A burning question is a very important or urgent question that people feel very strongly about.

An example:
“One of the burning questions of the Olympic Opening Ceremony was whether or not a pigeon was sacrificed to the Olympic flame.”

Do you have any burning questions about English? 😉

“Would you dare to question who you really are?”

That’s how this 5-minute video starts.

It ends with, “You have more in common with the world than you think”. 

Sixty-seven people talk about themselves and where they come from. They are then asked to take a saliva DNA test. Sixteen were chosen for the video.

The lesson we learn is that we have more things uniting us than dividing us.

I wonder how you’ll react to the film!

We’ve spoken before about using positive words and phrases in our writing.

Here are some more examples to show you how we can change negative messages to make them sound more positive.

Negative
Don’t forget to book a meeting room.
Positive
Remember to book a meeting room.

Negative
The meeting room can only fit 30 people due to limited seating.
Positive
The meeting room has seating for up to 30 people.

Negative
I will be away from 4 November until 14 November and will not be able to meet you until afterwards.
Positive
I can meet you after 14 November.

Negative
You won’t receive the papers until you’ve paid the invoice.
Positive
You will receive the papers once you’ve paid the invoice.

Let’s do our best to stay positive until it becomes a habit! 😉

A paraprosdokian is a sentence or statement that has an unexpected ending.

Let’s look at some examples of well-known paraprosdokians from comedians and television shows.

I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn’t it. Groucho Marx
He taught me housekeeping; when I divorce I keep the house. Zsa Zsa Gabor
I haven’t slept for 10 days, because that would be too long. Mitch Hedberg
If you want to receive emails about my upcoming shows, please give me money so I can buy a computer. Friends
She thinks I’m too critical. That’s another fault of hers. Arrested Development

I found these examples here.

“How you wake up each day and your morning routine (or lack thereof) dramatically affects your levels of success in every single area of your life. Focused, productive, successful mornings generate focused, productive, successful days—which inevitably create a successful life—in the same way that unfocused, unproductive, and mediocre mornings generate unfocused, unproductive, and mediocre days, and ultimately a mediocre quality of life. By simply changing the way you wake up in the morning, you can transform any area of your life, faster than you ever thought possible.” 
Hal Elrod, The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life: Before 8AM

I like to start my days with exercise. Either I’m out in the woods Nordic Walking for an hour, or I’m on my patio with my Smovey Rings and my iPad. (Here’s the guy I work out with!)

After my green smoothie, I’m ready to move to my desk! 😊

Do you have a morning routine?