I love words. I seek out words, not the normal, everyday words, but words in languages that I do not understand, words that can teach me concepts from other cultures. These words, I believe, can inform my life and all of our lives in positive, life-giving ways, because I’m convinced that one culture can educate another. I’ve built a business around these words, a clothing company called MotherTongues. More (+)
I print meaningful words from diverse languages on t-shirts and accessories like socks, scarves, tote bags and aprons, along with a poetic explanation of the word(s).
We (my husband is my big inspiration and motivator, and I’m the worker bee) started by picking a word we know: “UBUNTU,” a Zulu or Xhosa word from our native South Africa. Ubuntu is a term for humaneness, for caring, sharing and being in harmony with all of creation. It means that we are all connected, all of us on this planet. I am because we are. We wanted to share this cool concept with the world.
Sisu. Himdag. Shalom. Minga. Satyagraha. Gezellig. Lagom. Zen. Gemütlich. Au pif. Hygge. Dadirri. If you are interested to learn what these words mean, head on over to the MotherTongues t-shirts!
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