

Diaphanous (adj.); light, translucent, and delicate
It's 1:47 AM and my dad is calling. "Dad?" "Hi sweetie." "Why are you calling me so late?" He would go on to explain that my 71 year old...
Bayanihan (n.); a spirit of communal unity and cooperation
There has been something pressing on my mind lately. Something that I am sure is pressing on your mind as well. Las Vegas. I understand...
Otiose (adj.); being at leisure; idle; indolent
Yesterday was the 2017 Solar Eclipse. An event in which the moon passes in front of the sun causing incredible solar flares in addition...
Arcadian (adj.); idyllically innocent; simple and untroubled by fear or worry
"Miss Karissa, will you race me?" This was a sentence that I must have heard a thousand times over the last week. And it was awesome! I...
Recherche (adj.); carefully chosen, rare, exotic
Sometimes I feel like I don't matter. I feel like I am just a small speck in this great big world. Sometimes I think that I can't make...
Meliorism (n.); the belief that humans can improve the world
Here's something... what if you took five minutes out of your day to compliment a stranger? What if, in the midst of a frustrating...
Wabbit (adj.); exhausted or slightly unwell
Recently I have discovered that I have spread myself too thin. I think it runs in my family because my mom does this all the time. We are...
Mizpah (n.); the deep emotional bond between people.
So, my little brothers are graduation in twenty-four hours. I'm having some major moments of sisterly sentimentality. We are only four...
Redamancy (n.); the act of loving the one who loves you; a love returned in full.
I love love. I always have. Weddings, romantic gestures, chick flicks, etc. I love the feeling of being loved. I love having my affection...
Entelechy (n.); the realization of potential
A few days ago, I cut my hair. Not a trim or just a change in my layers... I cut nine (9) inches off. NINE! My hair went from being...