Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definitions: (1) feeling favorable, kind, or sympathetic; (2) having a pleasant character; friendly Quote: In Utopia, where every man has a right to everything, they all know that if care is taken to keep the public stores full no private man can want anything; for among them there is no unequal distribution, so that no … Read more
Definitions: (1) infused with feeling of loving kindness; affectionate; (2) strongly attached; intimate; (3) cordial or hearty <a warm welcome>; (4) animated; vigorous; (5) the ability to inspire with kindly feeling <warm to the idea>; affect with lively pleasure; (6) excited enthusiasm, contagious cheerfulness, attractive vitality; (7) to successfully approach a goal or find a … Read more
Definitions: (1) ready with affection, cordiality, kindness, generosity, or sympathy; (2) loving; ardent Familial Quality: familial Quote: When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and … Read more
Definition: alluringly lively, playfully active, spirited in temper or conduct; sprightly; pizzazzful Derivation: Latin, “long-lived” Synonym: Italian, brio: “vivacity of style” Quotes:• Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates … Read more
Divine Definitions: (1) The personal exercise of the Divine free will; self-willed; (2) The all-wise choosing made manifest; self-disclosing; (3) The clearly correct interpretation of the original thought; self-determinative Comment: The Creator respects His own decisions. God is the one Person with freewill who completely understands the value of unrestricted will. Since He knows its … Read more
Definitions: (1) gratification of aesthetic appetites <especially artistically>; (2) the hope for beauty fulfilled; (3) occupied with delight or pleasure <especially sensually>; (4) given to or spent in luxurious enjoyment Derivation: Latin, “pleasure” Quote: With everything that I design, from a church to a plate to skyscraper to a spoon. I am always thinking about … Read more
Definitions: (1) possessing moral and ethical excellence; upright; righteous; (2) having good and great qualities; (3) chaste; pure; virginal; (4) aretaics <the science of virtue> Synonym: South African, Ubuntu: a quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity; “I am because we are.” Saying: Evil must be left behind in this world, but … Read more
Definitions: (1) the ability to anticipate and make provision for future events; foresight; (2) the power of seeing into a situation or the inner nature of things; insight; (3) a vivid imaginative conception or anticipation; envision; (4) able to create an artistic presentation of extraordinary beauty; (5) sure-sighted Quotes: • Visions born of fear give … Read more
Definitions: (1) necessary to existence, continuance, or well-being; indispensable; essential; critically important; (2) energetic, lively, or forceful Quotes:• One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant … Read more
Definitions: (1) pure; chaste; clean; modest; innocent; (2) pristine; fresh; new Quote: So much suffering is caused because of the misunderstandings of God’s true nature. God’s heart is more gentle than the Virgin’s first kiss upon the Christ. And God’s forgiveness to all, to any thought or act, is more certain than our own being. … Read more