Thankful

I woke up.
I have clothes to wear.
I have running water.
I have food to eat.
Life is good.
I am thankful.

Regret

Regret. It is a common yet immensely powerful emotion experienced by everyone.

But, like most people say, it is useless to regret something, right? You should not linger on an event you cannot change.

The psychological behaviors of humans are intertwined with motivation. When the desire to reach a goal overcomes the obstacles in the way, we learn to break barriers.

Regret comes from the unforgiving rigidity of the past. Aching for what you cannot change can become an extraordinary source of extrinsic motivation.

You swore to yourself, “I won't make the same mistake again”, and so, you pushed past your limits, you acted differently from before, because your regrets motivated you and moved you forward.

Regrets can fundamentally change your mind. The stronger it is, the stronger it affects you.

So look at the things you wish you did, look at the things you wish you didn't do. Don't let go of your regrets, grip onto them instead.

That, is how you grow.

20 of the World's Most Beautiful Untranslatable Words

By Andrea Reisenauer, 

As every language learner probably knows, translating between two languages is no easy task. Each language has its own linguistic, grammatical and semantic complexities, and many ideas are simply "lost in translation."

The relationship between words and their meaning is a fascinating one. Linguists have spent decades deconstructing and studying words and their meaning and trying to discover why there are so many feelings and ideas that we can't put words to. Many languages are simply not able to capture the essence of the meaning of a word in another language and these words are often considered "untranslatable."

While there are thousands upon thousands of untranslatable words, today we're going to take a look at 20 of the most magical words that have no direct translation in English in 20 different foreign languages. These beautiful words provide a fascinating glimpse into foreign languages and cultures and the human condition itself.

1. Waldeinsamkeit

German

The German word waldeinsamkeit refers to the feeling of being alone in the woods, solitude, and a connectedness to nature. It consists of two words: "wald," meaning forest, and "einsamkeit," meaning loneliness or solitude. It hints at both the feeling of being alone in the woods and also at a peaceful oneness with nature.

2. Iktsuarpok

Inuit

Iktsuarpok refers to the feeling of anticipation when you're expecting someone that leads you to constantly check to see if they're coming. It's the impatient excitement for a visit that makes you look out the window countless times in hope of seeing your guest arrive.  

3. Komorebi

Japanese

Komorebi is a Japanese word that refers to the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees. The word is made up of three kanji and the hiragana particle れ. The first kanji means "tree" or "trees," the second kanji refers to "escape," and the third kanji means "light" or "sun."

4. Sobremesa

Spanish

Sobremesa is the Spanish word that refers to the time spent after lunch or dinner socializing with the people you shared the meal with. Meals are a very important part of the Spanish culture, and the Spanish people value the time spent relaxing and chatting after finishing eating. The Catalan equivalent is sobretaula.

5. Goya

Urdu

Goya is an Urdu word that refers to the transporting suspension of disbelief that happens when fantasy is so realistic that it temporarily becomes reality. It is usually associated with good, powerful storytelling.

6. Mångata

Swedish

This beautiful Swedish word refers to the road-like reflection of the moon on the water. It's the long, wavy shape that appears across the water when the moon is shining on it. It is made up of the prefixes "Måne" meaning moon, and "gata" meaning street/road. For this reason,  it is sometimes indirectly translated as "moon-path," "moon-river," "moon-track," or "moon-wake."

7. Saudade

Portuguese

Saudade refers to the feeling of longing for something or someone that you love which is lost. This feeling of emptiness, melancholy or nostalgia is often considered characteristic of the Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese temperament, although it also entered Galician Spanish with the same spelling. It carries with it the repressed knowledge that the object of longing may never return and was once described as "the love that remains" after someone is gone. It is a bittersweet, empty feeling of something or someone that is missing.

8. Kilig

Tagalog

The Tagalog noun kilig is often used in the Philippine culture to refer to the thrilling feeling of butterflies in your stomach that you typically feel when something romantic happens. When used as an adjective, it refers to the exhilaration a person feels during an exciting or romantic experience, such as catching your crushes' eye for the first time or watching a marriage proposal.

9. Hiraeth

Welsh

Hiraeth is a Welsh word that refers to homesickness mixed with grief and sadness over the lost or departed, or a type of longing for the homeland or the romanticized past. It represents a mixture of longing, nostalgia, wistfulness and yearning. The concept of hiraeth is considerably similar to the Portuguese saudade mentioned earlier, the Romanian dor, and the Ethiopian tizita.

10. Mamihlapinatapei

Yaghan

The word mamihlapinatapai (sometimes also spelled mamihlapinatapei) comes from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego. It refers to the wordless, meaningful look shared by two people who both want to initiate something, but are reluctant to do so. It also can refer to an unspoken but private moment shared by two people when each person knows the other understands and is in agreement with what is being expressed. Mamihlapinatapai is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "most succinct word" and is considered remarkably difficult to translate.

11. Hyggelig

Danish

This Danish word refers to a warm, friendly, cozy, delightfully intimate moment or thing. It gives off imagery of a candlelit winter evening at home with warm blankets and maybe a bit of alcohol. While there are similar words in German (gemütlichkeit), Swedish (gemytlig) and Norwegian (hyggelig), there is no direct translation in English.

12. Flâner

French

Perhaps one of the most Parisian of all French words, the verb "flâner" was defined in the 19th century by the Paris literary crowd. It refers to the art of leisurely strolling the streets of Paris without any goal or destination simply for the pleasure of soaking up the city's beauty. These aimless pedestrians are known as "flâneurs."  

13. Ya'aburnee

Arabic

While the Arabic word ya'aburneeliterally means "you bury me," the concept it represents goes far deeper than that (no pun intended). Ya'aburneeis a way to declare your hope that your loved one will outlive you because of how unbearable it would be to live without them. It is a gorgeous, painful expression of desire to spare yourself the pain of a life without a person you love.

14. Ré nao (热闹)

Chinese

The Chinese word ré nao is usually translated as "lively" or "bustling," but its true meaning goes beyond these adjectives. A place or situation that is ré nao is not only fun and lively, but also has a special vibe that makes everyone want to be there. A lively, special bar or club may be ré nao, but so might a university class or meeting with friends.

15. Utepils

Norwegian

Utepils is a Norwegian word that literally translates to "outdoor lager." Utepils has taken on several different interpretations within Scandinavian culture and among beer drinkers worldwide throughout the generations, but it typically refers to the act of sitting outside on a sunny day enjoying a beer. It also may refer to the first beer you drink outside on a warm, sunny day, and is the (great) name of a brewing company.

16. Toska

Russian

The Russian word toska can be roughly translated to mean sadness or lugubriousness, but according to Lolita author Vladimir Nabokov, these English words don't come close to its real meaning. "No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes, yearning. In particular cases it may be the desire for somebody or something specific, nostalgia, love-sickness. At the lowest level it grades into ennui, boredom."

17. Jijivisha

Hindi

The Hindi word jijivisha refers to the strong, eternal desire to live and to continue living. It is usually used to talk about a person who loves life and always has intense emotions and desires to live and thrive.

18. Firgun

Hebrew

Firgun is a modern, informal Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture that describes a generosity of spirit and the unselfish joy that something good has happened or might happen to someone else. Another possible definition describes firgun as a genuine, unselfish feeling of delight or pride in someone else's accomplishment. The infinitive verb form of the word, lefargen, means to make someone feel good without any ulterior motives.

19. Gezelligheid

Dutch

This Dutch word can be associated with the Danish concept of hyggelig and the German concept of gemütlichkeit, although its definition depends on the context. Gezelligheid refers to a convivial, cozy, or warm atmosphere, but can also refer to the warmth of being with loved ones, the feeling of seeing a friend after a long absence, or a general togetherness that provides a feeling of warmth. Many consider it the word that most closely encompasses the heart of Dutch culture.

20. Merak

Serbian

The Serbian word merak is a wonderful little word that refers to a feeling of bliss and the sense of oneness with the universe that comes from the simplest of pleasures. It is the pursuit of small, daily pleasures that all add up to a great sense of happiness and fulfillment.

All of these beautiful words defy direct English translation and provide a magical glimpse into different languages, cultures, and the human experience.

I'm strong because I know my weaknesses. I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness.

Hardest thing in life?

To confess that you love,
To get empathy in return,

To say a:
No to a dog,
Yes to an ex.
Why to an elder,
& How to someone too young.

To hang on,
To let go,
To move on,
To catch up.

To suck up,
To let down,
To stand up,
To turn down.

To speak up,
To slow down.
To step up,
To climb down.

To close down,
To shut down.
To fall down,
To lie down.

To break up,
To rise up.

To get up, when knocked down,
To fight hard and win.

To learn something new,
Discard something old.
Accept someone different,
And say bye to someone you loved.

To live without spending some dignity,
And to die without earning some friends.

Life is full of hard things to do, but the hardest is still, to just do nothing - to care about no one and to be someone you aren’t.

Sometimes all you need is that one smile to keep you going.

Your smile is contagious, no matter how angry or sad I am, all I need is to take one look at your smile and everything seems a little better

'Ek tarfa pyar ki taaqat hi kuch aur hoti hai, auro ke rishton ki tarah yeh do logon mein nahi bathti, sirf mera haq hai ispe (unrequited love has its own strength, it doesn't get divided between two people, it is only mine to claim).'