"Be impeccable with your word" / "Do not take anything personally" / "Do not make assumptions" / "Always do your best". Priority request.
Art of Friedensreich Hundertwasser
The common themes in his work utilised bright colours, organic forms, a reconciliation of humans with nature, and a strong individualism, rejecting straight lines -- wikipedia.
rejecting romantic advances
Request: When somebody has good intentions, but your are not feeling it. Leaves a bad aftertaste.
yoga headstands
Request: I was told this is the "king of all asanas."
Amitabha mantras
Request: The primary mantra of Pure Land Buddhism… The actual words are “Namo Amida Butsu” (Japanese), “Namo Omito Fo” (Chinese), “Namo Adida Phat” (Vietnamese), “Om Ami Dewa Hrih” (Tibetan), or a variant may be used with the buddha’s Sanskrit name, Amitabha, “Om Amitabha Hum,” “Amitabhaya” etc.
viewing God as wise
Request: Doc had it as a posture of the intellect.
being pulled towards one's destiny brings up all that blocks it
Request: I want to be a doctor, but there is a lot of resistance to the difficulties of the job.
Faustian bargain
Request: A deal where someone sacrifices something of high moral or spiritual value in exchange for something they desire, such as knowledge, power, or wealth.
the desire to be enlightened
The keyword is actually "enlightened," not "desire."
having a glass of wine with dinner
Priority request: Is it healthy / an overall beneficial thing to do? Studies seem to show conflicting results around alcohol.
Loch Lomond - VOCES8 & Ringmasters
Priority request: modern arrangement of a traditional choral piece.
John F. Kennedy speech "Ich bin ein Berliner"
June 26, 1963, in West Berlin. It is one of the best-known speeches of the Cold War and among the most famous anti-communist speeches -- wikipedia. By request.
not seeing sin in anyone / anywhere
Request: …but innocence instead.
disliking limitations due to having a body
Request: It feels like it would be nice to not have to struggle with maintaining bodily functions, to not be "bound" to a physical location, and to not be vulnerable to physical attacks or diseases.
Omnia Gratia Est
"All is by grace." The idea that everything in life, including spiritual and material blessings, is a result of God's grace.