UGH, I was so lacking ork that I left a few lines under the photo that did not belong, now they're removed. It's so important to keep an eye on our ork.
I love the distinction you draw around the concept of Swedish "Ork"! So spot on. For some cultural reason, we are always allowed to not have "ork" in Sweden, but not having "energy enough to do it" here in the US is something of a defeat or weakness.
I think English is a kind of poor language, very little nuance. The dictionary Dutch-English is about a quarter thicker than vice-versa, which means IMO that Dutch has a bunch more words. Well I am still from the times of paper dictionaries LOL
Oh I’m loving this ‘ork’ thing…I have it…I just broke off a 22 month significant relationship I had with someone…looking back he just never had the ‘ork’…I tried to inject ‘ork’ into ‘us’ but it just never took!
How you been following Elizabeth Nickson? What do you make of her charge that satanism and ritual infanticide are built into the business model of Hollywood?
Wow what a great term. I lost my Ork last year and need an Ork gland transplant, because my Ork gland seems to have quit functioning. Maybe I need daily injections of Ork now instead? Life this past year has burned up all my Ork.
I always thought that the word "depression," an irrelevant geographic metaphor, was misleading. Many times, when people say very informally that they feel depressed, they just lack the ork, but they can't express it. It's different from any degree of sadness. Ork doesn't seem emotional either. It seems to me it's more about desire than about judgement of the self or the other.
ah, dear Celia....Thank you for addressing the issue I wanted to have a conversation with you about! What you call "ork" " or measure of interior human presence, will and capacity." I call YOUR TRUTH! That is the essence of the shift in consciousness occurring cosmically right now. We are being called to tune into our bodies and "feel" what is truth rather than intellectually making ourselves believe everything is ok when in reality, IT ISN'T! Much love and appreciation for your conscious decision to regroup and perhaps re-think all that has transpired.
My love and heartfelt support is with you! Sincerely, Renee
On a different subject, but based on the sweet picture of your cats. How wonderful that those two so obviously loved each other. I've had cats all my adult life, but while they tolerate each other there is no real closeness. Lately I've been allowing the male stray I've been feeding for going on 6 years to come inside, and he is so well behaved, but my 2 girls are so intimidated. Heavy sigh. I hope they will come to accept him eventually.
UGH, I was so lacking ork that I left a few lines under the photo that did not belong, now they're removed. It's so important to keep an eye on our ork.
In Britain the nearest would be "Oomph"
I haven't got the oomph.
I love the distinction you draw around the concept of Swedish "Ork"! So spot on. For some cultural reason, we are always allowed to not have "ork" in Sweden, but not having "energy enough to do it" here in the US is something of a defeat or weakness.
I think English is a kind of poor language, very little nuance. The dictionary Dutch-English is about a quarter thicker than vice-versa, which means IMO that Dutch has a bunch more words. Well I am still from the times of paper dictionaries LOL
Oh I’m loving this ‘ork’ thing…I have it…I just broke off a 22 month significant relationship I had with someone…looking back he just never had the ‘ork’…I tried to inject ‘ork’ into ‘us’ but it just never took!
Thanks for introducing it to us!
How you been following Elizabeth Nickson? What do you make of her charge that satanism and ritual infanticide are built into the business model of Hollywood?
https://elizabethnickson.substack.com/p/is-jennifer-lopez-responsible-for
Wow what a great term. I lost my Ork last year and need an Ork gland transplant, because my Ork gland seems to have quit functioning. Maybe I need daily injections of Ork now instead? Life this past year has burned up all my Ork.
Got my mojo workin...
In the spirit of “ork” this word, Verve, just popped up on my daily word email!
https://worddaily.com/words/verve/
Fascinating concept.
I always thought that the word "depression," an irrelevant geographic metaphor, was misleading. Many times, when people say very informally that they feel depressed, they just lack the ork, but they can't express it. It's different from any degree of sadness. Ork doesn't seem emotional either. It seems to me it's more about desire than about judgement of the self or the other.
ah, dear Celia....Thank you for addressing the issue I wanted to have a conversation with you about! What you call "ork" " or measure of interior human presence, will and capacity." I call YOUR TRUTH! That is the essence of the shift in consciousness occurring cosmically right now. We are being called to tune into our bodies and "feel" what is truth rather than intellectually making ourselves believe everything is ok when in reality, IT ISN'T! Much love and appreciation for your conscious decision to regroup and perhaps re-think all that has transpired.
My love and heartfelt support is with you! Sincerely, Renee
I absolutely love the concept of Ork! Definitely needed in our vocabulary.
Plus, don’t forget that it also gave us Mork and Orson. :-)
(I would never have posted such a lame comment were I not in a shame free zone.)
Gumption? But you’re right we don’t go around saying “do you have the gumption to…”
On a different subject, but based on the sweet picture of your cats. How wonderful that those two so obviously loved each other. I've had cats all my adult life, but while they tolerate each other there is no real closeness. Lately I've been allowing the male stray I've been feeding for going on 6 years to come inside, and he is so well behaved, but my 2 girls are so intimidated. Heavy sigh. I hope they will come to accept him eventually.
Similarly, the Finnish word "sisu".
Some define it as stamina, but that would be an incomplete definition.
The word is also used in Estonian, with similar meaning.
The closest thing I can think of in English is to say, “I don’t have it in me.”