Tuesday is considered, by many Greeks, to be the unluckiest day of the week. It was on Tuesday, May 29th, 1453 that the city of Constantinople (now known as Istanbul) was besieged and taken by the Ottoman Turks. The loss of life was considerable. Conversely, Greeks consider the number 13 (on its own) to be good luck. Reasons for this vary, including the belief that having 12 apostles of Christ made Christ the 13th of the group. The ancient philosophy of Numerology considers 13 to be "the most selfless of all" and "love for the world revolves around" thirteen. The Celts also considered the number 13 to be related to good fortune. However, the combination of Tuesday and 13 as Tuesday the 13th of the month is considered a very unlucky day in Greek culture.
Today, Tuesday 13th 2009 was a very unlucky day for me. I'm not superstitious and I really don't believe there are lucky and unlucky days. Very often it depends on what WE make of our day - any day. However unlucky your day may be - even on a Tuesday or Friday 13th - a positive thought makes your day!
TODAY
1. I got up late in the morning - very unlike me - and was consequently late for work. Classes begin at 2:30 pm but I must be at the school by 10:00 am and my own boss is pretty strict . Feeling positive, I sang "My Favourite Things" in the bathroom - yes ,don't laugh, it's my favourite song - I only had coffee and a toast for breakfast and I was at the school by 10:25.
2. I planned ALL my lessons on the interactive whiteboard. At 1:30 pm - only one hour before lessons start - the projector of my interactive whiteboard wouldn't switch on! I calmly called the company I got it from, and firmly demanded their technical support BEFORE 2:30. Indeed, a tech support guy came , only to tell me that there was something wrong with the projector and that they would need to send it to Nicosia to see what the problem was. I politely said that I would like to have my projector REPLACED at no cost at all, immediately. Indeed, an hour later the tech guy came back with the new projector.
3. On my way back from work at about 8:30 tonight, I suddenly remembered there was no bread at home. So, I stopped at a bakery and got some.
4. As I was parking the car in the garage, a gorgeous black cat jumped in and comfortably sat at the back seat. Yes, there are a lot of stray cats in my neighbourhood. It took me a while to persuade it to get off my car because I was seriously going to lock her in!
5. Once home , Alkis happily told me about the ..great day he had at work and he had also remembered to get...some bread!
“Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours”~ Swedish proverb
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