Living a posh life...

By Vichara


We should all strive to live a posh life! I’m not necessarily meaning in the traditionally ostentatious meaning of the word posh, but posh in our outlook. My dear friend, Dr. O and I, were travelling by a tour boat to a local island off the coast of California for a bit of hiking and he regaled me with the origin of the word posh. It seems that back in the day when British aristocrats where travelling by sea to the Mediterranean, the best choice for views toward land was Port Out, Starboard Home. Posh! I think in the same way that these upper crust travelers of yesterday positioned themselves to get the best view that we, align our hearts and minds as we rise today and everyday and position ourselves to meet, greet, live and view life in a posh fashion. Oh and don’t forget to raise your pinky finger as you sip your tea.

gravitate • \GRAV-uh-tayt\ • verb
1 : to move under the influence of gravitation
2 a : to move toward something * b : to be drawn or attracted especially by natural inclination

Example Sentence:
Left to their own devices in a department store, children will naturally gravitate toward the toy aisle.

Did you know?
English has several weighty words descended from the Latin "gravitas," meaning "weight." The first to arrive on the scene was "gravity," which appeared in the early 16th century. (Originally meaning "dignity or sobriety of bearing," it quickly came to mean "weight" as well.) Next came "gravitation" (used to describe the force of gravity) and "gravitate" -- both mid-17th century arrivals. "Gravitate" once meant "to apply weight or pressure," but that use is now obsolete. In the late 17th century, it was recorded in the sense "to move under the effect of gravitation." It then acquired a more general sense of "to move toward something" (as toward a specific location), and finally a metaphorical third sense of "to be attracted" (as toward a person or a vocation).

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