opportunism
taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others.
By request
“To live with care and kindness is all that is necessary..."
"The rest reveals itself in due time” -- Power vs. Force.
threatening to commit suicide as a method of manipulation
Request: While calling a bluff is tempting, the consequences aren't, which leads to the manipulation often being successful. What does it say about the person? The low end being rock bottom?
ICC arrest warrant for Israel's Netanyahu
Alleging war crimes, International Criminal Court judges issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant last week -- BBC.
reading the Consciousness Calibrations Database
"I find regularly reading the Consciousness Calibrations Database gives one a positive feeling and relieves anxiety. What does this activity calibrate at?"
"You don't get what you don't ask for"
Priority request: used a lot in sales that sometimes the most important part of making a sale is simply asking for it.
legalized assisted dying
"British MPs passed a bill that would legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales. After a heated debate, 330 MPs voted in favour of the reform and 275 voted against it" -- The Economist.
We Who Wrestle With God, by Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson guides us through the ancient, foundational stories of the Western world, analyzing the Biblical accounts of rebellion, sacrifice, suffering and triumph that stabilize, inspire and unite us, culturally and psychologically -- amazon.
The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis
a Christian devotional book first composed in Medieval Latin as De Imitatione Christi (c. 1418–1427) --vwikipedia.
globalism
"treating the whole world as a proper sphere for political influence" -- Merriam-Webster.
statement: the meaning of life is God
Part of the "meaning of life" series. (You can search this phrase).
"If this doesn't work out, then God has something better in store for you"
Priority request: I heard this in a lot of Christian communities in regards to prayer... a kind of redirect from God, who being omnipotent, knows what is best for us.
actor (occupation)
Request: I find that acting can either open the opportunity to think negative thoughts (if playing a negative character) or it can give an opportunity to separate yourself from certain emotions within you (sort of like therapy).
comedian
Calibrated as an occupation.
feeling stuck in life
Source of the feeling. Calibrated by request.