Living Well

THE BOOK IS HERE, with hundreds of new definitions: bit.ly Available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook, read by the author. ambedo - n. a kind of melancholic trance in which you become completely absorbed in vivid sensory details-raindrops skittering down a window, tall trees leaning in the wind, clouds of cream swirling in your coffee. --- All the gorgeous beach and desert footage was shot and contributed by reader Jeff Dotson. Check out more of his work at andeffects.com or on Vimeo at vimeo.com --- And if you have footage that might fit well in a future Dictionary episode, send me an email at obscuresorrows at gmail. THE DICTIONARY OF OBSCURE SORROWS dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by John Koenig. Each original definition aims to fill a hole in the language—to give a name to emotions we all might experience but don’t yet have a word for. Follow the project, give feedback, suggest an emotion you need a word for, or just tell me about your day. Email the author: obscuresorrows@gmail.com Facebook facebook.com Twitter @ObscureSorrows twitter.com ETYMOLOGY From Latin, it's a play on the word "albedo," which is a measure of light reflectivity. "Ambedo" is the opposite, a measure of how much you absorb the world.

Focusing on the moment after you wake up and the way you breathe can make an enormous impact on your life, says Master Shi Heng Yi, because “so many things are made to pour the attention and energy out of you.”