voice of umami's definitions

puting

- a chinese name meaning a graceful botanical living by a tributary, like a tall grass or flower swaying in the wind with resilience, at the place where small merges with vastness
- playfully surreal; exuberant and grounded in being; trim and structured with a softness
- iconic with a twist; change-maker and pace-setter; rebellion in service to the whole

- she is empathy, she is critical thinking, she is brave. she is research, she is the voice of someone too scared to speak up for themselves. and she is valid despite, and in the midst of, all the confusion and self doubt. she is puting.
- spending time with you was a sanctuary, a ritual, an honoring, a brightness! you are puting.

by voice of umami June 28, 2023