Most Read This Week In Counting

Counting is the action of finding the number of elements of a finite set of objects. The traditional way of counting consists of continually increasing a (mental or spoken) counter by a unit for every element of the set, in some order, while marking (or displacing) those elements to avoid visiting the same element more than once, until no unmarked elements are left; if the counter was set to one after the first object, the value after visiting the final object gives the desired number of elements. The related term enumeration refers to uniquely identifying the elements of a finite (combinatori ...more

Most Read This Week Tagged "Counting"

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli
Birding for Babies: Backyard Birds: A Numbers Book
10 Cats
One Boy Watching
Some of These Are Snails
10 Dogs
Here We Are: Book of Numbers
5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas
Latke's First Hanukkah
Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf: A Counting Story
Twelve Dinging Doorbells
Noni the Pony Counts to a Million
1 2 3 Cats: A Cat Counting Book
Counting to Bananas: A Mostly Rhyming Fruit Book
Mr. Watson's Chickens
Rafa Counts on Papá
Whole Whale
One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival
Dumpling Day
One Sheep, Two Sheep: A Picture Book
Christmas Ahoy!
Trillions of Trees: A Counting and Planting Book
Too Many Rabbits
We Are One: How the World Adds Up
Bracelets For Bina's Brothers
Ten Owies: A Silly Picture Book About Counting Boo-Boos and Healing for Kids (Ages 4-8)
Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of Christmas
10 Spooky Pumpkins
One Sun and Countless Stars: A Muslim Book of Numbers (A Muslim Book Of Concepts)
1, 2, 3 Salish Sea: a Pacific Northwest Counting Book
Five Little Easter Bunnies
Feelings Are Wild
Animal Countdown

Thich Nhat Hanh
When we're first learning sitting meditation, it can be useful to count our breaths. Count "one" for the first in- and out-breath. Count "two" for the second, and so on. If your mind wanders and you lose count, go back to "one" and begin again. This exercise helps develop concentration. You may think counting to ten is easy, but counting to ten while breathing mindfully takes a lot of focus. ...more
Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit

Gina Barreca
I will count my blessings when I am in the doldrums, count to ten when I am quarrelsome, and count on my friends when I need a laugh.
Gina Barreca, If You Lean In, Will Men Just Look Down Your Blouse?

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