Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definition: exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age Quotes:• The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies. — Lester “Mike” Bowles Pearson (1897-1972) Canadian diplomat• What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it … Read more
Definitions: (1) strictly defined; accurately stated; definite; unambiguous; (2) speaking or acting explicitly or distinctly; punctilious; (3) with no variation; minutely exact; scrupulous; persnickety; point-device <scrupulously neat and detailed> Quote: Science is a way of life. Science is a perspective. Science is the process that takes us from confusion to understanding in a manner that’s precise, … Read more
Definitions: (1) great in significance or worth; (2) much esteemed; held close and considered dear; beloved; (3) great in price; costly Derivation: Latin, “of great value” Quotes:• So precious is a person’s faith in God, so precious; never should we harm that. Because He gave birth to all religions. — Saint Francis of Assisi [(born … Read more
Definitions: (1) worshipful communion to or with God; (2) spiritual or meditative contemplation; (3) devout; (4) earnest and sincere Compatible Quality: intuition Parental Quality: faith Consequential Quality: insight Saying: Ora et labora: (Latin): “To work is to pray.” Quotes:• You can’t pray a lie. — Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) The Adventures of Huckleberry … Read more
Definition: admiration because of good ideas, good qualities, or good deeds; commendable; worthy of approval; laudable; vaunted Music: Aevia means to sing praisefully. Quotes:• Praise the bridge that carried you over. — George Colman the Younger (1762–1836) English dramatist & writer• You are unique, and there may be incidents in your experience that are more … Read more
Definition: concerned with practical considerations and consequences; related to matters of fact Balancing Quality: Creative, Idealistic Too Far: obstinate, stubborn Quotes:• Somewhere between the intellectual idea of why we’re attracted to certain things and the pragmatic reality is some form of ever-evolving truth. — William “Billy” Patrick Corgan (1967-) American musician• In any architecture, there … Read more
Definitions: (1) expertise obtained through continuous active use; (2) that which can be applied to utilitarian ends <practical knowledge>; designed for sensible functions; capable of being put into practice; (3) concerned with the application of information for ethical purposes; (4) dealing efficiently with everyday activities; (5) matter-of-fact Too Far: mediocre, mundane Dictum: Function follows form. … Read more
Definitions: (1) having great physical prowess; strong; able to exert intense force; mighty; super-charged; (2) being a brilliant moral influence; (3) able to persuade or convince the minds of others; (4) possessing great energy; producing enormous effects; (5) puissant <primary energy> Balancing Qualities: An overabundance of the desire for safety and security leads people to … Read more
Definitions: (1) something that can, but has not yet, come into being; expectant possibilities; unrealized inevitabilities; ; viable; feasible; (2) a latent yet undeveloped excellence or ability; entelechy <the inner perfection that stimulates the potential of the soul> Derivation: Latin, “powerful” Dictum: Whatever there is that ought to be, can be. — James Wilson Rouse … Read more
Divine Definitions: (1) God is the best there is; embodying the highest ideals; (2) Independent of changes; absolutely objective; (3) Beyond all doubt or qualification; undeniable; sure; (4) Full of conviction; certain; confident; resolute; (5) Affirmer of practical reality; (6) Directing everything with constructive momentum toward progress; (7) Contributing to everyone’s growth; constructive Comment: Most … Read more