"a profound system of self-knowledge" based on The Life You Were Born to Live by Dan Millman (author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior).
"life is not all sunshine and rainbows"
Real life does not just consist of innocent, carefree happiness; there is more hardship or suffering in reality than one realizes --idioms.thefreedictionary.com
Shurangama Mantra
used for protection or purification... it is often recited as part of the daily morning session in monasteries --wikipedia
XKeyscore (NSA internet surveillance system)
used as a part of the National Security Agency's lawful foreign signals intelligence collection system... to legally obtain information about legitimate foreign intelligence targets --wikipedia, citing NSA statement
Response to the SOTU by Sarah Sanders
Governor of Arkansas delivered the Republican response to Pres. Biden's State of the Union speech Feb. 8, 2023
Biden's State of the Union speech 2023
Again this year, the truth does not outweigh the falsehood.
OneRepublic
Priority request: Pop Rock band from Colorado with 49 million listeners on Spotify and up to 1.8 billion plays on one song. They are very famous and featured in movies like Top Gun: Maverick. I like their music a lot.
survivalism
A positive "-ism." Request: I find myself imagining emergency scenarios and the supplies and skills I’d need to get my family to safety. I don’t hoard MRE’s in my basement but I do think about key supplies to have on hand should a disaster occur.
Heal Your Body, by Louise Hay
The Mental Causes for Physical Illness and the Metaphysical Way to Overcome Them
statement: the only thing that can be relied upon is what you are
Request: it seems that when we rely upon externals then we become vulnerable
parasympathetic breathing
When the parasympathetic system is dominant, your breathing slows, your heart rate drops, your blood pressure lowers, and your body is guided back into a state of calm and healing --mindbodygreen.com
T/F: Joe Biden has committed treason against the United States
In the US Constitution, treason is... levying war against the U.S., or adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort --wikipedia. Request: allegedly Biden is treasonous due to his dealings with Communist China.
"in it to win it"
Participating with the sole purpose or intention of being victorious --idioms.thefreedictionary.com. Request: I say this occasionally, especially at work to get folks excited to achieve a common goal. Does this meme lean toward power or force?
OSHO: The Search for the Eternal Lover
This video explains that we search for love in somebody else, when the real love we are seeking is in our own being --request
intermittent fasting
an eating plan that switches between fasting and eating on a regular schedule. Research shows that intermittent fasting is a way to manage your weight and prevent — or even reverse — some forms of disease --hopkinsmedicine.org