The Positive Qualities for the week of 5/17/26

SYSTEMATIC
Definitions: (1) precisely organized; having a logical plan; methodical; (2) having the need to order things, ideas, or structures into an integrated whole; thorough

Balancing Qualities: It is easy for a systematic person to get caught in the rut of efficiency by pursuing a task in a linear manner. If you add the qualities of flexibility and objectivity, you will be able to focus on the detail as well as manage to see the overview.

Quotes:
• Science is the systematic classification of experience. — George Henry Lewes (1817-1878) English philosopher & critic
• Through systematic exercising of our thinking faculties, we can train ourselves for exact clairvoyance. Imaginative knowledge is the first step in supersensible perception. — Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (1861-1925) Austrian esotericist

NURTURING
Definitions: (1) characterizes one who promotes development by providing nourishment, support, and encouragement during the stages of growth; (2) raising; training; educating; (3) furthering the development of a person, project, idea, or ideal; fostering

Quotes:
• Our souls cannot be forced to grow, but like flowers, our spiritual selves can be nurtured until they blossom and flourish. — James Van Praagh (1958-) American author & spiritual medium
• When you help someone else, not only do they benefit, but you reaffirm to yourself that you have something of value to give them, and you help to strengthen and nurture a bond with an individual that you’re helping. — Vivek Hallegere Murthy (1977-) American physician