Sharing the Ascension Experience
Definition: a willingness and ability to work with others; collaborative; greater efficiency through teamwork Proverb: When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. — Ethiopian Quote: Whatever God’s dream that man may be, it is certain it cannot come true unless man cooperates. — Stella Terrill Mann (1898-1990) Author of Change Your Life Through Love {1949} … Read more
Definitions: (1) marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control; (2) composed; restrained; (3) very good; pleasing; excellent; (4) fashionable; up-to-date; hip Synonyms: fresh, self-possessed, sangfroid <unruffled under pressure>, unperturbed Compatible Quality: stylish Quotes:• Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. — Thomas Jefferson (1742-1826) 3rd President of the Unites States• One cool … Read more
Definitions: (1) friendly; agreeable; (2) fond of merry company; jovial; (3) befitting a feast; festive Derivation: Latin, “to live with” Poetry:In larger things we are convivial;what causes trouble is the trivial.— Richard Willard Armour (1906–1989) American prose & poetry writer Quote: Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! — … Read more
Definitions: (1) satisfying or assuring by argument or proof; (2) persuasive of the truth, rightness, or reality of something; plausible Quotes:• Every one of us is different in some way, but for those of us who are more different, we have to put more effort into convincing the less different that we can do the same thing they … Read more
Definition: (1) a strong persuasion or ardent belief; (2) a state of being free from doubt Affirmation: It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen. — Muhammad Ali [born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (1942–2016) American boxer and activist Comment:Truth and ConvictionThe sincere conviction that something is … Read more
Definitions: Definitions: (1) able to manage one’s own temperament; self-control; apatheia <mastery of the passions> (2) mental or emotional restraint exercised over one’s own impulses, emotions, or desires especially in the face of self-described negative temptations; (3) able to curtail one’s own appetites <especially restraint in order to keep within (social or moral) bounds>; (4) … Read more
Definitions: (1) giving to the common good; (2) having a consonant purpose; <Her skillful acting was contributive to the success of the play.>; (3) making a gift toward; (4) paying a share into Familial Quality: lagniappe <a small gift, any nice little extra bonus> Proverb: Everyone must row with the oars they have. — English Quotes:• Doing good is a simple and universal vision. A vision … Read more
Definitions: (1) satisfied with what one is or has; (2) possessing a mind at ease Quotes:• I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. — Saint Paul of Tarsus (c. 5 bc-67 ad) Christian missionary• Contentment, unlike happiness, is not dependent upon our circumstances. It is an inner perspective from which we are aware of the … Read more
Definitions: (1) characteristics of the present period; modern <she keeps up with contemporary style>; up-to-date; hip; (2) features or characters of the same period <Lincoln was contemporary with Darwin> Quotes:• Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times. — Suzanne Collins (1962-) American author• The stories we tell literally make … Read more
Definitions: (1) looking at intently; gazing; observing; (2) continued thoughtful application of the mind to a subject; focusing on with great interest; meditating upon; studying; (3) anticipating something coming in the future; looking forward to; expectant; (4) a spiritual person devoted to deliberation of the divine and to prayer; in a state of mystical awareness … Read more