Word every Gracious Individual should know: Quatervois
Definition: Quatervois (pronounced: 'qua-ter-vwa); French; noun
1. A crossroad; a critical decision or turning point in one's life.
Why I love this word:
This is a word that takes some practice to confidently say, but once you've mastered it, this word holds a heavy meaning.
I think it would be fairly amusing if someone was to watch me as I go through the process of writing every morning. I always seem to answer my own questions after finishing an essay. Then I delete the entire thing and restart the same topic, but with a different perspective. I think that's what I love most about this art. I truly feel it's God's way of communicating with me.
When I first read this word, I considered what I wanted to say about it. I thought about how recently I've begun to question what I believe in, the power my daily decisions have on my reality, and if it was all synonymous with the plan that He has for me. I was unsure and lost. After writing it all out, and explaining my struggles with the crossroads I encounter on a daily basis, I seemed to have answered my own question, and I cleared the paragraph.
When you find yourself at a quatervois, and you're not sure which decision to make because you know in that moment there will be a clear before and after, a clear change in everything in your life, and you're not sure what to do: talk to Him. Restore your faith in Him, because He already has your life planned out for you. When you're faced with a decision and don't know which way to turn, you simply ask for His guidance, and He will show you the path you are meant to go.
Photograph by Luisa Brimble
Definition: Quatervois (pronounced: 'qua-ter-vwa); French; noun
1. A crossroad; a critical decision or turning point in one's life.
Why I love this word:
This is a word that takes some practice to confidently say, but once you've mastered it, this word holds a heavy meaning.
I think it would be fairly amusing if someone was to watch me as I go through the process of writing every morning. I always seem to answer my own questions after finishing an essay. Then I delete the entire thing and restart the same topic, but with a different perspective. I think that's what I love most about this art. I truly feel it's God's way of communicating with me.
When I first read this word, I considered what I wanted to say about it. I thought about how recently I've begun to question what I believe in, the power my daily decisions have on my reality, and if it was all synonymous with the plan that He has for me. I was unsure and lost. After writing it all out, and explaining my struggles with the crossroads I encounter on a daily basis, I seemed to have answered my own question, and I cleared the paragraph.
When you find yourself at a quatervois, and you're not sure which decision to make because you know in that moment there will be a clear before and after, a clear change in everything in your life, and you're not sure what to do: talk to Him. Restore your faith in Him, because He already has your life planned out for you. When you're faced with a decision and don't know which way to turn, you simply ask for His guidance, and He will show you the path you are meant to go.
Photograph by Luisa Brimble
