Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definitions: (1) enjoying affectionate close contact; (2) holding tenderly; huggable Quotes:• I have learned that there is more power in a good strong hug than in a thousand meaningful words. — Ann Hood (1956-) American novelist• Some of the strongest people you know are waiting to curl up in the right pair of arms and let out the … Read more
Definitions: (1) capable of being supported; trustworthy; (2) worthy of confidence; reliable Derivation: Latin, “believable” Synonyms: axiomatic, foolproof, plausible Quotes:• To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful. — Edward Roscoe Murrow [born Egbert Roscoe Murrow] (1908–1965) American broadcast journalist• A statement is persuasive and credible … Read more
Definitions: (1) to bring into being; to originate; to cause to exist; (2) characterized by originality and execution of thought; (3) forming something new; inventive Synonyms: constitutive, generative, productive, resourceful Balancing Qualities: Ability, Harmony, Practicality, Responsibility, Talented Compatible Qualities: adaptability, devoted, dreaming, flexible, humorous, playful, whimsical Familial and Consequential Qualities: Three qualities work well with … Read more
Definitions: (1) enjoying or affording warmth and ease; snug; (2) marked by the intimacy of the family or a close group Parental Qualities: comfortable, homey Quotes:• Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid … Read more
Definitions: (1) polite, dignified, refined, or elegant; (2) pertaining to, or suitable for, the court of a sovereign; respectful Quotes:• There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts. — Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) Indian lawyer and peacemaker• Love rules the court, the camp, the … Read more
Definitions: (1) having court-like manners; thoughtful of others; polite and gracious; (2) at minimum actively considerate and sometimes stately politeness Synonyms: affable, attentive, civil, comity, conciliating, obliging, respectful Quotes:• He who sows courtesy reaps friendship.— Saint Basil (329-379) Bishop of Cappadocia• One of the most graceful of warriors is the robin. I know few prettier sights than two males … Read more
Definitions: (1) facing and dealing with anything recognized as difficult or painful instead of withdrawing from it; (2) that firmness of spirit that meets danger or hardship without fear; strength of character; (3) the quality of being mentally or morally fearless or brave; valorous; intrepid Synonyms: bold, daring, dauntless, enterprising, gallant, hardy, heroic, pluck Courage … Read more
Definitions: (1) conforming with fact or logic; true; free from errors; accurate; right; (2) in accordance with acknowledged or accepted standards; proper Derivation: Latin, “made straight, amended, guiding” Synonyms: exact, faultless, precise Quotes:• An error doesn’t become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. — Orlando Aloysius Battista (1917–1995) Canadian-American chemist• A man must be big enough to … Read more
Definitions: (1) proceeding from the heart; warm; affectionate; genial; (2) reviving of spirits; cheering; giving strength; invigorating Synonym: gracious Quotes:• The artist is the confidant of nature; flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him. … Read more
Definitions: (1) the ability to balance physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of the self for a positive goal; (2) human cooperation combined in harmonious action; (3) able to use more than one set of muscle movements to a single end Derivation: Latin, “to bring order to” Quotes:• In 1967, the world health community launched a global effort to eradicate smallpox. … Read more