Linguaphile For The Love of People
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”…
Words Worth
Shinrin-yoku – Forest Bathing
The Japanese are amazing people, able to distill concepts down to their basics and in so doing create incredible beauty of sight, mind and soul. Wabi-sabi is one example, creating…
I Recognize THAT Cognate!
Cognates: Words in two more more languages with similar spellings and pronunciations. They also have similar meanings. Have you noticed words that sound alike in different languages that end up…
Petrichor
Each raindrop fallsa miniature explosionin the dustshooting tiny parcelsof scent skywardin the breezeto hint a promiseof hope beneaththe blackened hillsbeyond the wildfire. (thinking of my home province thirsting for rain…
Meraki – The Love of Creation
A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art. Paul Cezanne More than just art, everything we do reflects who we are, what makes us tick,…
Pluviophile
Who doesn’t like rain? Sure there are those days you get caught out with your umbrella still in the hall closet; or you are stuck in the middle of nowhere…