Word Nerd: Jacinthe

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Jacinthe (pronounced as zha-SANT in French) is a beautiful color described as a moderate orange that is yellower and stronger than honeydew and yellower and slightly lighter than Persian orange. Or in simpler terms, jacinthe is a lovely yellowish orange shade. Jacinthe is also a rather delightful name variation of Hyacinth.

The jacinthe color of the dress in Lady in a Yellow Dress by Max Kurzweil has been highlighted for your sensory engagement…

Jacinthe is a very Autumnal color and it’s a color I quite love. What do you think about the color of jacinthe?

Namaste ~ Ella

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19Sep2016

Monday Mantra 128 – When we love and accept ourselves, the World fits around us

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“When we love and accept ourselves, the World fits around us”~ Dawn Turner via Tiny Buddha

This quote jumped out at me from my inbox last week and struck the cords of my heart-strings like some sort of melodic harp. Just how beautiful, magical, and utterly truthful are Dawn Turner’s words – “When we love and accept ourselves, the World fits around us.”?! There is no need for this tug-of-war that we wage within and with-out ourselves as we try to fit into the World around us. If we simply embrace our own truth and provide ourselves with love and acceptance, the World does this seemingly extraordinary thing by fitting around us. There is room for everyone and the World can be quite the accommodating place once we stop struggling to be something we are not and just become fully what we are. I encourage you to read Dawn’s lovely article (click here) and provide yourself with the greatest gift you can give to the World – YOU!!!

Namaste ~ Ella

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14Sep2016

Word Nerd: Lacuna

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Lacuna (plural lacunae or lacunas) means a gap or interval and derived from the Latin lacūna (ditch or pit). Lacuna can also mean a small cavity, pit, or discontinuity in an anatomical structure, such as the holes in bones caused by osteoporosis or a cavity in a tooth. Lacuna seems an appropriate word to come across in this time of high electoral interest since so many politicians seem to have various levels of lacuna at play in their discussions.

Even at a glance you can tell this book has some serious lacunae going on…

I actually came across lacuna for the very first time this week while reading a review and I simply had to share it! What do you think of lacuna and have you heard it used or read it before?

Namaste ~ Ella

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