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Cool stuff. 50+ Listening. Finding our mythic ground - SHARON BLACKIE. This article originally appeared on the Garrison Institute blog.

Finding our mythic ground - SHARON BLACKIE

We think we make them up, the myths, stories and dreams which so richly define the human imagination. But what if they have an existence that’s independent of us? What if they come to us as psychopomps – a beautiful old word of Greek origins which means ‘soul guide’? Becoming Elder Archives - SHARON BLACKIE. I’m 57 years old going on 58, and I keep waiting for my hair to turn grey.

Becoming Elder Archives - SHARON BLACKIE

It refuses. Instead, the red in it which I always loved has simply faded to duller and darker. The same thing has happened to everyone on my father’s side of the family with my... Facebook. Life goals. □ - The Mind Unleashed.

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Knowmads. Music. Poland. Radio. Sweden. Travel. 11 Beautiful Japanese Words That Don't Exist In English. Once, when I asked my friend from a small tribe in Burma how they would say “breakfast” there, she told me that they didn’t have a word for it because they only ate twice a day--lunch and dinner.

11 Beautiful Japanese Words That Don't Exist In English

I happen to have a lot of friends who speak English as their second language and that made me realize that a language has a lot to do with its culture’s uniqueness. Because of that, there are some untranslatable words. In Japanese culture, people have a lot of appreciation towards nature and it is very important to be polite towards others. That politeness and the nature appreciation reflected on to its language and created some beautiful words that are not translatable to English.