Definitions: (1) experiencing increase or success <especially because of good management>; prosperous; (2) flourishing; growing

Quotes:
• My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. — Maya Angelou [born Marguerite Annie Johnson] (1928-2014) American poet laureate, memoirist, & civil rights activist
• In order that people may be happy in their work, three things are needed: they must be for it, they must not do too much of it, and they must have a sense of success in it. — John Ruskin (1819-1900) English polymath [eight disciplines]

Symbol: marigolds

(DIVINE WILL)
Definitions: (1) The original absolute thought of the Universal Father; (2) The personal thoughts of God; (3) The final will

Comment: All Divine thoughts, being perfect, are instantly (in infinity) or eventually (during the finite) manifest. He is the originator of purpose and His actions are full of reason.

(DIVINE MIND)
Definitions: (1) Full of thought; mindful; (2) Actions resulting from thought, i.e., decisiveness and creativity; (3) The opener of eyes; intelligible; (4) Able to keep track of all thought; reflective; (5) Characterized by careful thought; deliberative then deliberate; (6) The conceiver of new ideas; imaginative; (7) The ability to turn ideals into ideas and ideas into ideals; (8) Able to fit different thoughts together; elastic; supple

Comment: Our mind is hard wired with the ability to know right from wrong and fact from fiction. But we can also evaluate the future based on the experiences of the past. We can look before we leap. We can determine the value of something and then decide if and when to pursue it. We can evaluate good, better, and best.

(DIVINE COURTESY)
Definitions: (1) The inventor of respect; considerate; (2) Heedful; careful; (3) Concerned for the well-being of His sons and daughters; attentive; (4) Willing to do everything to fulfill the needs of His family

Comment: The thoughts of God are so magnificent and so immense as to be beyond our ability to grasp completely. But He kindly makes it possible for us to comprehend His will in finite pieces.

(DIVINE WORTH)
Definitions: (1) Worthy of being thought about with intense interest; engrossing; (2) Worthy of active study; theology; (3) Worthy of being meditated upon; worthy of devoted reflection; (4) Worthy of being aware of and of being pondered; (6) Worthy of being a beacon of hope and longing

Admonition: We learn humility in many ways, but one of the most profitable is thoughtful contemplation of the Divine.

THOUGHTFULNESS
Human Definitions: (1) showing respect for others; considerate; courteous; (2) aware of other views and sensibilities; heedful; mindful; attentive; (3) characterized by or manifesting careful deliberation; contemplative; cognitive; (4) actions resulting from thought; decisiveness; creativity; (5) possessing the power of reasoning; reflective imagination; (6) able to fit different concepts together; elastic; supple; (7) competent in turning ideas into ideals and ideals into ideas; (8) occupied with or given to religious reflection; meditative
     See also: Thinking

Balancing Qualities: Creative, Curious, Flexible, Open, Persistent

Quotes:
• The soul is dyed with the color of its thoughts. — Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (121-180) Roman Emperor & philosopher
• Govern your thoughts as if your future depends on them, because it does. — Debra Saint Claire (1952-) American master herbalist

Reflection: Others deserve your special attention because they are valuable. If you realize their worth, you will wish to be good to them – thoughtful, considerate, and courteous.

Comments:
• Positive thoughts expand. Negative thoughts contract.
• In order to be thoughtful, you have to know (or gamble on knowing) what the other person desires, needs, or wants. There are subtle signs, but one way that is pretty definite: Ask.

Definitions: (1) practicing prudent economy; sparing; using good management of money and other resources; frugal; (2) thriving; successful; prosperous; fortunate

Synonym: careful

Too Far: miserly

Saying: A penny save is a penny earned.

Quote: You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man’s initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing what they could and should do for themselves. — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States

Question: Is it possible to introduce the idea of thrift into government spending?

Definitions: (1) very exact, accurate, attentive, or painstaking <especially in regard to details>; complete; (2) having full command of an art or talent; (3) executed without negligence or omissions <a thorough search>

Synonyms: absolute, perfect

Compatible Qualities: focused, practical, zealous

Quotes:
• If you cut corners, you just keep going in circles — Grant Stoelwinder (1971-2023) Australian swimming coach
• Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine. — William A. Feather (1889–1981) American publisher & writer

Prayer: God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade all the nations of the earth, so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface and say: ‘This is my country.’  — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American author & statesman

Comment: Thoroughness need only go so far. How many decimal points are really essential?

Definitions: (1) concerned with healing the body, mind, or spirit; (2) calming; relaxing

Derivation: Greek, “to treat,” “to attend to”

Music: There are so many moods to melodies that they have instructions on how to play them: There are about 80 different expressions, for example: Amore (tenderly), Calore (calmly), Espansivo (effusively), Sospirando (sighingly), etc. Music is truly therapeutic.

Quotes:
• Physician, heal thyself.  — The Bible, Luke 4:23
• Since narcissism is fueled by a greater need to be admired than to be liked, psychologists might use that fact as a therapeutic lever – stressing to patients that being known as a narcissist will actually cause them to lose the respect and social status they crave. — Jeffrey Kluger (1954-) American writer, The Narcissist Next Door {2014}

Definitions: (1) the power of reasoning and conceiving ideas; imaginative; (2) the ability of a person to form mental images; envision, (3) given to pondering a suggestion; cogitation; (4) focusing on something in order to arrive at a conclusion using logic, judgment, and inference
     See also: Conscious, Thoughtful

Synonyms: deliberating, fancying, realizing, reflecting, speculating

Quotes:
• I am, therefore I think. — Dr. Chris Halvorson (1960-) American theoretical physicist
• At first life was a struggle for existence; now, for a standard of living; next it will be for quality of thinking. (81:6.28) — The Urantia Book {1955}
• Then only are we thinking when the subject on which we are thinking cannot be thought out. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German polymath [eight disciplines]

Comments:
• Thinking people apply their knowledge to new situations unrelated to the original situation.
•To move from a single good idea to its completion surround it with compatible ideas, and umbrella it with good ideals.
• Complexity results from keeping ideas in your head. Create systems to help you express your thoughts. Holding ideas takes energy – write them down.

Observation:
Types of Thinking
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Strategic         Personality               Disciplinary                   Overall            Miscellaneous
                        Related                                                          Quality
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Additive          Aggressive            Anthropological                Brilliant            Aesthetic
Analytic           Extroverted          Financial                             Clear               Constructive
Applied           Introverted           Historical                            Deep               Creative
Backward        Kinky                    Humanistic                         Keen                Efficient
Broad              Optimistic            Legal                                  Mercurial          Expressive
Converging                                 Market-oriented                 Methodical      Innovative
Critical                                        Mathematical                      Quick               Insightful
Decisive                                      Medical                               Right                Instinctive
Deductive                                   Product-oriented                Powerful           Literal
Diverging                                    Scientific                             Productive       Practical
Eliminative                                  Sociological                                                 Precise
Focused                                      Technological                                              Random
Forward                                      Verbal                                                          Visual
Imaginative                                                                                                     Wishful
Incisive
Inductive
Intuitive
Judgmental
Narrow
Objective
Qualitative
Quantitative
Rational
Speculative
Subjective
Theoretical

Advice: A teacher must know the level of each student in order to challenge each with those things just outside his or her current level of understanding. But it is the responsibility of the student to commit themselves to strive for that understanding. If the challenge motivates them, they will give it some thought.

Color: sky blue

Symbols: 1) the hat; 2) the pansy; 3) the helmet

Definition: awesome; excellent; extraordinary; great; magnificent; unusually good; wonderful

Quotes:
• It’s better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific cost. — Stephen Edwin King (1947-) American writer
• It is a terrific thing to get a building built that has the qualities of greatness in it. — Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) American architect

Definition: ready to acknowledge a kindness received; grateful; appreciative

Quotes:
• Thank you for finding room for me in your dreams. You’re always welcome in mine, too. — Orson Scott Card (1951-) The Ships of Earth {1994}
• Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. — Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887) American clergyman & social reformer

Exercise:
Write out a list of what you are thankful for.
• I am thankful for the following [things].
◦ ◦ For the plenty of Mother Earth, I am grateful.
• I am thankful for the following [beings].
◦ ◦ The love I feel for these friends is healing. I thank them for their support and companionship.
• I am thankful for the following [experiences].
◦ ◦ I know it is through experiences that I grow. I am thankful for the happy and peaceful times in my life.
◦ ◦ I am also grateful for my difficulties and disappointments because I know some of my greatest blessings have come from encompassing them.
• I am thankful for my [positive qualities].
◦ ◦ I realize I have some of them as gifts. I have others because of my choices. I will continue to strive to enhance my values.
• I am thankful for my self, my ideas, my heart, and my life. I will cheerfully and faithfully continue to grow.

Definitions: (1) youthful and delicate; fragile; (2) expressive of affection, consideration, or friendship; gentle; (3) keenly aware of impressions, emotions, or moral influences; (4) sensitive to others’ feelings; sympathetic; compassionate

Synonyms: careful, meek, merciful, mild, soft, yielding, intenerate <to make tender, soften>

Quote: Christlike communications are expressions of affection and not anger, truth and not fabrication, compassion and not contention, respect and not ridicule, counsel and not criticism, correction and not condemnation. They are spoken with clarity and not with confusion. They may be tender, or they may be tough, but they must always be tempered. — L. Lionel Kendrick (1932-2022) American LDS Elder

Colors: green, indigo

Symbol: honeysuckle flowers

Definition: softhearted, sympathetic affection; easily moved to love or pity; compassionate; tender-minded; tender-souled

Saying: Tenderness can melt a heart.

Quotes:
• There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. — Robert Lee Frost (1874-1963) American poet
• The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who have reverence for Him and his righteousness even to our children’s children. The Lord is gracious and full of compassion. The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his creation; he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. — The Bible, Psalm 103.17