Wild Words: A collection of words from around the world that describe happenings in nature

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Up to 50 poems will also be published as an eBook. These will be chosen by the project organisers. Their decision is final. Equinox (pronounced ekk-wee-nox) - An equinox is when the sun’s centre crosses the equator and day and night are of equal length everywhere. This happens twice each year! In her new book, Rest Easy, Ximena Vengoechea describes rest as “a state of being in which nothing is required of us. It’s a time where we can just be.” For writers who are typing away in addition to holding down a day job and parenting, rest can feel illusive, but as it turns out, rest is an essential tool of any creative practice. In our modern world, accessing restorative rest requires awareness and intention alongside a healthy spirit of experimentation, which is exactly what we’re talking about in this practical and empowering episode.

A culture that is considering the reintroduction of wolf, lynx and boar may wish to consider renewing their place-names This is a very gorgeous font that is belonging to the brush typeface family. This font family has three styles including Bold, Italic, and Roman. It has 260 unique glyphs and 294 stylish brush characters. Book: Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World by Jenn Granneman & Andre Sólo Now I enjoy adapting techniques from many sources (Evolutionary, Arts and Body-based Psychotherapy; Non-duality; Buddhism; Zen; Christianity; Somatic Experiencing; Yoga; Qigong; Focusing; Shamanic Practice; 5Rhythms) to offer enlivening mini-experiments to aid you on your word-crafting path. Camouflage (pronounced cam-oh-flar-je) - When something is camouflaged, it means it is coloured in a way that looks like its surroundings. Some animals use camouflage to protect themselves from predators, or even to sneak up on prey! Mountain hares can even change the colour of their coat depending on the time of year. In summer they are grey-brown, so they are hard to spot against the heather moorland. In winter, they are almost completely white, so they disappear against the snow.In Gathering: A Place Aware Guide to the Cairngorms, Scottish-born and internationally recognised poet Alec Finlay gives evocative insight into the importance of being ‘place-aware’ when he writes:

This is a great starter activity to engage with place and leads nicely into the ‘Act like a Victorian Explorer’ task from (Mission Explore: John Muir). Find a plant, fungi or other natural object of interest and devise your own name for it, just as the Victoria Explorers would have done upon discovering that object for the very first time.Media bombards us every second of every day. With so much noise stimulating our brains, nervous systems, and hearts, how might we return to ourselves? The answer, in part, is rewilding. My guest today is writer Lily Diamond, who shares her take on the essential practice of remembering who we are, and offers suggestions for how to cope with the world around us. Equator (pronounced ee-kway-tor) - An imaginary circle around the earth which is halfway between the North and South Poles. We require such third party’s to use the personal information we transfer to them only for the purpose for which it was transferred and not to retain it for longer than is required for fulfilling the said purpose.

If you’re a blogger, can you blog less frequently? Sending a weekly newsletter? Make it every other week (or monthly!). Producing a podcast? Maybe end the season early. Drafting your novel? Keep going, but remove the pressure. Writing 1,000 words per day? Try 250. The play-by-play experience of finding out Obama chose her book for his summer reading list (and why she was ready to experience it) After repeated use, the techniques of stage 2 will drop down into the unconscious, and become instinctual. You will find you increasingly use them in the first draft stage. Fiction writing exists for these purposes as much as autobiographical writing and spoken-word poetry. As human beings, we are fundamentally metaphorical creatures. We construct symbolic systems at various levels of abstraction, to meet our biological needs. When we write a story we won’t always understand the source of our need for expression. That’s fine. All that is important is that we learn to trust our natural ability to tell stories and that we know ourselves to be part of something bigger that informs the creative process. So remember, storytelling saves lives. You're doing war work!I completed an honours degree in English literature, before working in film production. I worked on feature films including The Full Monty. In my twenties I was an award winning short filmmaker and screenwriter in London. I was a winner of the Sky Moviemax Short Film of The Year Award. I also gave creative support to other writers, and read scripts for Sky Television. Later I began teaching creative writing for The University of Exeter and The Open University. Pollination (pronounced poll-in-ai-shun) - Pollination is the process that allows plants to reproduce. It refers to the transferring of pollen from one flower to another. This can be done by wind but most plants need pollinators, like bees, to transfer the pollen by flying from plant to plant. Learning what makes your brain and body feel supported and safe is an act of self-love. With a spirit of experimentation, this episode offers a variety of ways to soothe your nervous system, tune in to what feels good, and prioritize rest on a daily basis. Naming their discoveries in this way encourages children to look in detail at their surroundings and always produces some imaginative responses; who doesn’t wish the nettle was really called ‘fiery dragon teeth plant’? Share the names created and then task others in the group to explore the area and guess what species they refer to.