> These days, many of us feel anxious, disoriented and uncertain about the ground we stand on. Carlos Alberto Sanchez @locoprof [https://twitter.com/locoprof?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], professor of philosophy at San Jose State University, says Mexican philosophy has a concept to describe how we're all…
> “Words are never ‘only words’; they matter because they define the contours of what we can do.” Slavoj Žižek — Philosophy On Ice (@PhilosophyOI) November 9, 2020 [https://twitter.com/PhilosophyOI/status/1325792805722050562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
> How to recover from the grief caused by the pandemic? "The word 'healing' is derived from the word ‘whole,'" writes @DrAmithaMD [https://twitter.com/DrAmithaMD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]. "Healing then is a return to wholeness — not a return to sameness." https:…
> "Ukeireru is a word used in Japan to describe the acceptance of people and things around us. Not a cultural experience, but a way of life." https://t.co/bNdb8nfoZK pic.twitter.com/vJwx3IIN8k [https://t.co/vJwx3IIN8k] — Scott Barry Kaufman (@sbkaufman) July 8, 2020 [https://twitter.…
> From “utepils” (Norwegian, “beer that is enjoyed outside, particularly on the first hot day of the year”) to “mbuki-mvuki” (Bantu, “to shed clothes to dance uninhibited”), the Positive Lexicography Project gathers untranslatable words describing happiness. https://t.co/TPSnKraDBY — The New Yorker (@NewYorker) July 7, 2020 [https://twitter.com/…
> This is how to stay sane for the next 15+ days: 1. Exercise every day. 2. Try "social closening" -- Pick up the phone and call someone. 3. Meditate. 4. Do something small for someone else. (via @amandaripley [https://twitter.com/amandaripley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]) https:…
> From “utepils” (Norwegian, “beer that is enjoyed outside, particularly on the first hot day of the year”) to “mbuki-mvuki” (Bantu, “to shed clothes to dance uninhibited”), the Positive Lexicography Project gathers untranslatable words describing happiness. https://t.co/M2exMrLxm8 — The New Yorker (@NewYorker) May 28, 2019 [https://twitter.com/…
From Roman Ruins? Sure, but Bulgaria’s Second City Offers So Much More in this morning's New York Times. > “Aylyak” is one of those untranslatable concepts you find in many languages: a distillation of a way of life, which, in Plovdiv’s case, is a carefree attitude…