By honeydue on Skatehive
one of the best words i know in my native language is this. cuprind. means to grasp, but also to envelop with the arms. to bring to the self, but also within yourself, and as such, can refer to people as well as emotions. or is it that, if i love somebody enough, i can eventually envelop them within myself entirely? it means to lock within the self, but also to include, to stretch out across a finite time or space, but also. to understand. i've always had a fascination for this, the different nuances inside a solitary word, the same as inside a person. what can i keep within myself? what is the extent of all the things i'm capable of grasping? questions, but answers, also. on the mat, i often reach for the analogy of the shell. particularly useful in forward folds, or holding your knees to yourself. coming inside this inner shell, this cocoon designed solely for the self. and what is it i get to keep here? what are all the things i am capable of grasping? once upon a time, it was a wor