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Tenebrific is darkness and gloom in one glorious descriptive term. Tenebrific is Latin in origin (combining tenebrea which translated would be darkness + fic) and it's one of those deliciously poetic words that adds a poignant touch to whatever it may be used in. Winter, especially those seemingly dead middling weeks that stretch on forever… Continue reading Word Nerd: Tenebrific
"I've often felt that dreams are answers to questions we haven't yet figured out how to ask."~ Mulder, The X-Files Dreams are so completely fascinatingly complex. The dreamscape is people with so much, and it's very existence is layered, nuanced, and filled with wisdom, fear, joy, wonder, creativity, and symbolism. In dreams we live out… Continue reading Monday Mantra 95
Chirography is the art or study of handwriting in all of it's aspects (including scriptotherapy!). Chirography is distinct from typography in that it is focused on what is written by and from the hand, not printed fonts (which are an amazing category unto themselves - and quite rightly so). I am a huge fan of… Continue reading Word Nerd: Chirography
"Remember, life is way too short to be anything but marvelous."~ Soul Wisdom Life is so many things, made up of a variety of experiences and choices and emotions, but at the end of it all, life is marvelous and to think otherwise is to do life, and ourselves an incredibly great injustice. Just being… Continue reading Monday Mantra 94
Lilt is another one of those oh, so charmingly simple looking words (much like limn) that holds so much in it's definition. Lilt is a spirited, rhythmical, light, and pleasant way of sounding or moving and how utterly lovely is that?! While I defined lilt as a noun for descriptive means, lilt is also a… Continue reading Word Nerd: Lilt
"Turn and face the strange."~ David Bowie, Changes Everything changes and everything is strange - David Bowie always knew what He was about and that is a gift that can and should be embraced by everyone. You really and truly must turn and face the strange, your strange, if you want to fully and completely… Continue reading Monday Mantra 93
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