In the past 12 months, I've begun to come alive again by reading. I stopped in college. I didn't have time. But since college has ended, and my ridiculously stressful job is in the past, I now find pleasure in the written word. So much so, that all I asked for for Christmas from my husband and his mom were gift cards to bookstores. Those have come to be quite handy and my favorite gift besides plants.

Vorfruede: (n.) the joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures.
Nemophilist: (n.) a haunter of the woods; one who loves the forest and its beauty and solitude.
Erlebnisse: (n.) the experiences, positive or negative, that we feel most deeply, and through which we truly live; not mere experiences, but Experiences.
Fernweh: (n.) an ache for distant places; the craving for travel.
Smultronställe: (n.) lit. "place of wild strawberries"; a special place discovered, treasured, returned to for solace and relaxation; a personal idyll free from stress or sadness.
Hiraeth: (n.) a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past.
++ Do you know any of these?
Which is your favorite?
++ Do you know any of these?
Which is your favorite?
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These are glorious words! I used to keep notebooks filled with interesting words and their meanings (way back in high school) but I've never come across any of your favorites =) One of my current favorite's is: Pluviophile: a lover of rain, someone who finds joy and peace of mind on rainy days. xoxo
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All it's been here are rainy days. It's unusual because Utah, while forest and mountains are everywhere, is actually a desert. So to have rain for 3 weeks in a row is extremely odd. Our crusty lawns sure do look lovely though,even though our veggie gardens are getting murdered. Haha! I love that word. Pluviophile.
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