We change the outcome of our future through the choices we make in each moment of the present. — The Dead Sea Scrolls (ca 100 AD)

Is it Fitting that any of us call ourselves Auspicious? I have read that progress is the watchword of the universe. We will always be moving from our current accomplishments, our present state of completion, to a greater state of being. Some of the keys to such growth is in the definitions and derivations of this interesting word symbol.

Peace,
Jim

          AUSPICIOUS

Synonyms: advantageous, favorable, lucky, propitious, successful

          FITTING

Synonyms: adequate, apposite, apt, competent, conformable, congruous, expedient, seemly

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The social pathology, existential vacuum, and meaninglessness experienced by contemporary society is the result of intrinsic values starvation, Being-value deficiency. Transpersonal values command adoration, celebration, and reverence. They are worth living and dying for. Contemplating and becoming one of these values gives the greatest sense of worth and joy that human beings can experience. — Spiritual Psychology, Meredith Sprunger, Minister

From whence comes the Bountiful? The source is Openhanded. Nonetheless, we are required to seek – and in seeking an ever-expanding universe is progressively revealed.

Peace,
Jim

　          BOUNTIFUL

             OPENHANDED

Symbol: the removal of the right glove

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Match the frequency of the reality you want, and you cannot help but get that reality. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Deep Thinker

The word good in a Good Self-image can represent quite a few descriptors, including the words in the definition of Clean. We all have an idea of self which often does not match the ideas others have of us. And most probably neither is our actual nature, character, or soul.

Peace,
Jim

          CLEAN

Synonyms: purified, sinless, spotless, untarnished

Saying: Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

          GOOD SELF-IMAGE

The American Journal of Nursing, Barbara C. Schutt R.N., Editor.

Components of a Good Self-Image

• An ability to understand and be understood

• Satisfaction of personal expectations

• Reasonable control of environment

• Satisfaction of personal wants

• Satisfaction of personal goals

• Reasonable control of self

• A sense of productivity

• A sense of usefulness

• A sense of belonging

Threats to a Good Self-Image

• A sense of isolation, alienation, or loneliness

• A sense of insecurity (a threat to identity)

• A sense of helplessness

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• Fear

— Jesus (talking with Nathaniel) The Urantia Book (167: 7.6)

If you are Angelic, I suppose you would also be Carefree. Yet we are always striving to be more than we are. A small child possesses the carefree innocence of and angel, yet to mature those (or any other) qualities takes a bit of learning and intention.

Peace,
Jim

          ANGELIC

Quotes:
— The Talmud

Make friends with the angels who, though invisible, are always with you. — Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Preacher and Writer

Comment: How angels serve humans may not be what you think – but what you need. 

          CAREFREE

Color: orange

Symbol: a bird (American Indian)

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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.

• Be Proactive (responsible, independent, imaginative, self-aware)
• Begin with the end in mind (conceptualization, visualization, creation)
• Put first things first (time management, start with matters of importance)
• Think Win/Win (mutual benefit, successful, integrity, maturity)
• Seek first to understand, then to be understood (good listener, communication)
• Synergize (communication, cooperation, trust)
• Sharpen the saw (re-energize, relax, be of service)
— The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Richards Covey (1932-2012) American Educator

     Read the difference between Effective and efficient. I usually strive for efficiency, but as I get older, the dogged persistence of effectiveness seems to take the day.

Peace,
Jim

          PRINCIPLED

          EFFECTIVE

Synonyms: conclusive, convincing, forcible, influential, potent

Quote:
Consider the Source

— Of Education, John Milton, (1608–1674) Poet

There are many levels of Education: physical, mental, emotional, etc. One can have a great deal of information, but unless it be Adapted to cross many areas, it is only narrowly valuable.

Peace,
Jim

          ADAPTABLE

accommodate suggests yielding to effect a correspondence of view; adjust suggests bringing parts or ideas into close harmonious accord; conform applies to bringing patterns, examples, or principles into agreement with some standard; reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible.

Familial Qualities: flexible, obedient

Reflection: As we experience our lives, actively and passively, we also become more adaptable. Expansion comes when we look beyond the confines of the circumscribed environment: from the self, to the family, to the community, to the state, to the nation, to the planet, to the universe.

The more successful mechanisms (or qualities) are those built on a sturdy foundation. They eventually become stable enough to live on their own.
Just as physical evolution follows how well a species functions in increasingly complex environments, so too do we evolve on levels of the mind, soul, and spirit by those decisions we make in reaction to our internal and external environments. Because we can anticipate the future, we can also be proactive.

Color: green

          EDUCATED

Quotes:
What greater or better gift than to educate our youth. — Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 bc) Roman Philosopher

What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step toward something better. — Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) American Abolitionist

The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing their [own] education — John W. Gardner (1912-2006) United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (Johnson Administration)

Color: green

Symbol: the cap and gown

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Courage, Character, and Loyalty — Little League Baseball’s Motto, 1939

When we take care of the basics, we can be Content we have at least done the minimum. And most or the time this is enough. But to be truly content, it behooves us to do a bit more, go the extra mile, give an extra dram of sweat. Growth will always take place but some qualities cannot be learned without a little (or a lot) more Responsible effort.

Peace,
Jim

          RESPONSIBLE

Balancing Qualities: humble, grateful, sunny

          CONTENT

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 difficulties or problems of our lives without being emotionally controlled by them. — Matthew Flickstein, Journey to the Center

Parable:
Eight Skilled Gentlemen

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A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. — The Boy Scouts’ Law, 1908

You have Capabilities: both past and future. Build on what you have learned and earned. As Thrifty would suggest, stay between the extremes, that is, use prudent judgment and progress will be made. But remember it is also prudent to push the boundaries occasionally.

Peace,
Jim

          THRIFTY

Synonym: careful

Too Far: miserly

Quote:
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man’s initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing what they could and should do for themselves. — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States

          CAPABLE

Synonyms: adequate, clever, competent, efficient, gifted, qualified, skillful, suitable

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What we dwell upon we help bring into manifestation. — Steps Toward Inner Peace, Peace Pilgrim (1908-1981) Pacifist

Positive qualities go both ways: toward yourself and toward/for someone else. Take someone Scrumptious (see definitions) out to enjoy a scrumptious dinner. Once you are mutually sated, you will both feel pleasantly Complacent.

Peace,
Jim

          SCRUMPTIOUS

          COMPLACENT

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There is one great and universal wish of mankind expressed in all religions, in all art and philosophy, and in all human life: the wish to pass beyond himself as he is now. — Beatrice Moses Hinkle (1874-1953) Author

The willingness to be Kind comes first. How to deliver the goods in a Suitable manner takes tact.

Peace,
Jim

          SUITABLE

          KIND

Synonyms: courteous, well-disposed

Quotes:
Perfect kindness acts without thinking of kindness. — Lao-tse (c. 6th Century bc) Chinese Philosopher

[Tollydiggle:] It is kindness that makes one strong and brave. — L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) The Patchwork Girl of Oz

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