Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definitions: (1) being the same in actual character as in outward appearance; genuine; real; (2) simple and straightforward innocence; (3) truthful and honest; without deceit, pretense, or hypocrisy; (4) faithful Saying: Ex animo (Latin): “from the heart” Quotes:• Sincerity is the single virtue that binds divinity and man in one. — Senge Takatomi (1845-1918) Japanese … Read more
Definition: affectionate <as the intimate kindness of a sister>; characterizing congenial or loyal relationship with or among siblings or other women; sororal Familial Quality: brotherly Quote: A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves – a special kind of double — Chloe Anthony [Toni] Wofford Morrison (1931–2019) … Read more
Definitions: (1) revealing knowing intelligence; expert; ingenuity; (2) individual deftness in execution or performance; virtuosity; mastery of technique; nifty; (3) able to perform dexterously a manual operation in the arts or professions; adroit; (4) having a competent aptitude in management; (5) trickeration (jazz swing, a snazzy sports play) Quotes:• No amount of skillful invention can … Read more
Definition: harmless folly; simple whimsicalness; happy innocence Familial Quality: giggly, giddy (literally possessed by a god) Quotes:• If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done. — Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (1889–1951) Austrian philosopher• Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment. … Read more
Definitions: (1) easy to understand or deal with; (2) sincere; free of deceit or guile; innocent; (3) elegant and plain; not ornate or luxurious; unadorned; not elaborate or complicated; unembellished; (4) modest; unaffected; unassuming; unpretentious Compatible Qualities: It takes time, teamwork, and tenacity to arrive at simplicity. Music: “Simple Gifts” {1848}‘Tis the gift to be … Read more
Definitions: (1) a person of value; (2) the self-realization of one’s own worth; self-esteem; (3) important Quotes:• Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions. — Noam Chomsky (1928-) American linguist• Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something … Read more
Definitions: (1) cunningly artful; (2) keen-witted in practical concerns; possessing useful smarts, insightful; (3) acute perception and sound judgment; savvy, sharp, argute Synonyms: Shrewd stresses pragmatic cleverness; astute combines shrewdness, perspicacity, and diplomatic skill; perspicacious implies unusual power to see through, and understand, what is puzzling or hidden; sagacious suggests wisdom, penetrating thought, and farsightedness. … Read more
Definitions: (1) protecting or defending <especially a loved one> from danger, violence, injury, annoyance, or attack; (2) securing or rendering safe; harboring Derivation: Middle English, “bodyguard” Quote: If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their … Read more
Definitions: (1) possessing a distinguished remarkable quality; illustrious; brilliant; eminent; (2) bright and often splendid in appearance <It was as if a shining angel appeared when she walked into the room.>; resplendent; (3) radiant; gleaming; sparkling, glistening, lucid, lucent; refulgent <to shine>; sidereal Quotes:• The path of the just is as a shining light which … Read more
Definition: in good order; tidy; trim Derivation: “Shipshape and Bristol fashion” {1827} At low tide in Bristol harbor ships would fall to one side on their keel resulting in cargo chaos if everything was not tidily tied down. Too Far: compulsive