A "New" Holiday (Holy Day) Gift: The Secret Meaning of Words

Little do people stop to think about the original meanings of words - the very same words they hear and speak.

In the old days, folks would say, "God is good".

And quite literally this was true. The word "good" itself if derived from "God". For those who like to quote scripture, there are the words "In the beginning was the Word...And the word was God". God as the very font of creation itself, as a spoken Word, with God's Word sung to out into the molecular chaos of the ethers, forming them into the cosmos we live in today.

God the Create-or, with us as his create-ures - literally sung from God's mouth.

Rather than go on with heads bent-down, punching the buttons of our Wii, hand-game, or smart phone, how about a head held upward to pay attention to the one standing next to us? To lend a hearing ear, to speak words of assurance derived from self-confidence, an awareness of the basics, and a bent toward the positive.

SOME WORD MEANINGS

This holiday (Christmas included), put away the credit card and go back to the basics. Speak those words of love and understanding.

Here are some words to give you a head start:

* God = "good"

* word = "God" in the sense that God is the Word.

* words = the manifold things we speak, literally the sounds we speak and sing from our mouths are "god-lettes"

* manifold = "many folds" (see "words" above)

* holiday = "holy day"

* awful = "awe full" - full of awe, words that originally had a positive meaning.

* thankful = "thank full"

* atonement = "at-one-ment"

* understanding = something you know so very well that you can literally "stand under" and support it.

* love = "love" (it cannot get any simpler than that. How wonderful!)

* universe = "one song". (Another note on this great word is its meaning in various languages. The word for universe "one song" in the old Greek is katolikos, which is also related to the English word "catechism" - prayer in sung form).

Also - this holy-day be self-aware. Look up the original meaning of your first, middle and family names. You'll be surprised at what they may mean. A gift to yourself - literally!

Have fun!