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Immiseration is the act of making people, a country, an organization, etc poor or impoverished. Immiseration is derived from the New Latin immiserāre (Latin in- (causative pref.) and miser (wretched)) which in turn is derived from the German verelenden (to sink into misery), ver- (causative pref.), and Elend (poverty). Immiseration means to make miserable, especially… Continue reading Word Nerd: Immiseration
“You are not a mess. You are a feeling person in a messy world.” ~ Glennon Doyle Melton We could all use a gentle reminder... "You are not a mess. You are a feeling person in a messy world." Stop and think about that for a second. "You are not a mess." - this is… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 324 – You are not a mess. You are a feeling person in a messy world.
Myötähäpeä is Finnish for personal embarrassment one feels on account of and for another who is making a fool of him or herself. Myötähäpeä is the combination of myötä (co-) and häpeä (shame). Myötähäpeä is that feeling of embarrassment or shame that one can feel for another person or character when they do something cringey,… Continue reading Word Nerd: Myötähäpeä
"It takes a great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory and still learn to love it" ~ Oscar Wilde The world, our world, is what we make of it... "It takes a great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory and still learn to… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 323 – It takes a great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory and still learn to love it
“Sometimes the most healing thing to do is remind ourselves over and over and over, other people feel this too." ~ Andrea Gibson We are never truly alone... "Sometimes the most healing thing to do is remind ourselves over and over and over, other people feel this too." It is something of a fact that… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 322 ~ Sometimes the most healing thing to do is remind ourselves over and over and over, other people feel this too…
Lugubrious means mournful, sorrowful, dismal, or melancholy especially in a way that seems exaggerated. Lugubrious derives from the Latin lugēre (to mourn). Lugubrious was first used around 1585. Lugubrious is something of a mouthful of a word that holds a heavy, sad, though often exaggerated meaning. While one can mourn deeply over something or someone,… Continue reading Word Nerd: Lugubrious
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