Human beings like to count things. If you doubt that, watch a toddler learn to count. Our bodies seem made for it: ten fingers! ten toes! We count to quantify (how many fingers?) and we count in cycles to make music. Counting is so fundamental that it is woven into our Creation story. (And it was evening and it was morning, the first day. – Genesis 1)
We’re counting down to Passover as I write this blog: it’s the 11th of Nisan and the 14th is nearly here… three, two, one… !
On the 14th of Nisan we begin counting nights of Passover… 1st night, 2nd night, 3rd night….
On the 15th of Nisan we begin counting the Omer, the period of time between Passover and Shavuot. The Omer is not a countdown but a countUP, because we are counting our steps up Mt. Sinai. Last year I explained the Omer count with this post. In 2012 I wrote Why Count the Omer?
I am counting days since I shaved my head (11) and counting towards my fundraising goal (only $181 left to raise, at this writing!). I just counted my 59th birthday and I’m kind of excited about turning 60 next year.
What are you counting?
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Happy Birthday — both 59 and 60!! 🙂
I wrote a post the other day about Anniversaries, so that’s what I’ve been counting.
Cool! And I’m going to give the link here to your wonderful post:
http://bipolarandbreastless.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/anniversaries/
Thanks!
Thank you!! That’s very kind of you!! 🙂