Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definition: tending to awaken or incite appetite or passion <his speech provoked my curiosity>; stimulating a specific response <her stories provoke laughter> Note: This is a quality with some negative connotations, but we are using it here in its best possible sense. Watch for the sensitivities of others when provoking interest. Keep your motives pure, … Read more
Definitions: (1) anticipating wants or needs and making provision to supply them; having and showing foresight; understanding; (2) economical; frugal; thrifty; prudent; (3) conscientious management; nurturing; participative; (4) protector, preserver, and promoter; (5) a manifestation of divine care and direction Derivation: Latin, “to foresee” Synonyms: expediting, fostering, guiding, tutelary <serving as a protector, guardian, or … Read more
Definitions: (1) feeling pleasure or satisfaction over an honorable or creditable accomplishment of another; exultant; (2) having or showing self-respect or self-esteem for a personal success; (3) stately, majestic, or magnificent; (4) full of vigor and spirit; elated; kvell: Yiddish, “happy and proud” Too Far: pride, the sin of; smug Quotes:• Vanity and pride are … Read more
Definition: shielding or sheltering from danger or injury <especially a loved one>; defending or guarding; preserving in safety Quotes:• People protect what they love. — Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997) French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker & author• There is no love as fierce as the love you feel for your family. There’s no one you feel more … Read more
Definitions: (1) success in an enterprise or activity; achievement <usually with economic well-being>; (2) strong and flourishing; thriving; (3) enjoying vigorous and healthy physical, monetary, mental, and/or spiritual growth See also: Successful Synonyms: auspicious, favorable, palmy, well-fixed, well-healed, well-off, well-to-do Balancing Qualities: Giving, Humble, Sincere Compatible Qualities: determination, faith, focus, persistence Familial Qualities: fertile, productive, … Read more
Definitions: (1) favorably disposed; benevolent; (2) a good omen; auspicious; (3) having been blessed; advantageous; (4) often implies a continuing beneficial condition Derivation: Latin, “gracious” Synonyms: benign, helpful, eumendious <well disposed> Quotes:• Miracles are propitious accidents, the natural causes of which are too complicated to be readily understood. — George Santayana (1863-1952) Spanish-American philosopher• When … Read more
Definitions: (1) appropriate to the purpose or circumstance; suitable; (2) conforming to established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous; chaste; modest; (3) fitting; right; seemly; just; fair; (4) normal or regular; (5) fine; good; excellent; (6) becoming in appearance; handsome or comely Synonym: idoneous Idiom: Time puts things in proper perspective. Quotes:• The … Read more
Definitions: (1) ready and quick to act as occasion demands; alert; immediately or instantly at hand; expeditious; (2) done at the appointed moment; timely; (3) moving, exciting, or inciting to action; (4) to arouse or inspire by suggestion Saying: He gives twice who gives promptly. Quotes:• The game requires coolness, right reasoning, promptness, and patience … Read more
Definition: (1) having reasonable grounds for hope; (2) likely to succeed or yield favorable results; just expectations of a good outcome Synonyms: assuring, auspicious, engaging Quotes:• Grow in the root of all grace, which is faith. Believe God’s promises more firmly than ever. Allow your faith to increase in its fullness, firmness, and simplicity. — … Read more
Definition: distinguished above others; eminent; widely and favorably known; important Quotes: • These are matters of external history. They are indeed prominent objects, often changing and giving a new direction to the current; but they tell us not why it flows onward and will ever flow. — Jones Very (1813–1880) American poet, essayist, & clergyman• … Read more