Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definitions: (1) resistance to fatigue, illness, stress, or difficulty; (2) possessing staying power or endurance Derivation: Latin, referring to the life-threads spun by the Fates Compatible Quality: enthusiasm Quotes:• Grit, in a word, is stamina. But it’s not just stamina in your effort. It’s also stamina in your direction, stamina in your interests. — Angela … Read more
Definition: full of life; nimble; agile; energetic; active <especially of the aged> Quote: When you’re an athlete and you play every day and are conditioning yourself every year, the aging is gradual. — Calvin “Cal” Edwin Ripken, Jr. (1960-) American baseball player, 2,632 consecutive games played Question: If you came in last in the 100-meter … Read more
Definition: courageous; lively; mettlesome; plucky; spirited Quote: The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood – rich, poor, old, young, decrepit, and spunky – they all turn out in one day. — David Byrne (1952-) Scottish-American singer/songwriter
Definitions: (1) characterizes one who indulges in a happy diversion <usually with others>; playful; merry; one who enjoys recreation; gamesome; (2) playing fairly and according to the rules; courteous; accepts failure gracefully and victory graciously; (3) possessing the ability to accept jestful teasing with a good sense of humor; (4) fair and generous in one’s … Read more
Definitions: (1) possessing an airy spirit providing cheerfulness or courage; (2) lively or spryly animated; brisk; vivacious; light but spirited vigor of manner; buoyant; spirituelle <a refined and witty nature> Poetry:True Wit is Nature to advantage dressedWhat oft was thought, but ne’er so well expressed;Something whose truth convinced at sight we find,That gives us back the … Read more
Definitions: (1) showing a lively and happy gait <with a spring in her step>; (2) having an elastic quality; resilient; flexible; (3) Being filled with the joy and newness of the spring season Quote: To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk … Read more
Definitions: (1) acting playfully or creatively upon a sudden impulse; (2) not premeditated; not contrived or manipulated; natural; (3) done or resulting from one’s own desire Too Far: capricious Saying: Carpe diem (Latin): “Seize the day.” Quote: Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the … Read more
Definitions: (1) inspiringly valiant; illustrious of heroic imagination; famous; celebrated; distinguished; (2) exceptionally good; very fine; excellent; (3) sumptuously grand < a splendid idea>; imposing Synonyms: brilliant, glorious, magnificent, beau geste <a splendid gesture> Quotes:• The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own … Read more
Definitions: (1) having or showing mettle, courage, vigor, animation, or energy; (2) the spiritualizing influence; the immaterial intelligent or sentient part of a person; (3) the supreme moral and ethical standard; the motivating, activating, or essential principle influencing a person’s actions <the spirit of helpfulness>; (4) a positive inclination, impulse, or tendency (5) the source … Read more
Definitions: (1) pertaining to the spirit or soul as distinguished from the body; (2) from or concerned with the higher part of the mind; (3) consisting of pure essence; incorporeal; (4) showing much refinement of thought and feeling; (5) having to do with religion or the church; sacred, devotional, or ecclesiastical; not lay or temporal; … Read more