Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definitions: (1) in agreement or harmony <usually with others>; accordant; congruous; consistent; (2) sympathetic vibration <said of musical tones, but can also be so with personalities> Synonyms: suitable, unified Consideration: It can be argued that the purpose for existence is to mesh with or be more consistent with observable reality. Science defines itself in these terms: the more accurate the … Read more
Definitions: (1) harmonious regularity or steady continuity; uniform; (2) conducting oneself in harmony with one’s belief, character, profession, or custom; (3) recognition of value through time Derivation: Latin, “standing firm or still, existing” Synonyms: accordant, changeless, consonant Balancing Qualities: Concern, Fairness, Tact, High-minded Too Far: mediocrity Note: Qualities, often sacrificed in the name of consistency, are flexibility and individuality. In the attempt to be consistent, … Read more
Definitions: (1) showing kindly regard for the feelings or circumstances of others; thoughtful; (2) showing care; deliberate Derivation: Latin, “examine,” (perhaps based on sidus: “star”) Quotes:• Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree. — Marian Wright Edelman (1939-) American civil rights activist• Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, … Read more
Definitions: (1) inclined to preserve the existing order of things; traditional; (2) marked by moderate or cautious attitudes; safe; (3) a wise melding of the best from the past with the most promising of the future; prudent; (4) protect or maintained in its original state; a preservationist Derivation: Late Middle English, “to keep safe from harm” Balancing Qualities: Flexible, Liberal, Open … Read more
Definitions: (1) aware of one’s own existence and of external objects and conditions; (2) able to feel and think; awake; (3) sensitive of oneself as an alert being <knowing what one is doing and why>; (4) capable of, or marked by: thought, will, design, or perception; (5) able to see the light; (6) deliberate; intentional <a conscious effort to do better>deliberate; intentional … Read more
Definitions: (1) paying meticulous attention to adhere to one’s moral sense governing all of one’s actions; careful; (2) influenced or governed by the known, accepted social and scientific principles of correct and incorrect; scrupulous; (3) inclined to honor the internal rules of right and wrong; honest Compatible Qualities: logical, reasonable Quotes:• Never should an unfamiliar word be passed … Read more
Definitions: (1) the knowledge – or feeling – of right and wrong; (2) the faculty, power, or principle of a person which decides on the morality of their actions; (3) the criticism of oneself by one’s own value-habits – personal positive ideals; (4) the compulsion to act with the intention of doing good See also: Upright Derivation: Latin, “with knowledge” Quote: When will our conscience … Read more
Definitions: (1) coherently combined meanings; logically linked ideas; (2) an appropriate relationship, socially, physically, or professionally; interconnected; (3) a thorough set with all parts harmoniously united; joined together in a proper order <as the precise fit of a mosaic or puzzle>; quick-connecting Quotes:• The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10 … Read more
Definitions: (1) corresponding to what is right, proper, or reasonable; suitable; (2) conforming to the circumstances or requirements of a situation; fitting; (3) agreeing in nature or qualities; harmonious Derivation: Latin, “to come together” Synonyms: commingle, to forge a bond Quotes: • Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. — Edward Everett Hale (1822–1909) … Read more
Definitions: (1) appropriate or pleasing in nature or character; agreeable; (2) suited or adapted in tastes or temperament; compatible; kindred; (3) harmoniously associated; (4) existing together sociably; genial Derivation: Latin, “with genius” Quote: What could an unsanctified man do in Heaven? No man can possibly be happy in a place where he is not in his element and where all around him is not … Read more