Jim Downs

CURIOUS Definition: (1) strongly desirous to learn or know; (2) possessing a need to investigate; (3) quizzical Balancing Qualities: Diplomacy, Discretion, Thoughtfulness Familial Qualities: adventuresome, explorative Consequential Quality: understanding Too Far: nosy, prying Note: A person’s privacy should always be respected. Music: “What’s Going On?” {1971}Father, fatherWe don’t need to escalateYou see, war is not … Read more

MYSTERIOUS Divine Definitions: (1) Stimulating wonder; inspiring fascination; hypnotic; (2) Exciting curiosity; intriguing; (3) Beyond our most appealing dreams; unfathomable; (4) So awesomely sacred as to cause speechlessness; ineffable Quote: Mysterium fascinans (fascinating mystery): a sense of something fascinating, desirable, good, caring, and comforting which invites us into its fullness, fulfills us, and in so … Read more

FUN Definitions: (1) lively playfulness; merriment; amusement; sport; recreation; joking frivolity; (2) a source or cause of enjoyable distraction <as a game or an amusing person or thing>; fun-loving Comment: You might tease a friend with a bit of banter, but there is no “fun” in making fun of someone. Quotes:Make space in your life … Read more

KNIGHTLYDefinition: exhibiting those characteristics associated with knights, specifically chivalry, dignity, bravery, honesty, and goodnessNote: Every quality is ultimately manifested uniquely with each individual personality–male or female. Quotes:The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. — Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) French literary artist The stories of Ulysses and … Read more

VALUEDivine Definitions: (1) The essence of worth; intrinsic virtue; THE ideal; (2) The ultimate desire; priceless; (3) Adherence to the highest principles; probity; (4) Worthy of the greatest admiration; estimable; cherishable; (5) The most precious treasure; important; useful; (6) The personification of all quality; attractive; appealing; (7) Possessing the most fascinating abilities Comment:• God is … Read more

SYSTEMATICDefinitions: (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 … Read more

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

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