Positive Word a Day

An-uh-dahyn

-noun

1. a medicine that relieves or allays pain.

2. anything that relieves distress or pain: The music was an anodyne to his grief

-adjective

3. relieving pain.

4. soothing to the mind or feelings

“On the courthouse steps, when the reporters stopped them, [Mr. Richardson] made a brief, anodyne statement about having faith in the process.”

“What if we fueled our ambitions rather than starved for our goals? What could we achieve if we fed our dreams? What if we worked to grow strong instead of focusing on losing weight? What habits would we procure if we focused on gaining something rather than losing? Could we be an example of confidence and strength? Could we reinvigorate lost aspirations? Could we inspire young girls to be unapologetically themselves?