Jim Downs

The primary quality of a personality is Volition. Will your decisions move you toward a meaningful goal–or at least a Utilitarian one? Let the highest values guide your choices. VOLITIONDefinitions: (1) having the power to choose; willful; (2) forming a purpose or an opinion; decisive; self-determinative Derivation: Medieval Latin, “I wish” {17th century: a decision … Read more

Definition: composure shown in danger; coolness under trying circumstances; unruffled under pressure Derivation: French, “cold blood” Note: It is remarkable how language evolves. There was need of a word for a person who is focused and proficient in difficult, even dangerous, situations, therefore an old word took on a new meaning. Compatible Qualities:  clarity, confidence, … Read more

UNCAUSEDDivine Definitions: (1) Reality without prior source; self-existent; (2) The primal being in existence before the beginning; not created; (3) Self-caused reality; the initiator; (4) Never beginning but lasting forever; self-perpetuated; (5) The genesis of reality; self-generative; (6) The first cause producing original (and consequently all subsequent) effects Quotes: Ask and it will be given … Read more

It is a Luxury to be self-assured in our belief system so thoroughly as to be Hypnotized by it. And yet, if we are open to the Infinite Unknown {absolute generosity}, we can also be certain there are abundant mysteries yet to be revealed. Many of them are within reach here and now. We may … Read more

COMMON GROUNDI have said that every Positive Quality can be melded with any and all others. There are obvious ones like Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, but I was a little stumped with Wry and Dulcet. The answer came to me with definition (2) pleasing to the mind. The harmony of sound and the harmony in … Read more

HAPPY EASTERIt is one of life’s greatest pleasures to see the light shine in someone’s eyes–from delight, laughter, understanding, or spiritual enlightenment. On the way to enlightenment is curiosity and wonder.      I wish you hope, renewal, and the anticipation of new beginnings. ILLUMINATORDivine Definitions: (1) The creator of light; luminous; (2) The giver of physical, … Read more

Every relationship {should be} a two-way street. A True-blue friend knows you and you them. You have that Warmhearted feeling between you because you have trusted them with the real you and they have shown you they are worthy of your respect. Cultivate bonds not only with people but also with nature, angels, and the … Read more

We have our own little world of subjective reality in the physical and mental realms of existence. The Objective is a perception of the other–human and divine persons and realities. Nonetheless we can tap into them. Listen! OBJECTIVEDivine Definitions: (1) The actual, correct, and exact truth; (2) Truly existing in reality; not assumed to exist; … Read more

A Qualified dentist pays as much attention in mitigating pain as in tooth repair. A professional plumber is Painstakingly diligent in keeping the floor dry. An author will focus on the smallest detail to deliver their ideas. No matter who, competence is part of the ideal. QUALIFIEDDefinitions: (1) having the qualities, accomplishments, or training making … Read more

Humans have many ways of reading reality. One of them (see Technical below) is “An ability to exercise judgment where events cannot be completely defined.” We have questions. Answers are available. They may lie in the realm of matter, so we look for the clues in the physical realm. When they rest in the Sacred, … Read more