Change...

By Vichara

The losses that we feel are only the places that are created so we can be open to receive something new. Regardless what this “new” is, it will be brought forth as a result of the changes that are part of your natural growth. Changes can be of course met in various ways but regardless of your acceptance or reluctance, they will happen and they are happening right now as you read this. These changes are of course part of the impermanence of life, as I have often sited in the forum and are the foundation of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism.

preeminent • \pre-EM-uh-nunt\ • adjective
: having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding, supreme

Example Sentence:
Carrie considered herself lucky to have one of the country’s preeminent novelists as her writing professor.

Did you know?
What is noteworthy about the following sentence? "Mount McKinley is a prominent eminence in the Alaskan landscape." You very likely recognized two words that are closely related to "preeminent" -- "prominent" and "eminence." All three words are rooted in the Latin verb stem "-minēre," meaning "to stand out." But did you note as well the related word "mount"? Not too surprisingly, "-minēre" is related to "mons," the Latin word for "mountain." That relationship leads us in turn to "paramount," a word closely related in meaning to "preeminent."