Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definitions: (1) endowed with understanding or reason; sensible; (2) sane; lucid; (3) suprarational <above normal reasoning> Balancing Quality: Heart Quotes:• A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational. — Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Italian theologian• Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type of consciousness, … Read more
Definition: extremely beautiful or attractive; enchanting; entrancing; causing great joy; charming; captivating; delightful Quote: We are born for wonder, for joy, for hope, for love, to marvel at the mystery of existence, to be ravished by the beauty of the world, to seek truth and meaning, to acquire wisdom, and by our treatment of others … Read more
Definition: relation marked by harmony, conformity, accord, or affinity; the ability to get along well with others; close-knit Quote:• If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves. — Willie Hugh Nelson (1933-) American songwriter, singer• We don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note. Only notes that are different … Read more
Definition: a friendly mischievous person; a rogue; a scamp <especially as used jokingly and affectionately>; puckish; good-natured ribbing To Far: Nothing wrong with having a few tricks up your sleeve. Nevertheless, this quality can easily be abused and get out of hand with the person downplaying their hi-jinks as playful when it is really hurtful. … Read more
Definitions: (1) expressing love, confidence, happiness, and joy; (2) beaming <a radiant smile>; (3) feeling vitality and well-being; (4) emitting light; shining brightly Quote: The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations – each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic … Read more
Definitions: (1) still; calm; at rest; (2) gentle; mild; placid; smooth; (3) not noisy; hushed; quiescent; (4) free from disturbance or tumult; tranquil; peaceful; quiet-minded; (5) not obstreperous, ostentatious, or pretentious; (6) not forward; unobtrusive; modest; quiet-natured Synonyms: contented, meek, pacific, satisfied, still, unruffled Compatible Qualities: deep thinking, inner strength Proverb: The great man is … Read more
Definitions: (1) having a nimble, alert mind; quick in perception and understanding; keen; clever; sharp-witted; (2) being able to readily access memory and put ideas together in new ways Quote: Those who have a natural talent for calculation are generally quick-witted at every other kind of knowledge; and even the dull, if they have had … Read more
Definitions: (1) done, proceeding, or occurring with rapidity; brisk; (2) moving or able to move with speed; actively agile; (3) keenly responsive; lively; acute; nimble; (4) prompt or swift in doing or understanding; quick-minded; (5) sensitive and discerning; acutely perceptive; alert Quotes:• No individual is alone responsible for a single stepping stone along the path … Read more
Definitions: (1) a moral or personality trait, ideal, or value; (2) a feature of excellence rather than quantity; (3) that which makes something such as it is; (4) a single (or set of) distinguishing elements <especially essential characteristics>; (5) an inherent mark or particular attribute Derivation: Latin, “a property, nature, state, or condition;” from qualis; … Read more
Definitions: (1) having the qualities, accomplishments, or training making one fit for some function, office, or role; competent; (2) meeting the conditions required by law or custom for exercising a right or holding an office; eligible to do or obtain something Synonym: capable Inspiration: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) had only two years of formal schooling yet … Read more