I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH MY TRUE FRIENDS! SOME OF YOU ALREADY KNOW, BUT FOR YOU THAT DON'T YOU WILL KNOW NOW! I AM VERY DRAWN TO SCOTLAND AND IRELAND, BUT AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME. SCOTLAND IS AROUND 1500-1650 AND IRELAND IS IN THE 1700'S. SO AFTER READING THE WEBPAGE OF AN AUTHOR THAT I LOVE WHO WRITES ANCIENT SCOTISH FICTION, I FOUND THIS WORD TO BE AN EXTRODIANRY ONE THAT DESCRIBES A FEW OF MY FRIENDS!!
THE WORD IS AN ANCIENT SCOTISH WORD.....
"ANAMCHARA" : MEANING- A SOUL FRIEND WHO PROVIDES A PLACE OF SANCTUARY TO ANOTHER THROUGH LOVE,ACCEPTANCE, AND HOSPITALITY.
ISN'T THIS A BEAUTIFUL WORD? JUST THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE ALL OF US SOMETHING A BIT MORE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL IN THIS WORLD THAT ISN'T ALWAYS EITHER OF THOSE TERMS!!