Twenty Eleven

Today's date is one on the calendar that will not come again.  1.1.11  Of course, that is true of every day on the calendar.   Each day only rolls by once.  Eleven is my "special" number,  what others would refer to as their lucky number.  Eleven started appearing in my life when I was a child.  It repeated in many "special" ways.  My cabin number at camp.  My buddy number.  My favorite football player's number.  My only surprise birthday party happened on my eleventh.   The list goes on and on.

My husband was born on the eleventh.  We got married on the eleventh.  Eleven has always been associated with something "good".  When I was looking at the seminary I wanted to attend, and looked up the address,  it was located on 1100 Goodman Street.  I knew that was the one for me.

I read in the paper today that more wedding took place on 07.07.07 that any other date.   If I were to pick the number most likely to be my best ever number, as far as dates go, it would have to be 11.11.11,  which will happen this year.  I should plan something special, make an Eleven Celebration Event out of it.

How would celebrate a number on the calendar that has no significance other than being one's best number?   Go out to dinner?  Have a party?  Invite eleven people over?  Schedule it for eleven o'clock? 

I just "googled" the number eleven and its significance.  This is what I  learned:

Number eleven possesses the qualities of intuition,  patience, honesty, sensitivity, and spirituality.

Who knew?