Word for the Day: Friday, November 30, 2012

The Word for Today (Friday) is Courage.  Keeping with our theme, this could mean both the courage to preserve, and the preservation of courage.  (I wonder what the Cowardly Lion on Wizard of Oz would think of this?)

Words for the Day: Thursday, November 29, 2012

The Words for Today (Thursday) are Strength and Empowerment.  A couple days ago, I mentioned archeology, from the perspective of endurance.  Please note that it also can require a lot of strength to lift some of the artifacts. 

Incidentally, strength, empowerment and (from Tuesday), endurance can all be developed, with the help of yoga.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Competence.  In my opinion, preservation requires lots of competence.  For example, I used to be a coin collector.  There are lots of actions required to keep a rare coin clean, safe and shiny.  (Also, some things not to do, such as getting fingerprints on the coin or (especially), cleaning the coin!)

Word for the Day: Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Endurance.  An interest of mine, Archeology, fits today (and this week) extremely well because, to preserve an ancient artifact, a lot of endurance may be needed, to make sure that the item isn't damaged, by the techniques needed to, for example, remove it from the ground.

Word for the Day: Monday, November 26, 2012

The Word for Today (Monday) is Fertility.  There is a literal connection with our Theme, because the way fertility is generally understood is a way to preserve a species.  But remember that there are multiple meanings for fertility, like having a fertile imagination.

Word for the Day: Sunday, November 25, 2012

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Stability.  And yes, it is easier to preserve something (like in a museum), in a stable environment.

Weekly Theme: Week of 11/25 - 12/01/2012

The Theme for this Week is Preservation.  If you want to see preservation in action, go visit a museum, or a well-run antique store.  I used to be a coin collector, and I can say it is not as easy as it might seem. 

Word for the Day: Saturday, November 24, 2012

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Release.  Tying this to our Theme might mean one of two things.  1.  Being released from analyzing something that turns out not to be useful to your life.  2.  Releasing yourself from obstacles to beneficial analysis.

Take your pick.

Word for the Day: Friday, November 23, 2012

The Word for Today (Friday) is Aspiration.  How do I couple this with our theme?  "Analyze how you can be your personal best, and then aspire to it".

Word for the Day: Thursday, November 22, 2012

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Contrast.  A lot of analysis (our theme) includes contrast, with some days being somewhat boring, but others (depending on the subject matter) possibly rather scary.  The best approach, of course, is balance.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, November 21, 2012

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Adaptability.  Another word for this is flexibility, which definitely helps in analysis, because a flexible person is less likely to dismiss parts of the topic being analyzed.

Words for the Day: Tuesday, November 20, 2012

The Words for Today (Tuesday) are Agility and Grace, both of which go well with yesterday's Acceleration.  But when I was watching the 2012 Olympics, the most agile and graceful of the contestants were often moving quite slowly.  Go figure!  :-)

Word for the Day: Monday, November 19, 2012

The Word for Today (Monday) is Acceleration.  Accelerated analysis?  At least it sounds good.  (Wow!  I just looked at Google and there's even a company with that name!) I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

Words for the Day: Sunday, November 18, 2012

The Words for Today (Sunday) are Patience and Tolerance.  Both of these are practically prerequisites for our theme, Analysis.  Because if you are impatient, you are much less likely to understand the topic at hand.  Also, if you are analyzing a topic, and can't tolerate a part of it, you are unlikely to continue the analysis.

Weekly Theme: Week of November 18-24, 2012

The Theme for this Week is Analysis.  What does it mean to analyze something?  According to the dictionary, it's taking something big, and breaking it down into its constituent parts.  And yes, that usually makes something easier to understand.  Take politics, for example.  That's a rather complex subject.  However, one part (how a bill becomes a law), via an amusing cartoon, describes how Congress is supposed to work.

Word for the Day: Saturday, November 17, 2012

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Acknowledgement.  Just like (on Thursday), it took courage to encourage, today it takes knowledge to acknowledge.  For example, if you have taken advantage of the ability to borrow free books say, from an Archive of them (aka, a Public Library), take the time to speak up like, for example, during fund raising week. 

Word for the Day: Friday, November 16, 2012

The Word for Today (Friday) is Kindness.  This goes well with the Words for last Tuesday and Thursday (yesterday):  It is kind to support and encourage your local Archives. 

In general, a little kindness goes a long way towards a better world.

Word for the Day: Thursday, November 15, 2012

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Encouragement.  Encourage your local public library system (or Archives).  Often, it's the only way for the general public to view historical documents about the city or town you live in.  But, unfortunately, it can be one of the first institutions to suffer from budget cuts.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Thoughtfulness.  Coupling this with Archives (i.e. Public Libraries  --  also our Theme) can be as simple as being quiet, while in a library.  Think about it:  Libraries provide us a service, with a selection of good books to borrow.

Word for the Day: Tuesday, November 13, 2012

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Support.  This is also easy, if we want to "marry" the Word to the Theme:  Support your local Archives (or Public Libraries), as they need all the support they can get.

Word for the Day: Monday, November 12, 2012

The Word for Today (Monday) is Comfort.  And boy, does this fit in with Archives (our Theme), as public libraries are often quite comfortable places to hang out.

Word for the Day: Sunday, November 11, 2012

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Nourishment.  And, in my opinion, Archives are Nourishment for the Mind, especially if you have any scholar inclinations.

Based on the time (8:20 am, Pacific time), it's time for breakfast, a more literal form of nourishment.

Weekly Theme: Week of November 11-17, 2012

The Theme for this Week is Archives.  The "official" definition is a collection of historical documents.  This could be like the microfilm archives of old newspaper stories, which I used to go to often at my local public library (mainly in San Francisco, California, where I studied the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake).  The importance of this, in my opinion, is that, if we don't learn from history, we might just repeat it.

Word for the Day: Saturday, November 10, 2012

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Prosperity.  This actually goes well with our theme, as it usually takes strategy to become and remain prosperous.  This includes landing a good career, performing well on the job, staying out of debt, and competently investing the money.

Word for the Day: Friday, November 9, 2012

The Word for Today (Friday) is Liberation.  Liberate?  From what?  For some (especially, if they ignored laws), it could be conventional prisons or jails.  But we all, at least at times, create self-made jails for ourselves.  And if we can do that, we can also free ourselves from them.

Word for the Day: Thursday, November 8, 2012

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Wisdom.  The Strategy (weekly Theme) for gaining Wisdom is a tricky one.  You might think that reading the "wisest" books would do it but, it turns out, actual life experience appears to be more important. 

Word for the Day: Wednesday, November 7, 2012

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Impartiality.  This makes for an excellent life strategy, but a difficult one, as we all have our opinions. 

Word for the Day: Tuesday, November 6, 2012

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Consequence.  My most direct use of strategy (the theme) has been as a chess player.  Obviously, the most important strategy, that leads directly to a win, is to topple the enemy king piece.  But, since that is easier if you have more pieces (actually points, as a queen has many more points than, say, a pawn), a common strategy is to try to take as many of the enemy pieces as possible.  There is a consequence to that, because a competing strategy is to sacrifice pieces for better position (meaning better command of the chess board).  So a well rounded knowledge of chess strategy makes a better chess player.

Word for the Day: Monday, November 5, 2012

The Word for Today (Monday) is Elimination.  Going to our Theme, I believe that this does not mean to eliminate Strategy.  Instead, I believe that it means to eliminate what gets in the way of the strategy of living your life.

Word for the Day: Sunday, November 4, 2012

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Self-Reliance.  It is definitely a good strategy to develop a certain amount of self-reliance because, if you aren't ready to step forward in your life, who do you expect to do it?

Weekly Theme: Week of November 4-10, 2012

The Theme for this Week is Strategy.  Meaning actions towards a "specific goal", it is important enough to even have its own Wikipedia page.  Often used in wartime, or chess games, it is also useful in planning your life.  For example, if asked to relocate in a job, is the relocation worth putting your family through trauma?

Word for the Day: Saturday, November 3, 2012

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Expansion.  It is quite useful to expand, spiritually.  It is much less useful, however, to expand around the middle of the body.  So be careful about all those "delicious things" out there.

Words for the Day: Friday, November 2, 2012

The Words for Today (Friday) are Trust and Faith.  I remember a sign, as a child, on a hardware store:  "In God we Trust.  All others pay cash".  That helped me to learn, early in life, that trust must be earned.  Another thing I learned, this time in early adulthood:  Faith should not be blind.  For example, faith in a government that includes people who lie and cheat.  Make your choices informed ones.

Word for the Day: Thursday, November 1, 2012

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Gratitude.  Be truly useful and people are likely to have gratitude for you.  Also, it is useful to have gratitude for all of the people who help you.

If you check back on this BLOG, Gratitude always comes on a Thursday.  (These Words repeat every seven weeks, but with different weekly themes.  And even the Themes repeat every 49 weeks).  But my point is that Thanksgiving (at least in the United States) also only occurs on a Thursday.