Protean pro·​te·​an /ˈprōdēən/ Adjective adaptable, changeable, versatile “In all of its varied and protean forms, love is the tether binding our whirling lives.” – A General Theory of Love (2000) by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon

Error er·​ror /ˈerər/ Noun 1. a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech “An error doesn’t become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.” – Orlando A. Battista (1917 – 1995) 2. a belief in what is untrue “The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of humanity.” – Georg Brandes (1842... Read More

Gusto gus·​to /ˈɡəstō/ Noun enthusiastic vigor, especially in doing something “To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.” – Og Mandino (1923 – 1996)

Juxtaposition jux·​ta·​po·​si·​tion /ˌjəkstəpəˈziSHən/ Noun 1. the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side “Creativity is that marvelous capacity to grasp mutually distinct realities and draw a spark from their juxtaposition.” – Max Ernst (1891 – 1976) 2. the state of being placed “Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition; they have only a communal existence; and not only... Read More

Struggle strug·g​le /ˈstrəɡ(ə)l/ Noun/Verb noun the fight, the effort, the pains “The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle.” – Frederick Douglass (1818 – 1895) verb to continue to try, enduring failure and set backs “We grow because we struggle, we learn and overcome.” – Robert G. Allen (1902... Read More

Beset be·​set /bəˈset/ Verb to surround, to trouble, to attack “Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning.” – Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)