level: can grace exist without justice?
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Alicja Lenczewska's diary-conversations with Jesus
Priority request. "'Everything you have and everything you are is my gift of Love,' Jesus told Alicja. He stressed the significance of the Eucharist, reminding her that He wants to be invited to every person’s life" -- aleteia.org
Roberta Grimes
Priority request: I was a regular reader of Roberta’s blog earlier in my spiritual journey. She seems sincere and very dedicated. But I now have mixed feelings about her work. One of her books is calibrated in the database. Just curious about her personal AD calibration.
HeartMath App & Sensor
Priority request. HRV biofeedback to help you access a healthy and high performance state called heart coherence which balances your mind and emotions. This helps prevent stress and clears your thinking for more effective choices
Sigur Rós (music)
Known for their ethereal sound, frontman Jónsi's falsetto vocals, and their use of bowed guitar, Sigur Rós incorporate classical and minimal aesthetic elements -- wikipedia
Swami Rama
Request: Spiritual Teacher and Founder of the Himalayan Institute in Pennsylvania. Was known for being scientifically studied in the mid/late 1900’s for his abilities to control non-voluntary aspects of the body.
one hand washes the other
The phrase is similar to other proverbs, such as "one good turn deserves another" and "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." The saying suggests that working together, two can accomplish what one can't. It can also connote the idea of graft and corruption -- waywordradio.com
Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya
Sadhguru's 21-minute practice that includes preparatory asanas, breathing exercises, bandhas, mudras, mantra chanting, and meditation in a specific sequence.
Jim Caviezel
an American actor. He played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ (2004), Tim Ballard in Sound of Freedom (2023) -- wikipedia
Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis
Priority request: The literary works of C.S Lewis are calibrated at 455 in TvF but this book in particular seems worthy of a calibration in the database, to me.
architecture
the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art -- wikipedia
"Release the Heaven in your heart"
Request: My grandpa's favorite saying. Never met him because he passed away in a car crash right before I was born.
Social Justice Fallacies, by Thomas Sowell
History shows that the social justice agenda has often led in the opposite direction, sometimes with catastrophic consequences -- amazon
Che Guevara
an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture -- wikipedia
creating a "smokefree generation"
Request: Prohibiting sale of tobacco products for people born after a certain date. Is the net effect positive or not? Example: New Zealand's Smokefree Environments Bill was passed on 13 December 2022, which will ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 1 January 2009.