OneGrassRoot
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Tue Oct-12-10 07:03 AM
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Words to describe your spiritual path or beliefs? |
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What are words that convey the essence of your spirituality?
Here are some which come to mind for me:
JOY GRACE LOVE RESPECT UNITY PEACE GRATITUDE HARMONY KINDNESS COMPASSION WISDOM
Any others? Thanks. :grouphug:
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Tue Oct-12-10 07:40 AM
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1. Looks like you've got it covered, OGR |
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I thought of "community" and "generosity" or "giving", but I think they're secondary to the ones you already have.
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Tue Oct-12-10 07:49 AM
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Community-focused Humble Inspired
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Tue Oct-12-10 08:04 AM
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Tue Oct-12-10 08:14 AM
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For different reasons, I'm leaning toward 12 words for a design using words to convey the world we CHOOSE to create and inhabit.
One will be more spiritual, the other more secular. There is overlap, of course. :)
Here are more spiritually-oriented words:
JOY GRACE LOVE RESPECT UNITY PEACE GRATITUDE HARMONY KINDNESS COMPASSION WISDOM INSPIRATION
Here are the words for a more secular design:
COMPASSION EMPATHY RESPONSIBILITY RESPECT THE COMMON GOOD PEACE HOPE COOPERATION NO LABELS COMMUNITY EQUALITY PROGRESS
I love roseaylavee's "Evolving" contribution. Evolution.
Maybe that can take the place of one of the secular words (as that is a buzz word that often separates progressives from teabagger types). Perhaps it could replace Progress, but progress is a word that often separates us as well...lol. Hmmmm......
Also, how do you guys envision the difference between "kindness" and "compassion" -- or do you?
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Wed Oct-13-10 04:52 AM
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14. Thank you all so very much! |
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Tue Oct-12-10 09:01 AM
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Free thought, non-condemning, FEARLESS!
The Universe won't get me, I'll trip over my own feet fearing it will however. I am now striving for fearless spirituality, not there yet, but it's my image of being free to actually be spiritual (by gradually casting off the fear of the spiritual).
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Tue Oct-12-10 09:06 AM
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Tue Oct-12-10 09:27 AM
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7. These ideas aren't necessarily appropriate for your list... |
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but I wanted to just go with the idea of describing my view of spirituality. Here are a few in addition to what you already have:
integrity honor courage inclusiveness
I personally feel that empathy is more spiritual than compassion. (Just my own understanding of the words.)
I think that kindness and compassion are completely different, although equally wonderful.
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Tue Oct-12-10 09:54 AM
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Edited on Tue Oct-12-10 09:56 AM by OneGrassRoot
That's huge to me...a personal "buzzword" for the last couple of years.
Thanks for chiming in, IHAD.
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On edit: I like Integrity more than Responsibility. It says so much more. To me, having Integrity includes taking responsibility for one's actions, as well as other values. Cool. Thanks for that, IHAD. :hug:
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Tue Oct-12-10 09:55 AM
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9. I guess inclusiveness is similar to unity. nt |
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Tue Oct-12-10 12:41 PM
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10. Don't forget the word comfort or comfortable |
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Tue Oct-12-10 01:07 PM
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"the opposite of VAIN PRIDE !!
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Tue Oct-12-10 06:11 PM
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12. Expansion. It looks funny on its own. |
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But it seems to combine all of the words above into one heady experience that is breathtaking and feels incredibly energetic but a little calming at the same time, that it takes a few moments, days, months sometimes to figure exactly what the message(s) are that was just downloaded - for lack of a better word, or integrated. Many times, I feel like I may just explode with an overwhelming sense of Oneness and Love and it can last for days as a real emotional state. Lord, that sounds like a lot of blah, blah, blah :D but there it is, hard to express.
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Tue Oct-12-10 10:18 PM
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13. Beautfiul! I also like to include |
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Surrender
it's a way of acknowledging that for my soul to find connection with the universe, my ego (and human fear) must surrender.
Others that have probably already been mentioned:
Love Peace Connection Compassion Forgiveness Inner Grace Flow One-ness Empathy Detachment Seeking Wisdom and the greatest of these is Love :)
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Wed Oct-13-10 05:54 AM
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I replied to myself above to thank you guys, but I meant to do so here to THANK YOU ALL FOR CHIMING IN!!!
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:hi:
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