The meaning of my days is the measure of my substance - moral, mental, physical, emotional, financial, artistic - given away, freely and joyously.
Whether there is war or not, I am asked to speak at interfaith gatherings about the meaning of these days, to be both academic and personal, to be an inspirational teacher and a storyteller of personal and family experiences.
"I was thinking of the meaning of the Day of Atonement.
There were, of course, a few ways to absorb the meaning of Independence Day besides overeating and making things go boom.
I created a power point first explaining the meaning of the day and what exactly happened, but then I continue with a more scientific explanation.
For others in Russia, the true meaning of Victory Day – a chance to commemorate the sacrifices made by soldiers and civilians alike – has been lost in the furore surrounding contemporary politics.
Read books with your kids about the history and meaning of Independence Day.
And looking back at these past few weeks, this year's birthday is shaping up to be one of those real walking on the beach, philosophical, what-is-the-meaning-of-life sort of days.
Tonalpohualli, an Aztec term meaning "the count of days," was the name of the ritual calendar of 260 days.
You're now required to teach other people how to make the pizza, approve real estate sites, help your franchisees with construction and establish back-of-house operations, meaning the days of exclusive kitchen work, for you, are over.
This is the first Memorial Day of the new millennium, and thus an appropriate moment to examine the meaning of past Memorial Days and to speculate on what Memorial Day, besides its role as summer's tribune, may mean to us in the future.
