Word for the Day: Monday, April 30, 2012

The Word for Today (Monday) is Comfort.  Here's a humorous connection with our theme:  "Be a patron of comfortable businesses".

Word for the Day: Sunday, April 29, 2012

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Nourishment.  Some restaurants are more nourishing than others.  (An example of a type of restaurant that is not known for nourishment is the fast food type).  So, if you find a restaurant that you like a lot, and serves good, nourishing food, then I encourage you to patronize it (which brings in our Theme).

Weekly Theme: Week of April 19 - May 5, 2012

The Theme for this Week is Patronage.  I've certainly heard the term, "Patron of the arts" before, typically referring to a symphony orchestra or opera house.  You can also be a patron of an organization, by contributing a significant amount, per year.  I suspect you can also be a patron of an idea, by putting a lot of your focus and attention on it.

Word for the Day: Saturday, April 28, 2012

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Prosperity.  Prosperity is not necessarily about money.  For example, you can be prosperous with ideas.

Word for the Day: Friday, April 27, 2012

The Word for Today (Friday) is Liberation.  Do you ever feel stuck?  In a box?  In a prison (either literally, or of your own creation)?  A lot of us need liberation at times.  Look for it.

Word for the Day: Thursday, April 26, 2012

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Wisdom.  And remember that this comes, more from living life in detail (including trial and error), than it does from reading books.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Impartiality.  This is a trait that is highly sought after, but often hard to find, including in the News industry.  In the Michael Teachings, the Scholar Role has a slightly easier task of achieving this, as it requires a neutral stance towards life (or, at least, the topic at hand).

Word for the Day: Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Consequence.  This is, of course, the Law of Karma:  "What goes around, comes around".  In fact, a site, the website for "The Middle Way" (a philosophy I live by) has a page called "The Domino Effect", which graphically shows this law.  (And note that I found this picture from a newsletters from one of the "Kindest Organizations" I can think of).

Word for the Day: Monday, April 23, 2012

The Word for Today (Monday) is Elimination.  I see this as eliminating what does not work in life.  To tie it to this week's Theme, eliminating what stands against an ethical life.

Word for the Day: Sunday, April 22, 2012

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Self-Reliance.  We live in an Interdependent world, yet it still makes sense to know how to take care of yourself.  Also, this can be an Ethical Principle to live by.

Weekly Themes: Week of April 22-28, 2012

The Themes for this Week are Principles and Ethics.  If you are going to live on your principles, it is best if they be ethical ones!

Word for the Day: Saturday, April 21, 2012

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Expansion.  Spiritual expansion is fine.  However, watch out for overeating, as expansion of the "middle" can be a problem.

Words for the Day: Friday, April 20, 2012

The Words for Today (Friday) are Trust and Faith.  I've said this before, but trust must be earned, and faith should not be blind.

Word for the Day: Thursday, April 19, 2012

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Gratitude.  Think of this as an extra "Thanksgiving Day".  We certainly need more than one day of the year to give thanks for all who have made us who we are.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Equality.  In my opinion, this doesn't mean a "false equality", by forced conformance.  Instead, I believe it means equal opportunity for all.

Word for the Day: Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Prudence.  This is, of course, "discretion in practical affairs".  So what's so bad about it?  Does a person have to be a Prude to be Prudent?

Word for the Day: Monday, April 16, 2012

The Word for Today (Monday) is Innocence.  This word can be used, either in the context of "the Innocence of Little Kids", or as the opposite of Guilty.  Take your pick!

Word for the Day: Sunday, April 15, 2012

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Forgiveness.  One special meaning I've heard for includes splitting forgive into give forth, as in "Give forth Love", with love being defined at its highest  --  Agape.

Weekly Themes: Week of April 15-21, 2012

The Themes for this Week are Salvage and Salvation.  One career choice would be a member of a Salvage team, finding useful items from, say, a building that is to be torn down.  According to the dictionary, salvation is pretty close, "the act of deliverance from harm, ruin or loss".  I guess the religious meaning of "saving your soul from sin" is close to this, as sin can cause "harm, ruin and/or loss".

Word for the Day: Saturday, April 14, 2012

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Authenticity.  There is only one person who can really be you.  Who?  You, of course!

Word for the Day: Friday, April 13, 2012

The Word for Today (Friday) is Interpretation.  This can, by the way, be a great career:  Just learn two or more languages, and be able to help people communicate with each other.

By the way, happy Friday, the 13th.  (Note that some past Friday, the 13th have been very lucky days for me).

Word for the Day: Thursday, April 12, 2012

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Socialization.  The Human Being has been defined as a Social Animal.  The problem, now, is that people often socialize on the computer (i.e. Facebook).  However, please note that I consider in-person to be better.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Concentration.  A long time ago, I heard, "You get what you concentrate on".  Guess what?  That is correct!  And how do I know?  Because some of what I concentrated on was not very pleasant!

Word for the Day: Tuesday, April 10, 2012

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Acceptability.  Keeping with our Theme, a lot of addictions can be damaging, by turning away from constructive programs for other people, and towards service to self, at the expense of others.  Who can accept that?

Addictions must be managed.  We are all "addicted" to food, since we need nourishment.  However, that doesn't mean we need to go overboard and get overweight.

Word for the Day: Monday, April 9, 2012

The Word for Today (Monday) is Generosity.  I consider this a way to get past addiction (our theme), because this gets a person to think about others, rather than him/herself.

Word for the Day: Sunday, April 8, 2012

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Sharing.  In my post about the Theme, I mentioned Transits as tendencies.  And this combination is one to really be careful about.  In other words, I don't encourage sharing your addictions with others!  :-)

Weekly Theme: Week of April 8-14, 2012

The Theme for this Week is Addiction.  I look at this like Astrology transits:  This is a tendency that, if known, can be dealt with.  In other words, knowing that this is a tendency for this week, means that extra care can be taken, to ensure that addiction doesn't take over your life.

Words for the Day: Saturday, April 7, 2012

The Words for Today (Saturday) are Overview and Perspective.  Keeping with our education theme (which is NOT our Weekly Theme  --  it is Simplification), this is the Cliff Notes approach, for someone who only needs an "Executive Summary" of the topic at hand.  An example would be a manager, who would, of course, need the Perspective part of this also, so as to be more effective as a manager.

Word for the Day: Friday, April 6, 2012

The Word for Today (Friday) is Reflection.  As far as learning is concerned, this is where you sit (or lie) quietly, and "internalize" what you heard and/or read, about the subject at hand.  There is a word, that was (as far as I know), coined in a Science Fiction book, "Stranger in a Strange Land".  That word is "Grok", which I define as "understand in a big-picture way".   I believe Reflection is required to Grok something.

Word for the Day: Thursday, April 5, 2012

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Study.  Unlike yesterday, this is a more involved method of learning.  As an example, for a foreign language, you might use a textbook to "study" the structure of the French language. In addition, even with immersion, you need to study, to learn how to read and write the language.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Absorption.  In Science Fiction, this is the way of learning, where you take a pill at night, and then sleep with a speaker in your pillow.  It's close to one way to learn a foreign language  --  Immersion, where you might spend a month in Paris, France, where there is practically nothing except French being spoken.

Word for the Day: Tuesday, April 3, 2012

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Review.

This is a loaded word, because there are more than one type of review.  Life review?  Review of your last choice (that might not have worked)?  Review before a test in school?  All of this is important.

Word for the Day: Monday, April 2, 2012

The Word for Today (Monday) is Experimentation.  Bringing in our Theme, we get "simple experiments".  What's wrong with that?  :-)

Word for the Day: Sunday, April 1, 2012

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Recognition.  It's good to recognize those who help you in your life.

Weekly Theme: Week of April 1-7, 2012

The Theme for this Week is Simplification.  Life gets so complicated these days.  Why?  Why can't we cut down on the clutter in our lives?  I have.  One way is to not over-commit to events.