bereft

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

This is actually one of the few words I have left in my brain from middle school vocab. I remembered it because it looked to me like “barefoot” (don’t ask) and I could say someone who was barefoot was without shoes. Profound. I know.

So, as you might gather from above, bereft means “lacking in something needed” (among its other “without”-type definitions). And it has been the word of the past 20 days for me. I’m not sure if you celebrate Lent, but this is the first year I have been in a place where I could begin to understand and feel its significance. Not necessarily by choice, mind you.

I went to Trader Joes today (I know, I have many awesome moments at the Joes….) and had a moving experience which would’ve otherwise (more…)