Bashar al-Assad
Syrian politician and military officer who served as the 19th president of Syria from 2000 until his government was overthrown in 2024 -- wikipedia.
By request
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
Request: Leader [of] the rebel group that took power in Syria. He tries to look more moderate. Is he a improvement on Assad? Or just another dictator?
video advertising billboards
Request: Very bright, flickering, sometimes with sound. Whenever one gets installed, the area around it becomes uncomfortable to be in.
Bible study groups
Request: Been asked to participate in this a few times at campus and I wonder what the field of it might be.
Cherish - Kool & the Gang
Priority request: I’ve always loved this song…it has a good meaning and was just curious as to the calibration.
"Gratitude don't pay the bills"
Request: Something my dad said. Seems kind of anti-spiritual but also kind of true?
Wicked (2024)
Request: Very famous musical movie right now based on the Broadway musical. A prequel to the wizard of Oz classic film.
Notre Dame cathedral
on Sunday hosted its first Mass since the catastrophic fire of 2019.
restraint
"a way of limiting, controlling, or stopping something" -- britannica.
demigod
a person who is part mortal and part divine -- vocabulary.com.
unwillingness to undo negative karma
Priority request: I saw this on a slide during a Doc video. It sounds like a pretty important spiritual error to be aware of... negative karma will certainly need to be paid at some point and resisting it would seem to only compound the issue.
riding on someone's coattails
To become successful by attaching yourself to another’s success -- grammarist.com.
statement: projection makes perception
Request: A popular quote in spiritual teachings. Stated many times in ACIM.
hitchhiking
Request: means of transportation that is gained by asking individuals, usually strangers, for a ride in their car. The ride is usually free.
Rick and Morty
When the universe's greatest genius is a nihilistic narcissist, comedy and shocking violence ensues. Calibration of the animated series.