Rupestrine is a fancy word for plants and animals that make their home on cliffs and crags. They’re the rock stars of the natural world, straight from the Latin word rūpēs, meaning steep cliff. Rock on!
Rupestrine
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Boketto
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Boketto (ぼけっと) is a delightful Japanese word that means zoning out or staring vacantly with a clear mind, like a mini mental vacation. Who knew daydreaming could be an art form?
IKIGAI
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The magical overlap where what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what you can get paid for all come together – it’s the recipe for a life that is truly meaningful.
FLÂNEUR
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Noun /flä-ˈnər/ Someone who walks around not doing anything in particular but watching people and society.
FREUDENFREUDE
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FREUDENFREUDE noun / FROI-dən-/fró-duh / The bliss we feel when someone else succeeds, even if we weren’t directly involved.
Home Is The Nicest Word
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Home is the nicest word there is. ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
1,700 Words
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William Shakespeare is credited with the invention or introduction of over 1,700 words that are still used in English today.
Superstition
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Human beings…are far too prone to generalize from one instance. The technical word for this, interestingly enough, is superstition. ~ Francis Crick
There Is A Wordless Song
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In the depth of my soul there is a wordless song- a song that lives in the seed of my heart. ~ Kahlil Gibran
Words Are Like Keys
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Words are like keys. If you choose the right ones, they can open any heart.