Comments on: The Rhythms of Life http://pos-psych.com/news/angus-skinner/20071119497 Positive Psychology News Daily - Daily boost of research-based happiness. Authored by University of Pennsylvania graduates of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program (MAPP). Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:35:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Louise Lewis http://pos-psych.com/news/angus-skinner/20071119497#comment-10334 Louise Lewis Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:36:13 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/angus-skinner/20071119497#comment-10334 Hello from California! A Google Search served up your wonderful post and I just had to say thank you...not just because it's Thanksgiving over here but because I love 'connecting the dots' with people who encourage others to slow down and take stock of their life. I look forward to nosing around your site! take care, Louise Lewis, Author No Experts Needed: The Meaning of Life According to You! www.noexpertsneeded.com Hello from California!
A Google Search served up your wonderful post and I just had to say thank you…not just because it’s Thanksgiving over here but because I love ‘connecting the dots’ with people who encourage others to slow down and take stock of their life. I look forward to nosing around your site!

take care,
Louise Lewis, Author
No Experts Needed: The Meaning of Life According to You!
www.noexpertsneeded.com

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]]> By: SharkMan » The Rhythms of Life http://pos-psych.com/news/angus-skinner/20071119497#comment-10256 SharkMan » The Rhythms of Life Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:57:56 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/angus-skinner/20071119497#comment-10256 [...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt By Angus Skinner[IMG] Angus Skinner, MAPP, works in his beloved and beautiful Scotland principally as Associate Consultant with the Centre for Confidence and Well-Being. Angus is also a visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde. Full bio. Angus writes on the 19th of each month, and his past articles are here. Europeans generally don???t celebrate Thanksgiving[1]; we have important, though quieter harvest festivals, and we wish you North Americans ease.?? Sitting between Diwalli (Hi [...] […] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt By Angus Skinner[IMG] Angus Skinner, MAPP, works in his beloved and beautiful Scotland principally as Associate Consultant with the Centre for Confidence and Well-Being. Angus is also a visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde. Full bio. Angus writes on the 19th of each month, and his past articles are here. Europeans generally don???t celebrate Thanksgiving[1]; we have important, though quieter harvest festivals, and we wish you North Americans ease.?? Sitting between Diwalli (Hi […]

]]> By: Angus http://pos-psych.com/news/angus-skinner/20071119497#comment-10255 Angus Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:41:34 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/angus-skinner/20071119497#comment-10255 From the Oxford English Dictionary: <em>Thanksgiving</em>, a thanksgiving service for the ingathering of the harvest, at which the church is usually decorated with grain, fruit, etc.; 1573 TUSSER Husb. lvii. (1878) 132 In haruest-time, *haruest folke, Seruants and all should make, altogether, good cheere in the hall. 1597 GERARDE Herbal II. ciii. §4. 355 Calathian Violet..is called..of some *Haruestbels. 1860 N. & Q. 2nd Ser. X. 356 To ring what is called the ‘Harvest Bell’..to warn the labourers in the harvest fields when to begin and cease their labour.1697 DRYDEN Virg. Past. II. 10 *Harvest Hinds, o'erspent with Toil and Heats. 1648 HERRICK Hesper., Hock-cart 13 The *harvest swaines, and wenches bound For joy, to see the hock-cart crown'd. 1777 BRAND Pop. Antiq. (1849) II. 20 Not half a century ago, they used everywhere to dress up something..at the end of harvest which was called a *Harvest Doll. From the Oxford English Dictionary:

Thanksgiving, a thanksgiving service for the ingathering of the harvest, at which the church is usually decorated with grain, fruit, etc.;

1573 TUSSER Husb. lvii. (1878) 132 In haruest-time, *haruest folke, Seruants and all should make, altogether, good cheere in the hall.

1597 GERARDE Herbal II. ciii. §4. 355 Calathian Violet..is called..of some *Haruestbels. 1860 N. & Q. 2nd Ser. X. 356 To ring what is called the ‘Harvest Bell’..to warn the labourers in the harvest fields when to begin and cease their labour.1697 DRYDEN Virg. Past. II. 10 *Harvest Hinds, o’erspent with Toil and Heats.

1648 HERRICK Hesper., Hock-cart 13 The *harvest swaines, and wenches bound For joy, to see the hock-cart crown’d.

1777 BRAND Pop. Antiq. (1849) II. 20 Not half a century ago, they used everywhere to dress up something..at the end of harvest which was called a *Harvest Doll.

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