I’m having a hard time getting into my groove after the holiday weekend. I feel a little frazzled and distracted and out of focus. I think that this is a common feeling for people, after getting off of their regular routines for some time, like after vacations or holidays, although I don’t have the right word for it. I wish that I did. Any ideas?
Another sensation that has been happening for me a lot lately is that feeling of being hungry, but then nothing appeals to me, to eat. I’m starving, but I stare at the cupboard or inside of the refrigerator, or even start to consider somewhere to get take-out, and none of it interests me. I literally looked up “the word” to describe this occurrence and no word really exists for this happening, in the English language. There should be a word for this feeling. I know that it is a relatively common sensation. I have felt it many times. Again, any ideas? Perhaps it is a form of ennui, or maybe it is a function of coming off a major binge of sugar, from birthday cake to Easter candy to ice cream, with a variety of Easter candy sprinkled on top of the ice cream. I don’t really know. Don’t worry, I still eat. Too much. But nothing seems to satisfy. There is a difference between satisfying physical hunger and satisfying a longing for edible enchantment. Taste is different than satiation, although we often lump it all together. Being fed through a tube will keep your nutrients up, but it will not satisfy your senses. That is why eating an incredibly delightful, delicious meal, when you are famished is such an enthralling, titillating epicurean experience.
Here’s another example of something which we need a word for in our language: We need a word for events in our lives that we NEVER tire of experiencing. My friend who has lived in Florida longer than I have, and who lives closer to the water than I do, group texted this morning that she saw dolphins playing. She said that people who were visiting our neck of the woods, were all clapping. All of us friends agreed that seeing dolphins is something that never loses its magic, even though when living in coastal Florida, it’s a relatively common experience. What is the word for phenomena in our lives, that no matter how many times the events happen, they never lose their luster and enchantment? What are some other examples of these wonderful experiences? Kissing a baby’s head. Watching puppies frolic around. Waking up to the first snow. Sunrises. Sunsets. Jumping in a pool on scorching hot day. The list goes on and on . . .
I know that you are a creative bunch. Let’s come up with words for these feelings and happenings in our lives, that are shared enough that they deserve words. These things have earned words to describe them!!! Let me know your thoughts in my Comments section. Also, staying with this line of thought, what is the word for an event or a sensation that deserves a word, but doesn’t have a universal word to describe it??? Unappreciated, for sure.
Are you passing on love, or are you passing on pain? Heal your pain and pass on love.