I was quite taken with this post on Facebook. I have never heard the word sonder, but I definitely have felt it before. In fact, I would venture to say that 2024 has been all about sonder. If all the trials I’ve been put through showed me anything, it’s that we are all dealing with a lot in any given moment. It’s nonsense to think anyone can escape it. I just know I’ve had a huge awakening as to the depth of it all, and it does make a difference. It keeps it real, rather than falling back on platitudes. There is more to it than words can describe. And I think it’s why I like this new word.
As a side note, autocorrect wants to change sonder to “wonder.” I like wonder as much as anyone. But sonder is just as important, if not more so. If nothing else, sonder and wonder keep us from falling into existential angst. And every day we avoid that is a win in my book.
Here’s a short video about SONDER
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