Definitions: (1) emphasizes dispatch or economy in an activity or work; purposeful operation; (2) efficient yet rapid action

Synonyms: fleetness, quickness, swiftness

Balancing Qualities: Hindsight, Foresight

Motto: Certainty, Security, and Celerity — The United States Postal Service

Quote: A quantity will always move on in the same straight line (not changing the determination or celerity of its motion) unless some external cause divert it. {An early version of what later became the first law of motion.} — Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) English polymath [eight disciplines]

Definition: known for positive behavior; spoken of with high regard; renowned
     See also: Distinguished

Quotes:
• Share our similarities, celebrate our differences. — Morgan Scott Peck (1936–2005) American psychiatrist
• The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated. — Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) South African Anglican bishop & theologian

Comment: When we can celebrate our relationships, we are honoring them and they us: concelebrate.

Definitions: (1) using great care or prudence; wary; watchful; (2) forethoughtfully discreet 

Synonyms:  chary; circumspect, forewarned, judicious, stealthy

Too Far: Timidity is caution tinged with shyness and/or self-doubt. Suspicion is uncertainty about the nature of reality.

Quote: Let’s be cautious about relying so much on material things that we have no energy left for the spiritual aspects of our lives. — James Alexander Forbes Jr. (1935-) American interdenominational preacher

Comments:
• Doubt is sometimes part of fear and sometimes part of caution. Take a look at the extremes and move in toward the middle from there. Regarding fear, doubt closes the mind. With caution, doubt peeks around the corner with an open mind.
• How far are you willing to go, or allow other people to go, when it comes to being adventuresome, fearless, or brave? If you are responsible as a parent or guardian, you have a responsibility to say, “I cannot let you cross that line.” Or you can extend your responsibility if you know it is time for your child or friend to push their boundaries. They may or may not be able to handle what transpires when they get out on that limb, but if they’ve got a friend who is willing to go with them, then the margin of error is somewhat reduced. Ultimately, the person taking the action is making a choice and taking the risk. The person supporting them and helping them is an important element in allowing the inexperienced one to become the person they wish to become.
• I have been alone in the Grand Canyon, miles and days from any help. When one is alone, the margin for error is reduced to almost zero. It is a palpable sensation. The experience is sweeter if you are cautious in the boldest sense of the word.

Visualization: Picture a wasp landing on a thistle. Talk about the epitome of caution, and yet the wasp does it with such ease.

Definitions: (1) informal, natural; (2) showing little concern; nonchalant

Too Far: capricious

Quotes:
• It’s a rare moment when we take a break from the tribulations of the daily rat race to reflect on assumptions and values that we casually accept as gospel. — Edward Graydon Carter (1949-) Canadian Journalist
• A human being becomes human not through the casual convergence of certain biological conditions, but through an act of will and love on the part of other people. — Italo Giovanni Calvino (1923-1985) Italian writer

Definitions: (1) having thought or regard for; concerned; (2) feeling love or liking for; (3) to take charge of; to look after; to provide for

Parental Qualities: giving, kind

Quotes:
• Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community. — Anthony J. D’Angelo (1975-) Educational entrepreneur
• Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you. — Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) American Supreme Court Justice

Definitions: (1) dealt with thoughtfully; (2) showing cautious concern; (3) accurately or thoroughly done or made; painstaking; (4) solicitously mindful

Synonyms: attentive, gingerly, heedful, prepared, prudent, watchful

Quote: Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. — Carl August Sandburg (1878–1967) American writer

Consideration: There are situations where you cannot be too careful. When lives are at stake, make careful plans, make a careful search for the best people and parts, carefully lay a level foundation, and carefully avoid political pitfalls. Also, keep the highest ideal in mind at all times.

Definition: free from anxiety, concern, or worry; trouble-free
     See also: No Worries

Compatible Quality: creativity

Quote: I can be a little messy and wild and carefree with my creativity as a solo artist. In a group, there’s a certain structure, and everyone has a part to play. ― Dawn Angeliqué Richard (1983-) American singer-songwriter
     Note: There is a difference between that solitary carefreeness versus the one you can feel with other people. When you are in sync with yourself it is easier to meld with others, but you do have to appreciate their sensibilities and how they complement yours.

Comment: Enjoy those carefree episodes in your life. Keep them alive in your imaginative memory. They will sustain you during the difficult times (as long as you do not feel sorry or sad that those good times will never come again.)

Color: orange

Symbol: a bird (Native American)

Definitions: (1) able to effect intense attraction <as by beauty or some other charming positive quality>; enthralling; (2) holding full attention; fascinating

Synonyms: bewitching, enchanting, entrancing

Poetry:
To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.
— William Blake (1757-1827) English Poet

Quote: Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding. ― David Hume (1711-1776) Scottish philosopher

Symbol: peach blossoms

Definitions: (1) the most important; chief; principal; notable; (2) very good; excellent; first-class; (3) any thing that confers value or benefit to its owner

Quotes:
• The accumulation of cultural capital – the acquisition of knowledge – is the key to social mobility. — Michael Gove (1967-) British politician
• Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him. Phineas Taylor [P. T.] Barnum (1810–1891) American showman & philanthropist

Comment: If you have a capital idea, you can parley it into enough capital to built a capitol building.

Definitions: (1) the maximum ability or power of a person to do, experience, or understand something; (2) the current level a person should be expected to accomplish; (3) within the realm of possibilities or feasibilities; (4) self-efficacy is an individual’s belief in their capability to act in the ways necessary to reach specific goals.

Quotes:
• Any blessing or achievement turns to be a curse if it’s not accompanied by efforts to increase and enlarge inner capacity to handle it. ― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua (~1980’s-) Tanzanian veterinarian & educator, Chancellor and President of Mount Eagle College & University
• Your capacity lies in your courage. ― Lailah Gifty Akita (~1990’s-) Ghanaian Founder of Smart Youth Volunteers Foundation

Comment: A person’s capacity is always changing. A child may have an aptitude to be a musical genius but must still move from a novice to a master. The capacity of any one person may equal the total capacity of humankind but we are all on a path of growing toward this maximum ideal.