Word for the Day: Wednesday, April 30, 2014

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Impartiality. People look for "complete impartiality" on their news. Unfortunately, it's hard to find, because most of us have biases.

Word for the Day: Tuesday, April 29, 2014

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Consequence. I'm sorry to say, but consequences go both way, regarding our Theme. If you complete a project, expect consequences. If you "never seem able to" complete a project, perhaps due to "terminal procrastination", ALSO expect consequences. How they relate to each other depends, of course, on the project. If the project benefits humanity, expect consequences (including impatience and exasperation), if you keep delaying the project. If the project HARMS humanity, you might be a respected member of the public, and highly regarded, BEFORE the project is completed, but then, the consequences come QUICKLY when you are caught with the project.

Word for the Day: Monday, April 28, 2014

The Word for Today (Monday) is Elimination. If I'm looking for Completion (our Theme), the first thing I think I'd look to eliminate is Procrastination. (But then, the joke would go something like, "...but that's assuming that I get around to it!")

Word for the Day: Sunday, April 27, 2014

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Self-Reliance. Complete self-reliance? Well, self-reliance might be a trait, that helps a person complete projects.

Weekly Theme: Week of April 27 to May 3, 2014

The Theme for this Week is Completion.  Have you ever noticed that it can often be easier to begin a project, than to complete it?  Why might that be?  It might take me all week, to figure this out.  :-)

Word for the Day: Saturday, April 26, 2014

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Expansion. Expanded vision? This can even be physical if. for example, your actual "eye vision" has improved. I like the book, "The Art of Seeing", by Aldous Huxley which provides information (including exercises) to improve your vision.

Another form of expansion I like is spiritual expansion. But be careful of expansion, around the middle of your body.

Words for the Day: Friday, April 25, 2014

The Words for Today (Friday) are Trust and Faith. Do I trust my visions? Actually, it depends on the details but, in general, I do. Remember that, in general, with human beings, trust must be earned, and faith should not be blind.

Word for the Day: Thursday, April 24, 2014

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Gratitude. Visions of Gratitude? Gratitude for the Visions, that helped my life go forward? Both, of course! And remember, folks, that Gratitude, like kindness, helps Mother Earth go around.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, April 23, 2014

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Equality. A vision of equality? It depends on the "type" of equality. I'm all for equal opportunity, for instance, but not so much, in favor of forced conformity, which includes all students (usually of religious schools) wearing the same type of clothing.

Word for the Day: Tuesday, April 22, 2014

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Prudence. No matter what sort of profound Vision you might have for your life, the practical also needs to be taken care of. That's where Prudence comes in. However, be careful not to go overboard, to avoid "turning into a Prude".

Word for the Day: Monday, April 21, 2014

The Word for Today (Monday) is Innocence. Innocence of Vision? Visions of Innocence?

The first was an exhibition, by Robbin Zella, noted on the Housatonic Museum of Art website.

The second is a book, by Edward Hoffman, about spiritual and peak experiences from childhood.

Word for the Day: Sunday, April 20, 2014

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Forgiveness. Please forgive my Vision. It's only 20-200 in the left eye, so I had trouble seeing that road sign, back there. Oh, I'm supposed to be wearing glasses?  :-D

What do you expect? I'm just "supposed" to get these Themes to work with these Words. You expect Profound? Perhaps tomorrow...

Weekly Theme: Week of April 20-26, 2014

The Theme for this Week is Vision.  So how's YOUR Vision?  20/20?  That's considered "normal".  20/40?  Near-sighted, but not bad enough to have to wear glasses.  20/200 in one eye?  You BETTER wear glasses to drive.  20/200 in BOTH eyes?  That's considered legally blind, without glasses.

On the other side, there's 20/10, like I was, until college.  It's less common, but called, "Far Sighted".  In higher terms, it's seeing "the higher good", more than "local reality".

One thing people do, periodically, is a Vision Quest.  Try it, some day!  Thank you.

Word for the Day: Saturday, April 19, 2014

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Authenticity. An Authentic Union? As opposed to a counterfeit union? Well, I STILL haven't seen the "Certificate of Authenticity" for a human body (I'm not sure if a "Birth Certificate" qualifies, as President Barack Obama has found out). Other Unions might have better Certificates, such as the papers, forming a Corporation but, in some states (i.e. Delaware), you don't have to do much to become a corporation. Oh well...

Word for the Day: Friday, April 18, 2014

The Word for Today (Friday) is Interpretation. Interpret your Union? Well, that might help it work better. And a reminder: Knowing more than one language gives you great career path, as a Translator.

Word for the Day: Thursday, April 17, 2014

The Word for Yesterday (Thursday) was Socialization. It's great that people in ANY "Union" (whether academic, career, or relationship) socialize, including on places like Facebook or Google+. However, I always recommend meeting in person, also.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, April 16, 2014

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Concentration. You get what you concentrate on. And if you're in a union (i.e. marriage, job, etc), it's good to spend time concentrating on the health of others, in that union, as well as the Union itself.

Word for the Day: Tuesday, April 15, 2014

The Word For Today (Tuesday) is Acceptability. Acceptable partnership? (I'll give an example of a "less acceptable" type of partnership: A Crime Syndicate!)

Word for the Day: Monday, April 14, 2014

The Word for Yesterday (Monday) is Generosity. In general, this helps the world go around. In a union, (i.e. partnership), it helps the people get along, so they can accomplish the tasks, the partnership wants to do.

Word for the Day: Sunday, April 13, 2014

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Sharing.  Share your union?  If it's one type (marriage), certainly!  Maybe others examples might not be ones people wish to share, like that the company you've worked for many years is "forming a union" with another company, and laying off a bunch of employees including, possibly you. 

In other words, be careful what you share.

Weekly Theme: Week of April 13-19, 2014

The Theme for this Week is Union.  I just asked Google to "define union", which gives me multiple meanings, mainly combination of a number of things or people, into a smaller number of them.  Some of them can be pleasant, such as marriage (but notice that I did say "can be").  Other types of union can be less pleasant, such as merging corporations together.  (While this can be pleasant to the top managers, it tends to be less so, to the rank and file employees).  That said, there can be a union between management and employees, called a labor union.  If run well, this can help both sides.

Words for the Day: Saturday, April 12, 2014

The Words for Today (Saturday) are Overview and Perspective. These make up the Executive Summary of life, and I believe that they help to integrate ideas, FROM the point of view of the "Big Picture".

Word for the Day: Friday, April 11, 2014

The Word for Today (Friday) is Reflection. Both a deep way of pondering say, the day you just lived, and something you look into, for example, in a bathroom. So how do we integrate these? How about a special meditation I learned a long time ago (and remembered today, right now at my computer): The "mirror meditation", which is an open-eye meditation, in front of a mirror, where I look into the mirror, but don't focus. Try it out!

Word for the Day: Thursday, April 10, 2014

The Word for Today (Thursday) is Study. First off, this Word is both a Noun (i.e. "Meet me in my study") and a verb ("I'll need to study more, before that test tomorrow"). And how do these two versions of the Word integrate with each other? (Besides something like, "I'll need to take time, in my study, to study before tomorrow's test")?

Word for the Day: Wednesday, April 9, 2014

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Absorption. Our theme? Hmmm... So, a sponge uses absorption to "integrates" all the food wastes, so that the cooking utensils can be "segregated" from the dirt, and food waste? (I never thought this "self-created job" would be easy for me).

Word for the Day: Tuesday, April 8, 2014

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Review. This goes well with our Theme, as Review is a way to integrate different things you might have learned, during your daily "life experiences". (And it works well, in school too).

Word for the Day: Monday, April 7, 2014

The Word for Today (Monday) is Experimentation. "Experimenting with Integration"? In my high school chemistry class, Literally, as we mixed chemicals together, with the suggestion that we don't mix "incompatible" ones, else they might explode!

Note, by the way, that this includes some household cleaning formulas. For example, NEVER "integrate" the acid-based Toilet Bowl cleaner with Clorox bleach.  You could die!

Word for the Day: Sunday, April 6, 2014

The Word for Today (Sunday) is Recognition. "Recognize integration"? [Some of these go together easier than others]. However, I WILL say that I recognize those who help me with my life.

Weekly Theme: Week of April 6-12, 2014

The Theme for this Week is Integration.  It's fascinating that this Theme comes right after anniversaries, having to do with the United States Civil Rights act of 1964 (as well as the death of Martin Luther King Jr, who fought over Civil Rights).  Because integration of different races was a big part of this act.

Word for the Day: Saturday, April 5, 2014

The Word for Today (Saturday) is Resolve. To tie this with our Theme, I get a statement like, "I resolve to survive". But, for some people, it's like that, literally. (For example, resolving to stay alive, ONE DAY AT A TIME).

Word for the Day: Friday, April 4, 2014

The Word for Today (Friday) is Courage. It might seem silly, to "need courage to survive", but this country DOES have a large suicide rate. Often, that courage is the courage to say "No!" to the random dares (and "double dares") from, say, "buddies" from a party.

Words for the Day: Thursday, April 3, 2014

The Words for Today (Thursday) are Strength and Empowerment. Do you know your own strength? Do you feel empowered? Both of these tie in to our Theme, by helping you survive.

Word for the Day: Wednesday, April 2, 2014

The Word for Today (Wednesday) is Competence. Are you competent to survive? For most, this should be a funny question. But that is not universal.

Word for the Day: Tuesday, April 1, 2014

The Word for Today (Tuesday) is Endurance. Endurance vs Survival (our Theme)? Wow! I DO like to go beyond "physical survival", however, to thriving or, as noted by Seth [books by Jane Roberts], Value Fulfillment.