Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definitions: (1) possessing beauty of form <arising from balanced proportions>; (2) showing similarity of arrangement on either side of a dividing line or plane; having correspondence of opposite parts in size, shape, and position; (3) able to comprehend the nature of reality <symmetrical thinking (often beyond logic and reasoning)> Quotes:• There is no excellent beauty … Read more
Definitions: (1) something or someone pleasing or gratifying to the mind <sweet words of affection>; (2) mild, gentle, meek, or kind; soft or delicate; pure and clean; (3) obliging civility; courteous; amiable manners or behavior; gracious; an affable disposition; good-humored; reasonable; (4) pleasant to the sense of taste; harmonious to the ear; attractive to the … Read more
Definitions: (1) a loved one; a darling; a dear heart; (2) a generous, friendly person; anyone arousing loyal affection Quotes:• Find the sweetness in your own heart, then you may find the sweetness in every heart. — Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rumi (1207–1273) Persian Sufi poet• In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and … Read more
Definitions: (1) remaining alive or in existence; (2) continuing to function or manage in spite of some adverse circumstance or hardship; holding up; enduring Quotes:• Existence on a mountain is simple. Seldom in life does it come any simpler: survival, plus the striving toward a summit. The goal is solidly, three-dimensionally there – you can … Read more
Definitions: (1) upholding, supportive, maintaining, or enduring; (2) providing for; encouraging; confirming; (3) keeping up one’s spirits <especially in the face of difficulty or hard times> Quotes:• I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out. — Anne Frank (1929-1945) The Diary of Anne … Read more
Definitions: (1) graceful with good proportions; lithe; possessing clean lines; sleek; (2) showing a high degree of refinement and assurance <coming from wide social experience> Derivation: Italian, “quick” Quote: The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual, and diversity will continue to increase with the progress, refinement, and differentiation of the human … Read more
Definitions: (1) upholding another by aid or countenance <especially if in need>; (2) encouraging the spirits of another person; (3) helpful emotionally, financially, or morally; (2) characterizes one who keeps another from fainting, falling, failing, or declining Synonyms: assisting, bolstering, corroborative, forwarding, furthering, seconding, substantiative Quotes: • The problem with certainty is that sometimes it … Read more
Definitions: (1) always effective <a sure method>; (2) reliable or dependable; trustworthy; (3) without doubt, question, or dispute; absolutely true; (4) showing no hesitancy; positive; confident; certain; (5) never missing; unerringly steady Quote: You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influences … Read more
Definitions: (1) of the highest quality; splendid; extremely fine; excellent; very competent; (2) grand; magnificent; stately; noble; august; (3) rich; elegant; luxurious Quote:• No matter where your lot may be cast, no power on earth can keep you from making a man of yourself, a superb character, a masterpiece. ― Orison Swett Marden (1848–1924) American … Read more
Definitions: (1) an ability of the mind to be resilient and adaptable <especially to something new>; (2) soft and pliant; flexible; compliant; (3) limber; lithe Quotes:• The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail. — Lao-tse (6th Century BC) Chinese mystic philosopher• Like the very air and water that flows … Read more