The Lost Words

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December 12, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace The limits of my language means the limits of my world. - Ludwig Wittgenstein - The Lost Words "It had come to our attention that words were slipping out from the mouths and the minds of children, but it was only once the book was complete and beginning to make its way out into the world that this really hit home. In a class full of children I asked who knew what a wren was. Wren, that small brown bird, feathers small as splinters with a sharp song so loud that threads its way through hedges in parks and gardens. Not one. Not even the teacher. An absence of knowledge." Award-winning writer and illustrator Jackie Morris shares more. { read more } Be The Change For more inspiration, browse through Robert Beard's list of the 100 most beautiful words in the English language. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News What It Means to Hold Space & 8 Tips to Do it Well Turning Rain, Ice and Trees into Ephemeral Works Pushing Through: A Poem for Grieving Hearts When Someone Threw Coffee at My Face The Moment I Knew Gratitude is the Answer to Every Question 12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing How to Unhijack Your Mind from Your Phone 9 Scientists Share Their Favorite Happiness Practices DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,957 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More