Catch – Phrases
Some days certain ways of saying things just catch your imagination. Here’s one:
Weathering the Struggling.
Now, I really don’t want to unpack, (or is it unshovel) that phrase. What I do want to do is talk a bit about the origin (provenance).
Last night we had been singing at a choir concert. An older relative of mine (shirttail plus a few threads) was there with her “nephew” (also one of those relatives who is a bit past the first generation).
In the refreshment time afterwards, we began to chat. I hadn’t seen him for a while, and his own life has been one of transition, much as mine. In the midst of the conversation – which was rather erudite (if you know what that means you will know the talk was on a certain plane) – there were just a few twists of phrase that caught me.
I asked him if I could use one of them. He gave me the permission.
In a twist of thinking, I asked him if he would initial a paper with the phrase on it. And so he did.
So, here is the text of that small sheet of paper:
“Weathering the struggling” – Ross Bowden, March 31, 2015 (Herschel Cantata)
Not sure this qualifies as copyright permission, a trademark or just a good way to lay out words. If the phrase does become famous, the credit goes to Ross.
Check it out today! Go out and catch some phrases.