Amazing, Awesome, Fabulous, Incredible, Breathtaking

I hear these words used frequently. I use them frequently.

I’m not sure they are always being used appropriately.

On one hand, can chocolate chip cookies be amazing? Sure.

Is every chocolate chip cookie amazing? Absolutely not.

These terms are often used to draw us to certain articles or web pages. The result is usually much less than breathtaking.

The first time we enjoy something, it is often amazing. The next time, not as much.

I heard one man say that the first time we see the Rocky Mountains we enjoy them because of what they are. The second time we see them, we enjoy them because of what we are.

The first few weeks on a job, we are so grateful for the opportunity to have it. Soon, we can become critical and ungrateful.

The same couple that looked into one another’s eyes at the wedding altar say the meanest things months down the road.

Truly amazing things have to be appreciated by character.

Hype is false advertising.

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