word of the day: hermetic (adj).

hermetic [her-meh-tick] (adjective); staying away from other people; complete and airtight. for example: her heart is very hermetic (it’s safer this way). 

 

verbal vitamin 15: khalil gibran

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth. – khalil gibran (special thanks to amanda for putting me onto his writings)

 

verbal vitamin 14

we cannot waste time. we can only waste ourselves. – george m. adams

 

word of the day: apace (v.)

apace [ay-pase] (verb) to move quickly; hella fast. for example: time apaces when i’m with you.

 

word of the day: trow (v.)

trow [tro] (verb); to think or believe for example: i trow that i am capable of doing anything.

 

verbal vitamin 13 (dalai lama)

every day, think as you wake up: today i am fortunate to have woken up: i am alive. i have a precious human life; i am not going to waste it. i am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. i am going to have kind thoughts towards others, i am not [...]

 

verbal vitamin 12

don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries – astrid alauda

 

word of the day: respite (n.)

respite [ree-spyte] (noun): a break from a tough situation for example: after a long week, i am looking forward to my respite this weekend–complete with nintendo, ice cream and netflix. swag.  

 

verbal vitamin 11

a penny will hide the biggest star in the universe if you hold it close enough to your eye. – samuel grafton

 

word of the day: abditory (n.)

abditory [ab-dee-tory] (noun.); a place where you hide your valuables. for example: he kept his feelings in an abditory so that no one would steal them.