Day: Mar 18, 2013

Vocation
vo·ca·tion  (v-kshn)

n.

1. A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified.
2. An inclination, as if in response to a summons, to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; a calling.
[Middle English vocacioun, divine call to a religious life, from Old French vocation, from Latin vocti, voctin-, a calling, from voctus, past participle of vocre, to call; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

vocation [vəʊˈkeɪʃən]

n

1. a specified occupation, profession, or trade
2.

a.  a special urge, inclination, or predisposition to a particular calling or career, esp a religious one
b.  such a calling or career

[from Latin vocātiō a calling, from vocāre to call]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun 1. vocation - the particular occupation for which you are trainedvocation – the particular occupation for which you are trained

job, line of work, occupation, business, line – the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; “he’s not in my line of business”
specialism, specialization, specialty, speciality, specialisation – the special line of work you have adopted as your career; “his specialization is gastroenterology”
lifework – the principal work of your career
walk of life, walk – careers in general; “it happens in all walks of life”
business life, professional life – a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities
2. vocation – a body of people doing the same kind of work

body – a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; “the whole body filed out of the auditorium”; “the student body”; “administrative body”
profession – the body of people in a learned occupation; “the news spread rapidly through the medical profession”; “they formed a community of scientists”
press corps – a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics; “the White House press corps”

Dusk so I’m off for my walk

Now  it’s dusk and the lights are on I shall go out to see who has redecorated their front rooms for Spring…and who is watching TV.I should have been a spy really but I just have to pretend.And I think I blush too easily so I would betray myself.Still I can make up stories about the people around me which are maybe more thrilling than reality.Since people sleep upstairs I shan’t see any nude..I hope.That would be embarrassing.It’s mainly the decor that interests me.That’s what I tell  the police!

Brenda Wilbee: Tea Time: “The brighter the persona, the darker the shadow.” –Carl Jung

Brenda Wilbee: Tea Time: “The brighter the persona, the darker the shadow.” –Carl Jung

I think this is worth reading if only for the story.. I love stories

Also it has helped me to understand two people I know… and who knows,it may help me too.