Resilience and understanding...

By Vichara

Is there enough resilience in your heart to withstand all that it confronts in a day or in a lifetime? I do believe there is but it is not solely contained in your individual self but in the communion with others. It can be found in that endless reservoir of faith that binds us all at the most primal level. Once we have trouble achieving understanding and reliance solely on our own these untapped resources will kick in and become a reliable source of strength. Because it is only in recognizing the commonalities that we all share, no matter where we live, that we can then form a more unified fulfilling union.

noetic • \noh-ET-ik\ • adjective
: of, relating to, or based on the intellect
Example Sentence:
Among the events sponsored by the neighborhood bar were monthly quiz nights, which Jeanne enjoyed attending because they satisfied her thirst for noetic stimulation.
Did you know?
"Noetic" derives from the Greek adjective "noētikos," meaning "intellectual," from the verb "noein" ("to think") and ultimately from the noun "nous," meaning "mind." ("Nous" also gave English the word "paranoia" by joining with a prefix meaning "faulty" or "abnormal.") "Noetic" is related to "noesis," a rare noun that turns up in the field of philosophy and refers to the action of perceiving or thinking. The most notable use of "noetic" might be in the name of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, a research organization based in California that is devoted to studies of consciousness and the mind.