LUCKY NUMBER 7/SEVEN

A few years ago I was into numerology.  My soul number is seven.  It's a very spiritual number.  So suitable for this stage of my life.  Lately, I have been thinking about the number seven and its relation to my spiritual development and realized that seven has played a dominant role in religion, science, the arts, literature, business and education.  No other number has had greater influence on our lives than the number 7.  Here's how the number 7 plays out in our lives:

7 primary colors in the  spectrum

7 days of the week

7 musical notes/octave

7 wonders of the world

7 chakras or energy centers in the body

7 deadly sins

7 virtues

Snow White and 7 dwarfs (what was Snow White doing all alone with those dwarfs in the woods anyway?)

7Up soda

telephone system is based on 7 numbers

7 holes in the human head

song called "Seventh Son"

7 degress of separation

movies - "Seven," "The Magnificant 7"

7 layer cake

7 types of love

Elizabeth Barrentt Browing's poem there are seven ways to love

7 principles in Kwanzaa - an African American holiday

Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" had only seven - slip out the back, Jack/make a new plan, Stan/No need to be coy, Roy/ Just listen to me/Hop on the bus, Gus/Don't need to discuss much/drop off the keys Lee/ (get yourself free)

7 tiles in Scrabble

movie "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"

7 Seas

7 continents

7 ingredients in the Big Mac

7 is neutral on the pH scale - pure water has a pH of 7

7 years bad luck for breaking a mirror

7th child in family supposed to be good luck

dogs and cats grow older by 7 years

7 year itch

Joseph's result of interpreting the king's dream in the Bible - 7 years famine/7 years prosperity

There are many other ways that seven/7 plays out in our lives.  Can you think of any?  Cheers!!