Sevens and the Church
View topics using 7 the perfect number
May not be truely perfect or complete
But hopefully quite thought provoking
(Personal views of David Watts
excluded in Memorial Garden
page linked above)
Seven
Principles
of
Kwanzaa
Kinara Candles
K
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Z
A
A
'Matunda Ya Kwanza'
'First Fruits' African-American Holiday
December 26 ,
27 ,
28 ,
29 ,
30 ,
31 , and
January 1
Habari Gani?.....
What is the News?.....
December 26
Umoja
Unity
Unity of the family, community, nation and race
December 27
Kujichagulia
Self-Determination
Being responsible for your conduct and behaviour
December 28
Ujimaa
Collective Work and Responsibility
Working to help each other and in the community
December 29
Ujamaa
Cooperative Economics
Working to build shops and businesses
December 30
Nia
Purpose
Remembering and restoring African and African American cultures, customs and history
December 31
Kuumba
Creativity
Using creativity and your imagination to make communities better
January 1
Imani
Faith
Believing in people: families, leaders, teachers, and
The righteousness of the African-American struggle
Seven
Symbols
of
Kwanzaa
Bendera
Mkeka
Mat
Woven mat of fabric, raffia or paper, other symbols placed upon,
Symbolising experiences and foundations
Kikombe cha Umoja
Unity Cup
Filled with water, fruit juice or wine, representing family and community,
Some poured out to remember ancestors, shared between people, each taking a sip
Mazao
Crops
Shared fruit and vegetables from the harvest
Kinara
Candleholder
Represents the principles and days of Kwanzaa
Mishumaa Saba
Seven Candles
Black, red and green candles placed in kinara, colors of the African Flag
Muhindi
Corn
One ear of corn for each family child, if none, one ear for community childen,
Representing the future
Zawadi
Gifts
Children's educational gifts and reminders of African heritage
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Seven Hills of Rome
Holy Roman Emperor Banner
Caelian
(Heavenly Hill)
Palatine
(Imperial Hill)
Capitoline
(Capital Hill)
Aventine
(Defence Hill)
Esquiline
(In-Towners Hill)
Quirinal
(Northern Hill)
Viminal
(Willow Hill)
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Seven Deadly Emotions of Caregiving
GUILT
Caregivers repeatedly feel they did the 'wrong' thing.
This can be corrosive and counter productive.
Caregivers should lower their standards from ideal to real.
Respite Care helps caregivers determine those realistic standards.
RESENTMENT
Caregivers are feeling out-of-control abuse.
This leads to depression.
Caregivers should vent to a confidante or journal.
Respite Care becomes the caregivers' confidante.
ANGER
Caregivers feel their situation is exceedingly out-of-control.
This leads to heart disease, digestive-tract disorders, and headaches.
Caregivers should do deep breathing exercises,
let go, become more assertive, and find humor.
Respite Care takes control, helps caregivers let go,
gives them confidence, and provides laughter.
WORRY
Caregivers obsess over the what-if's.
This causes sleep loss, head and stomach aches, and over or under eating.
Caregivers should consciously limit their negative thoughts and seek help.
Respite care helps caregivers have more positive and less negative thoughts.
LONELINESS
Caregivers' social world is shrinking.
This curbs willpower and causes overeating, drinking, and even dementia.
Caregivers should expand social circles,
get respite help, and join support groups.
Respite care expands the caregivers social world
and provides them time to be more social.
GRIEF
Caregivers anticipate the steady certain loss of their loved ones.
This leads to guilt, sadness, and depression.
Caregivers should 'allow' the grief, tell others,
and make time for themselves.
Respite care empathizes with caregivers and
provides them time for just themselves.
DEFENSIVENESS
Doing so much makes caregivers feel right and
their less involved critics wrong.
This makes caregivers closed-minded to a possibly better way.
Caregivers should not take things personally and
stay focused on what is best for their loved one.
Respite care shares the caregivers workload and
helps them stay properly focused on their loved one.
Dave Watts' Summary with Respite Care Comment of
Article by Senior Editor Paula Spencer Scott, on Caring.com
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Seven Quick Happiness Tips
Don't listen to gossip
Ignore what people say about you
Design your own life
Look for the good in every situation
Develop an attitude of gratitude
Laugh more
Once it's past, let it go
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Seven Days of the Week
SUNDAY
Day of the Sun
MONDAY
Day of the Moon
TUESDAY
Day of the god Tiu
The English/Germanic god of war and the sky
WEDNESDAY
Day of the god Woden
The chief Anglo-Saxon/Teutonic god
THURSDAY
Day of the god Thor
The Norse god of thunder
FRIDAY
Day of the goddess Freya
The Teutonic goddess of love and beauty
and prolific procreation
SATURDAY
Day of god Saturn
The Roman and Italic god of agriculture
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Seven Points of Direction
Featuring the Douglas X-3 Stilleto
(David Watts' favorite airplane)
HERE
FORWARD
BACKWORD
LEFT
RIGHT
UP
DOWN
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Seven Electromagnetic Spectrum Divisions
from longest to shortest wave lengths
RADIO WAVES
MICRO WAVES
INFRA-RED WAVES
VISIBLE LIGHT
Red,
Orange,
Yellow,
Green,
Blue,
Indigo,
Violet
ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS
X RAYS
GAMMA RAYS
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Seven Musical Notes
DO
RE
ME
FA
SO
LA
TI
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Seven Seas
ARTIC
NORTH
SOUTH
ATLANTIC
NORTH
SOUTH
PACIFIC
INDIAN
ANTARTIC
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Seven Continents
ASIA
30% of world landmass
60% of world population
AFRICA
20% of world landmass
17% world population
NORTH
AMERICA
17% of world landmass
8% of world population
SOUTH
AMERICA
12% of world landmass
6% of world population
ANTARTICA
9% of world landmass
0% of world population
EUROPE
7% of world landmass
10% of world population
AUSTRALIA
6% of world landmass
1% of world population
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Seven Dwarfs
'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', 1937
Images found on
Wallpaper Safari
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Seven Original American Astronauts
Mercury Spacecraft
Malcolm Scott (Scott) Carpenter
Leroy Gordon (Gordo) Cooper, Jr.
John Herschel (John) Glenn, Jr.
Virgil Ivan (Gus) Grissom
Walter Marty (Wally) Schirra, Jr.
Alan Bartlett (Al) Sheperd, Jr.
Donald Kent (Deke) Slayton
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Seven Poison Ivy Identifiers
If butterflies land there,
Don't put your hand there.
Leaves of three,
Let it be.
Hairy vine,
No friend of mine.
Raggy rope,
Don't be a dope.
Berries white,
Danger in sight.
Berries white,
Run in fright.
Longer middle stem,
Stay away from them.
Red leaflets in the spring,
It's a dangerous thing.
Side leaflets like mittens,
Will itch like the dickens.
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Source for 'Seven Original American Astronauts',
and the 'Seven Dwarfs'
was The Book of Answers, by Barbara Berliner, Simon & Schuster, 1990.
Source for the 'Seven Quick Happiness Tips' was Facebook workingwomen.com.
Source for the 'Seven Ancient Lights Or Heavenly Bodies','Seven Points of Direction',
and 'Seven Musical Notes' was A Dictionary of Symbols,
by J. E. Cirlot, Philosophical Library, 1962.
Source of the 'Seven Hills of Rome's Holy Roman Emperor Banner is David Liuzzo, Eagle by N3MO - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, referenced on
Wikimedia.
Source for the 'Seven Days of the Week' was
Lawrence A. Crowl.
Source for 'Seven Seas' is the
Oxford Dictionaries - Seven Seas.
Source for 'Seven Continents' is
Wikipedia - Continent.
Source for 'Seven Principles of Kwanzaa' is
Wychristmas.com.
Sources for the Douglas X-3 Stilleto are U.S. Air Force and NASA.
This page last updated on 10-7-2023.