself....

As the song goes, “learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.” I could say that I do love myself because I enjoy looking at my reflection in the mirror, more than 10 times a day.

My friend reminded me of Narcissus in Greek Mythology - a youth who fell in love with his own image in a pool of water and was transformed into a flower. So I thought of a word “narcissism” which means excessive admiration of oneself or one’s appearance, most likely originated from that Greek character.

I may not have the best physical attributes, but I just love being me. I appreciate the uniqueness in me!