Ready for a new treasure hunt in this Word Treasures post?
Liminal (adjective) - occupying a position at or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold
“Living in the liminal space is unstable.” - Seth Godin, 05/17/25 blog
Ecdysiast (noun) - a striptease performer
“She’s a climate monitor, her call designation is Weather Girl, and some of the crew jokingly refer to her as Tempest Storm, a name of a long-ago ecdysiast.” - Wendy’s Final Task, Stephen King
Animism (noun) - the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomenon
“A new animism.” - Dave Snowden
Ponder This
- What threshold are you stuck in right now? What would it take to move through the instability instead of camping out in it?
- If you attributed soul to the "inanimate" parts of your life (your routines, your workspace, your relationships) what would they tell you about how you're living?
Books/Newsletters
- Seth’s Blog - Seth Godin
- Wendy’s Final Task - Stephen King
- LinkedIn Post - Dave Snowden
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