It's not inadequate at all; thank you for reading and for responding.

I laughed when I first read that definition. It seemed so perfect. The whole essay and that definition never quite came together the way I wanted it to--but something about that image of all the hard stuff folding us into one another struck me as comforting then and still does.

Yes, I can tell from your writing that the words are important to you. Keep writing so I can keep reading your beautiful pieces too.