Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definition: the intentional exercise of freewill; one’s deliberate choice resulting in voluntary action; volitional Derivation: Middle English, “full of <free> will” Balancing Qualities: Open-minded, Respect for others Parental Quality: conscious Too Far: obstinate, stubborn Quotes:• All variety of created objects which represent order and life in the universe could happen only by the willful reasoning … Read more
Definition: (1) showing devoted commitment, earnest enthusiasm, directed determination, or sincere and energetic focus; (2) dedicated to an ideal over a long time; loyal; whole-souled Quotes:• A man who always speaks the truth wholeheartedly is greater than those who do penance and deeds of charity. — Thiruvalluvar [aka: Valluvar] (31 BC) Indian poet & philosopher• … Read more
Definitions: (1) promoting or conducive to good health, mental vitality, or well-being; vigorous; sound; (2) tending to improve the mind or morals Compatible Quality: homey Quotes:• Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint. — Daniel Webster (1782-1852) American lawyer and statesman• The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and … Read more
Definitions: (1) able to communicate with grace, kindness, or propriety; articulate; (2) civil; courteous; (3) having the ability to converse with ease; quick-minded Proverb: The great man is not he who takes a city or overthrows a nation, but rather he who subdues his own tongue. Quotes:• Good English, well spoken and well written, will … Read more
Definition: (1) acting with playful humor; (2) demonstrating eccentric creativity; (3) spontaneous, fanciful, and imaginative inventiveness Compatible Qualities: changeable, rascally Quotes:• If you’re alive, kick into drive. Chase whimsies. See if you can turn dreams into a way to make a living, if not an entire way of life. — Kevin Patrick Smith (1970-) American … Read more
Definitions: (1) in sound health; not diseased or injured; unimpaired; (2) intact; not broken, damaged, or defective; (3) containing all elements or parts; entire; complete Quote: An act is not, as young men think, like a rock that one picks up and throws, and it hits or misses, and that’s the end of it. When … Read more
Definitions: (1) having a purpose in mind; (2) willing to convey, with clear focus and good intent, one’s sincere truth; (3) what is clearly in mind, both included and excluded; (4) logical and straightforward; (4) well-wisher <a person who desires or expressed happiness or success for another> See also: Purposeful Quotes:• I want to go … Read more
Definition: one who loves literature; well-educated; well-informed Derivation: The word encyclopedia comes from the Greek meaning “well-rounded.” Quotes:• I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything. — Steven Alexander Wright (1955-) American stand-up comedian & actor• Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. … Read more
Definitions: (1) carefully observant; vigilant; attentive <especially with parental care>; cautious; diligent; awake; aware; (2) guarding against danger; (3) alert to opportunity; (4) mentally informed; (5) acting with discretion; self-observant; self-restrained Quotes:• More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution. — James Thomson (1834-1882) Scottish poet … Read more
Definitions: (1) sound in body and mind; healthy; (2) having reasonable propriety; just; right; (3) expertly accomplished; skillful; complete; done with close attention <well done>; thorough; (4) abundant; prosperous; fortunate; comfortable <His investments did well.>; (5) with a high degree of pleasure or approval; (6) the proper or satisfactory treatment of a person, thing, or … Read more