ORGANIZATION

The expression of a design.
[Note: A design does not necessitate a designer; organization can emerge spontaneously, as an expression of the laws of nature or in response to pressures, as in evolutionary design.]
See also: Beauty, Creativity, Design

OPTIMISM

The conviction that the future will be better than the present.
See also: Hope

NEGOTIATION

A collaborative, creative process that aspires to generate a new shared perspective accepted as valid.
See also: Aspiration, Creativity

NEED

A mental tension that leads to the justification of investing a resource in order to bring about its resolution.
See also: Desire, Incentive, Motivation, Resource

MOTIVATION

The (conscious or subconscious) justification for investing a resource to support purposeful movement.
See also: Aspiration, Incentive, Purpose, Resource

MOOD

A transient, nonverbal constituent of consciousness composed of the quality and intensity of one’s underlying feelings, reflecting the perceived quality of one’s present circumstances.
See also: Feelings, Quality

MISERY

The self-centered meaning of suffering.
See also: Suffering

MEANING

The information encoded in the cause-and-effect connections that link a point in Reality with its past (preceding conditions) and future (ensuing rest of Reality).
[Note: The meaning of a ‘thing’ (e.g., object, event, process) is discovered through understanding the connections between its preceding and ensuing conditions.]
See also: Purpose

MATTERNESS

An attribute associated with a ‘thing’ (e.g., an object, event, idea) expressing its assessed potential to cause a measurable and enduring change in a defined system.

MANTRA

A word or phrase that is repeated in order to anchor attention and promote beneficial mental changes.