won-der-ful / ˈwəndərfəl adjective astonishing; excellent; marvelous Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. Hans Christian Andersen, 1805-1875   admirable Do something wonderful, people may imitate it. Albert Schweitzer, 1875-1965   of a sort causing amazement How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. Author Unknown; often attributed to Anne Frank, 1929-1945

co-coa / ˈkōkō noun a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of a cacao plant [M]ake sure to use non-alkalized cocoa powder or dark chocolate containing more than 70% cocoa if you want to maximize health benefits. Elise Mendl, ?- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/cocoa-powder-nutrition-benefits   a beverage made by mixing cacao powder with water or milk; served hot Animal crackers and cocoa to drink, That... Read More

lost / lôst,last adjective 1. no longer possessed Count not what is lost but what is left. Chinese Proverb   2. not claimed or made use of Hours once lost cannot be regained. Yugoslavian Proverb   3. desperate; morally or physically ruined or destroyed Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862   4. having gone astray... Read More

mis-take / məˈstāk noun an error; an incorrect answer or decision Failure is the way to success; each mistake teaches us something. Morihei Ueshiba, 1883-1969   a judgment proven wrong due to inattention or lack of knowledge The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all students as if they were variants of the same individual and thus to feel... Read More

lo-qua-cious / lōˈkwāSHəs adjective tending to speak a lot; talkative He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero. Johann Kaspar Lavater, 1741-1801   wordy I’m probably the most loquacious author when it comes to my dedication. Karen Kingsbury, 1963-

know / nō verb to be aware of something; to perceive as truth A wise mane never knows all, only fools know everything. African Proverb   to have information firmly planted in one’s mind or memory Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. Nadia Boulanger, 1887-1979   to be familiar with someone or something based on prior experience If... Read More

jug-gle / ˈjəɡəl verb to throw multiple objects in the air and attempt to catch them in a sequence so as not to drop them A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three. Marilyn vos Savant, 1946-   to handle many tasks at the same time, often in an... Read More

in-quire / inˈkwīr verb 1.      to ask; to seek an answer To inquire and to create; these are the grand centers around which all human pursuits revolve, or at least to these objects do they all more or less directly refer. Wilhelm von Humboldt, 1767-1835 Were one merely to seek information, one should inquire of the man who hates, but if one wishes to know what truly is, one better... Read More

help / help verb to aid or assist Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed. Maria Montessori, 1870-1952 to provide support Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble. Yehuda Berg, 1972-   to rescue If the ox knew his own strength,... Read More

lim-pid   adjective   1. completely clear, transparent In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. St. Teresa of Ávila,   1515 – 1582   2. clear; easy to understand A limpid style is invariably the result of hard labour, and the easily flowing connection of sentence with sentence and paragraph... Read More