Vulnerary

Vulnerary  : used for or useful in healing wounds. 

 

From  wordsmith.org   I rely on this site when it comes to the A to Z Challenge. 

 

Seems fitting. An agent that helps heal wounds. I'm feeling a little beat up, how about you?

 

Above image is plantain. I see this stuff all over in the park I walk. 

I searched  Mother Earth News for vulnerary & boom, a rabbit hole to slip down. 

I had no idea Mother Earth News had such store of online  information. 

Had a subscription back in the 70's.

 

Rosemary 

"This divine herb has a multitude of properties. It’s a potent skin-cell regenerative, 

 mucolytic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, circulatory stimulant, vulnerary, antioxidant, 

antifungal, analgesic and deodorizing agent."

 

 

Reference for all kinds of herbs, preparations, uses. 

I enjoyed the ride on this topic. Totally unexpected word. 

 Let me know if you did a little poking around.

Take Your Time

Time. We all have what seems like a lot more of it. But not really. 

We just have less structure. 

What can we do to "fill the time" with good things? How about you?

 

The link to these synonyms goes on & on with other starters...like "sit tight". Can we sit loose?

I've referred to a few things I'm doing creatively lately as going down the rabbit hole. 

 A reference to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Entering something strange & surreal.

Also time consuming. 

Yup that fits.

I love word play & origin, so excuse my enticing you down this particular rabbit hole.

But then again it could lead somewhere interesting. 

Keep wandering. 

Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows A to Z Challenge

A friend sent me a link to the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows awhile ago. It is a beautiful, thought provoking endeavor by John Koenig.  Link is to his TED talk. He makes up words that don't exist to describe feelings we all have as humans. Then little videos are created to introduce you to the word.

A couple examples to get you curious. 

A good list of the words to browse via BuzzFeed 

Take a few moments & have a look. It might change your perspective.