Month: January 2024

Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.

Of my name not very happy meaning but here’s what I found.

Popularity:28288

Origin:Irish

Meaning:broken-hearted, sorrowful and daughter

Deidre is a feminine name of Irish origin that is sure to help baby appreciate mythology. A variant spelling of Deirdre, this name translates to “broken-hearted” or “sorrowful,” and refers to the tragic heroine in Irish mythology. Dierdre, known as “Dierdre of the Sorrows,” lives a life involving a dangerous prophecy, arranged marriages, fatal fights, and death by a broken heart. If you appreciate the power of stories—or tend to lean toward the macabre—and want to inspire baby to do the same, Deidre definitely does the job.

Deirdre was the 6645th most popular girls name. In 2021 there were only 17 baby girls named Deirdre. 1 out of every 104,676 baby girls born in 2021 are named Deirdre.

So I found out there was a saint by named St Ita whom was born in the south east region of Ireland in County Waterford in 475 and was originally named Deirdre. She died around 570. St Ita moved to Killeedy, Limerick, and founded a community of women dedicated to God.

I didn’t know a saint had my name that’s pretty cool.

Also here is something I thought is so true

Deirdre as a girl’s name is of Irish and Gaelic origin meaning “broken-hearted or sorrowful.” Though the meaning may not be the most attractive, remember that some of life’s greatest joys and experiences come after overcoming dark times. In mythology, the name comes from a Celtic legend similar to Tristan and Isolde.

I know my name is a sad one but I don’t overthink the meaning of my name because well life has its ups and downs.

And I’m living a pretty content life and enjoying my time.

But I did enjoy the research part and finding new information.

A link to the full story of Deirdre /http://bardmythologies.com/deirdre-of-the-sorrows/

What makes a good leader?

A good leader?

Someone willing to admit their wrong

Someone who listens

Someone willing to walk a mile in your shoes to understand the situation better so they can solve the problem in the best way possible.

Someone who leads by example

Someone who isn’t biased but treats everyone the same way.

One who doesn’t brush off problems but directs them.

Someone who decides to help the team as a whole.

Someone who makes sure they come in strong for the people and not just about the numbers.

Someone who isn’t afraid to stand up when others are being wrong

Someone who checks their ego at the door.

Someone kind and willing to help makes great work schedules and knows his staff on a professional level.

If you could un-invent something, what would it be?

Un-invent something; what would it be?

Drugs like heroin and street drugs people are mixing with fentanyl and killing people.

So, addiction to those drugs wouldn’t be possible, and so many people who made the wrong choice to try it on their own or peer pressure wouldn’t go down such a wrong path.

And it would be good, but I feel addiction would be a good thing to go away, too. Because if people couldn’t be addicted to bad things or even good things, would our attention span be limited, and what would we be doing with our lives?

This prompt has me thinking of how if we eliminate one thing, won’t something else replace its void, and if we un-invent so much?

What would become of us? Lucky for us, it’s just a prompt, but we can still limit the things that become addicting or mind-numbing.

Think back on your most memorable road trip.

Memorable road trip?

It would have to be when we left Hawaii and visited my aunt in California before driving to Virginia.

To stay with my grandparents while my dad was getting his new assignment in the army.

I don’t remember much other than every time we drove at night and didn’t stop at a hotel or motel; I would lay across my sister’s laps and sleep and move before they woke up.

Also, I don’t remember, but in one incident, I spilled my hot chocolate on my middle sister, and then she had to share her cup of hot chocolate with me. I guess being the baby of the family had some perks.

Also, I remember we got a room for four and sneaked in my one sister, who was asleep in the car. And we made sure they didn’t see my other sister when we got back in the car in the morning.

I also remember watching old VHS tapes in a VHS player in our van so we weren’t bored out of our minds as we kept driving. At one point, our Jerry McGuire movie got stuck, and some guy was to fix it, but we never saw the tape again.

We did get to our destination and stayed in Virginia for a couple of months but soon ended up in Maryland, and sadly, that was the end of a long road trip.