Day 1: Welcome

Welcome to our Advent Calendar 2022. This year we are playing with the twin themes of Comfort and Joy. We hope this brings you glad tidings. 😇

I love to play with words and to delve into their definitions and origins.

So to begin at the beginning with ‘Comfort’

1. A state of ease or well-being.

2. Relief from affliction, grief, etc.

3. A person, thing, or event that brings solace or ease.

All of those point in the direction we’ll be heading this month.

And how about the origin?

ORIGIN OF COMFORT

C13: from Old French confort, from Late Latin confortāre to strengthen very much, from Latin con- (intensive) + fortis strong.

‘To strengthen very much’

Obsolete or not I love the inference of that. In my exploration of the principles behind Naturally High Performance I can truthfully say I’ve found immense comfort in the reliability of our design for success.

I’ve also, I now realise, been greatly strengthened!

And how about Comfort’s pal Joy

Definitions:

1. The emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation.

2. A source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; something or someone greatly valued or appreciated:

3. The expression or display of glad feeling; festive gaiety.

4. A state of happiness or felicity.

Yep. I’ll take those and keep them please.

And origin?

C13: from Old French joie, from Latin gaudium meaning joy, or from gaudēre to be glad.

Well I am glad.

And strengthened.

Welcome to Comfort and Joy all ye Merry Gentlefolk.