Beautiful words

There is something almost religious in the structure of this judgment. It recalls Calvinist anxieties. You are being watched. You are always being watched. And your salvation lies in being chill enough to seem unaffected.

Literally translated, sitzfleisch means 'sitting meat' or 'sitting flesh' – in other words, a term for one’s behind or bottom. But this German word has strong connotations in the working world, where it implies a great deal more than just the physical part of the body you sit on.

To have sitzfleisch means the ability to sit still for the long... See more

The news, as @soya_jones notes in his caption, gives us the lowlight reel – the political theatre, the diplomatic posturing, the conflicts that sell views and drive engagement. But behind every headline about sanctions or summits are millions of people living ordinary lives, raising families, sharing meals, helping strangers on two wheels. People... See more

Quiddity : a word I love. It means “the inherent nature or essence of someone or something.” The you-ness of you. That is what the best poets translate through their writing—formal or free verse, ruminative or praising, expansive or brief. It’s the way one listens to the singular voice channeled through themand delivers that voice alive on the... See more