Seven

Dave and I celebrate seven years of marriage today. To get rid of some of the bad juju created by the seven year itch mythology, a quick review of the more favorable qualities of seven is in order.

Seven it the number of stars in the Big Dipper and Orion.

Seven is the number of objects an average human can hold in working memory.

There are Seven Wonders of the ancient world, seven virtues, 7-11 and a seven day week.

There is the famed Seventh Inning Stretch.

George Costanza wanted to name his first born Seven.

There are Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and Seven Pillars of Wisdom.

Mickey Mantle's Jersey bore the lucky number seven.

In numerology, seven is the number of completeness and totality.

The US declared independence on the 7th month in 1776.

From the seven creative periods and seven lucky gods to seven heavens and the seven chakras, Christianity, Judaism, Islam and most Eastern religions revere seven as one of the most spiritual numbers.

The heptagon is a visual representation of seven.

We rest on the seventh day.

Today, I feel less like itching and more like stretching, or even just letting out an audible sigh, while thinking back on OUR auspicious seven.