CALIFORNIA DREAMIN BY THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS

California Dreamin‘” is a song written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips and was first recorded by Barry McGuire.

It’s a 1965 song that expresses the urgent want for warmth. Not the kind of warmth you’re thinking of right now. How did I come by this song?

A good friend of mine can really tell you the story. This is Daily Wisdom Words Music Prompt. I am Abuh Monday Eneojo. I’ll be your host.

  • Listen to song

  • Compose a poem inspired by song
  • Share with us.

Over to you Rob. Tell everyone how this song, california DREAMIN, popped up. Let’s do this.

SEASONS

WE USE THE WORD, SEASONS FOR SO MANY THINGS.  Nature has four seasons.   Winter, summer, spring and Fall occur in the cycle of one year or 365 days.  Seasons are broken into four per year.  There are also things like the holiday season, Christmas season, Four Seasons Hotel, and Seasonal weather.  We title seasons as an analogy or a name for many things including seasonal sports.   All seasons measured with move from one to the other over time periods and change.  We divide our year up partly because the further we think ahead, the more we worry about things in large blocks of time.  We also must realize we simply can’t control what the future holds.  We only have control over ourselves and how we think or choose to act.  

Like having four seasons, we have another way to break up time periods.  Seconds, minutes, hours, and days, moving to quarters, years and decades, divided by ten years. Time is measurable because it passes and this is our way, (keeping time) to cope as well as organize our lives.  We do have control over our decisions, which we make, one at a time.  Each “decision” leads to an outcome.  Each outcome results from actions which are processed by those decisions we make.  What is my point?  We are not in control of things even if we bite them off with time. We may be able to plan our life better, but we can’t control the best laid plans.   Seasons, like time continue to change, and so do we from our decisions we make. 

Our experience determines how well we make decisions, and being informed, “before” we make each decision, minor or major, tells me we do have control over personal choices.  We make decisions best when we get educated about what we are deciding on allow them to be informed ones.  We also have facts, opinions, and fiction.  We as humans must have a way to deal with each moment.  Better yet, we can decide to enjoy them or simply live our lives focusing on whats to come.  we have no control over life and each thing I have listed can be timed backwards to see how we came to each outcome.  

Let us take a look at the Webster Definition of seasons.  

Webster Definition of seasons-1.  A period of the year characterized by a particular climatic feature, or marked by a particular activity, event, or festivity.  

Daily Wisdom Word definition for seasons-1.  Our way of marking specific periods of time and particular events which happen in these time frames.  2.  Another way to measure a particular period of time.

The reason I chose today’s daily wisdom word, seasons is to make a bigger point.  Everything changes over a given period of time.  It may not have a date assigned when something begins or ends, but there is always one guaranty. Change over time happens.  When we are having a hard or difficult time,  like seasons, things will change and get better.  I compare this to the  Leaves n autumn on Aspen trees or nature.  Thanks so much for reading about seasons today.  Samantha Leboeuf

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CHRISTMAS/HISTORY OF ITS MEANING

What is the actual definition of Christmas?  Why do we celebrate it?  It may surprise you to know that Christmas isn’t centered around a decorated tree or presents.  The purpose of this post is to talk about the meaning of Christmas, its history and some of the traditions that go with it.  .  Before going any further, let us take a look at the definition of Christmas.

Christmas-1.  An annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25th as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.  

Daily Wisdom Word Meaning of Christmas-1.  Annual holiday celebrated on December 25th celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.  Some people believe, because Jesus Christ was God’s gift to the world, the celebration that sins are  forgiven for those that believe in him.

The closest traditions that followed were archives of the nativity scene and today, many of us still follow this one tradition.  

How did Christmas start?  Christmas started long ago when the Europeans began honoring the solstice.  In the early years of Christianity,  Easter was the main holiday;  The birth of Jesus was not celebrated.  In the fourth century, church officials decided to institute the birth of Jesus as a holiday.  Unfortunately, the bible does don’t mention a date for Jesus Christ’s Birth.  (A fact later pointed out by Puritans).  Pope Julius 1, decided to designate December 25th to celebrate Jesus Christs birth.  Bh the end go the thirteenth century, the celebration of  Christmas had spread all the way to Scandinavia.  Today, In the Greek and Russian orthodox churches Christians is celebrated 13 to 14 days after December 25th.  This is because Western Churches use the  Gregorian Calendar, while Eastern Churches use the Julian calendar, which is 13 to 14 days behind the Gregorian Calendar.  Both churches celebrate Kings day 12 days after their own respective Christmases.  This is the day it is believed that the three wise men found Jesus in the manger.  

Christianity, came to be early on.  By the Middle Ages, Christianity had replaced most pagan religions.  On Christmas, believers attended church than celebrate getting drunk, kind of like today’s Mardi Gras.  Each year, the poor would go to the houses of the rich and demand their best food and drink.  When Christmas was carried over to the United States in 1620, The celebration of Christmas was actually outlawed in Boston.  Anyone exhibiting the spirit of Christmas was fined five shillings.  By contrast, in the Jamestown settlement Christmas was enjoyed by all and celebrated without incident.  After the American Revolution, English customs fell out of favor, including Christmas.  In fact, Christmas was not declared a federal holiday until June 26th, 1870.  It was not until the 19th century that Americans began to embrace Christmas. Americans re-invented Christmas and changed it from a carnival holiday to a family holiday of peace and nostalgia.  In the

This is just one article we will be publishing about Christmas.  The history of Christmas has had a wild ride, from the meaning of it, to the way it was celebrated in the past and now, today.  Thanks so much for reading about Christmas.  God bless you all.

Samantha Leboeuf/DWW