• Wabi Sabi - The discovery of beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death.
• HobNob - to spend time with someone (such as a famous or wealthy person) in a friendly way
• Akrasia - weakness of will [The Art of Procrastination by John Perry]
• Rigmarole - petty procedures, nonsense
• Con·tem·pla·tive  [kuhn-tem-pluh-tiv] –adjective
  • given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.–noun
  • a person devoted to contemplation, as a monk.
• Orenda - a mystical force present in all people that empowers them to effect the world, or to effect change in their own lives.

Early monks combined a life of prayer with simple manual labor like mat weaving or basket making. I now feel the need to slow down. There is a movement called 'slow cloth', that is my goal...to work slowly and prayerfully in my hand work.