Confession may seem like something purely within the realms of law or religion, but it can actually be a beneficial practice for everyone, especially those who are holding onto unhealthy secrets.
True Confessions Day aims to change the way we view confession and turn it into a tool that people can use to bring about a clearer conscience, healthier relationships and a better sense of well-being overall.
History of True Confessions Day
The act of confession is ancient and can be traced back over 3,000 years to the Vedas, the oldest Hindu scriptures. It’s a common thread throughout various world religions and their sacred texts, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Confession is perhaps most commonly associated with Catholicism and its designated confessionals, spaces in which penitent believers can admit their sins to the priest and seek absolution.
In addition to religion, confession has long been a key aspect of law and criminal prosecution. As a matter of fact, it was the Catholic Church’s Inquisition that foregrounded confession as part of the legal process in Europe during the Middle Ages, with suspected heretics investigated by Inquisitors, sometimes using torture, to elicit confessions. Confession can still be an important piece of the puzzle when it comes to prosecution, but nowadays legal bodies tend to be far less reliant on it and much more skeptical of its validity.
While the origins of confession stem from these beliefs and practices, it doesn’t have to be confined to the realms of religion or law by any means, as it also refers to the general release of secrets and personal guilt.
Founded by Thomas & Ruth Roy of Wellcat Holidays™, True Confessions Day is a way of encouraging those keeping secrets (so let’s face it, all of us!) to confess them. The couple have created over 80 occasions to give us all more excuses for a celebration throughout the year, and True Confessions Day is one of them!
The idea is that a designated day of disclosure will help create feelings of relaxation and freedom from guilt. True Confessions Day aims to honor confession as a healthy practice in which secrets can be expressed in a manner that allows growth.
thanks, Michele, Picture Coordinator
JOKE OF THE DAY
WORD OF THE DAY
bissextile
MEANING:adjective: Relating to the leap year or the extra day in a leap year.
noun: Leap year.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin bisextilis annus (leap year), from Latin bissextus (Feb 29: leap day), from bi- (two) + sextus (sixth), from the fact that the sixth day before the Calends of March (Feb 24) appeared twice every leap year. Earliest documented use: 1398.
USAGE:“You do know that 2012 will be a bissextile year, don’t you?”
Jack Dillard; Chocolate Milk for You, Water for Your Tree; The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana); Dec 11, 2011.
TODAY'S ARTIST thanks, Natalie
noun: Leap year.
Jack Dillard; Chocolate Milk for You, Water for Your Tree; The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana); Dec 11, 2011.
TODAY'S ARTIST thanks, Natalie
Emiliano Augusto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Melo (September 6, 1897 – October 26, 1976), 
known as Di Cavalcanti, was a Brazilian painter who sought to produce a form of Brazilian art free of any noticeable European influences.
harbour seals
IDIOM OF THE DAYWhat does 'brush with death' mean?
Meaning:
If someone comes very close to dying but live, they have a brush with death.
Mojo is a very contended cat
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lots of redheads getting ready for March 17th celebrations
(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY
Do you suffer from the desire to strip or take your clothes off in public? If so, then you suffer from a condition known as Apodysophilia.
Between 3% and 20% of the world's population has a genetic variation that makes cilantro taste like soap.
Steve McQueen, famed actor, owns a patent for bucket seats. McQueen, star of such films as Bullit, The Great Escape, Papillon, and The Magnificent Seven. It was during the filming of Bullit, that McQueen came up with and patented the design for the bucket seats used in the Ford Mustang.
food prices continue to rise...
what a beautiful stained glass window!!!
the tails give it away
PICTURES OF THE DAY
Golden Delicious is a cultivar of apple. The cultivar arose from a chance seedling, possibly a hybrid of Grimes Golden and Golden Reinette. The original tree was found on the family farm of J. M. Mullins in Clay County, West Virginia, and was locally known as Mullins' Yellow Seedling. Mullins sold the tree and propagation rights to Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards for $5000, which first marketed it as a companion of their Red Delicious in 1914 (although the two cultivars are not closely related). Golden Delicious is one of the most popular apple cultivars in the United States, popular for eating as well as in salads, apple sauces, and apple pies. This photograph of one whole and one halved Golden Delicious apple was focus-stacked from six images. |
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CROCHET PATTERNS OF THE DAY
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please don't jump on the road, in front of our car!!!
PANTRY RECIPE thanks, Debbie
CROCKPOT RECIPE thanks, Denise
Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.
SWEETS RECIPE thanks, Tina
ADULT COLORING
The idea of a mine might lead you to coal or a diamond. The wood detail is your best hint. This riddle is a toughie, but wood might lead you to figure it out.
Answer: Pencil lead
CRAFTS thanks, Mary
this Great Horned owl has a baby!!!
CHILDREN'S CORNER thanks, Betty
WORD SEARCH
| along assume audio breed comic consensus craft decide | economy every fight geothermal gloss heaven historical hope | invade lacy lane lawyer melee migrate musical | never ovens perfect person pest place prior | regency salon shade space touch under wean |
SUDOKU .. very hard
solution:
Interior of Chester cathedral Cheshire England - wasted opulence?
What Do You Get Every Time You Go Grocery Shopping?
QUOTE thanks, Helen
Dust with a lint roller.
Use an old sock to dust blinds.
wouldn't these look great in any park
1. Major Stress Relief!
A recent study found that out of several stress-reducing activities, like playing cards, painting, reading, and sewing, the latter actually takes the cake as the most relaxing.
2. Advances Hand-Eye Coordination
Sewing, knitting, quilting, and other related activities play a “helping hand” in your hand-eye coordination. You will enhance and advance your motor skills through the attention-to-detail required. Watch as you improve on other everyday tasks as well!
3. Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
While you’re sewing, knitting, crocheting, quilting, or crafting just about anything else, your brain rewards you with a nice boost in dopamine, AKA, your happy hormone! Your reward comes even before the task is completed.
4. Brain Gym
Like the rest of your body, your brain needs exercise to stay in good shape. Sewing keeps your brain active and concentrated, which might even boost your memory! Forget about forgetting, sewing has the power to lower the risk of dementia.The act of constantly trying something different or learning new tricks, patterns, and methods opens many brain doors. Sewing has been shown to encourage the formation of new neurons in the brain due to the repeated creative thinking process.
5. Sleep Heals
Exercising your brain during the day by sewing pushes it into well deserved sleep at night. If you’re awake again at 3am, though, use sewing to reset by working on any sewing project for a while. Then go back to sleep. Sleeplessness gone, project done!
Sewing is meant to be fun, pain-free and stress-free, regardless of age. Seeing these benefits, you now know to never ever quit!
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
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