I visited my 86-year-old mother this past weekend. She was depressed and upset because her dog has contracted Lyme disease and possibly also hurt its back. The dog isn’t eating and can’t walk well; it has lost control of one of it’s hind legs. My mother, also, seems to have lost her appetite. That dog …
Earlier this month I mentioned that I had turned fifty. I also mentioned in an earlier post that a few friends had helped me with a secular–or maybe “spiritual”–life-cycle ritual down at the ocean. This past weekend I had the opportunity to participate in a second and final ritual to mark my fiftieth birthday. In …
Simchat Chochmah: My 50th Birthday Ritual and Name Change Read More »
Most people don’t realize that through its choice of words, the Old Testament places emphasis on goal setting. In fact, it seems that God expects us to set targets for ourselves and at least to try to hit them. In other words, we are supposed to take the time to come up with resolutions or …
During the Days of Awe, we must also consider if we are living up to our full human potential. We come to this earth plane not only with a soul’s purpose but with the potential to fulfill it and to live fully and to be our best selves. We as human beings – as spirits …
Do you want to be good at something? Do desire to be the best at your art, profession, sport, or hobby? If so, do you work at perfecting what you do? If not, you won’t achieve your goal. Even if you possess an inordinate amount of talent, you still need to perfect what you do. …
Builders working near the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland found a message in a bottle written by seven former prisoners and buried in a cement wall.These men left a simple message written in pencil: Just their names, the numbers that had been tattooed on their arms, and their home towns in Poland …
If You Were Going to Put a Message in a Bottle, What Would You Write? Read More »
The current economy has many people feeling as if they are constantly falling into an endless financial hole, the unknown territory of joblessness, the fear-filled arena of homelessness, or simply a world of many unknowns and thus, much uncertainty. In our current times, few of us are free of some effects-real or perceived-of the recession, …
Understanding the Process of Walking Helps Us Move Through Difficult Times Read More »
Today when I went to take my two children to school, I couldn’t get my car to start. The car’s batter was dead. I remembered that my husband had mentioned that a light had been left on in the car, and that he had turned the light switch for the car off. He hadn’t checked …
Last week when I was in Westport, CT, speaking about how to move through fear, I said that we all have to realize that its a miracle that we exist day to day on what Rebbe Nachman of Breslov called the “very narrow bridge.” That bridge represents our lives. Every day we walk on that …
It's not "Just" Anything – It's "Ta-Keh" Everything Read More »
I often talk about living life fully. You can approach life in this manner by adopting the attitude that this day could be your last. In Carlos Castaneda’s books, the character Don Juan suggested living with “death on your shoulder.” In Jewish tradition, we remember the fragile nature of life each night as we confess …
What Would You Wish You Had Accomplished if Today Were Your Last Day? Read More »
I’ve been procrastinating for days. I have articles to write…not even all such boring articles, but I don’t want to write them. I have to squeeze too much information into too small a space. It takes too long. I don’t get paid enough. And while I sit here at my computer, I feel like life …
Yesterday someone sent me the link to a movie trailer that’s a must watch. However, it’s not only a must watch, it’s a call to action. I’ve posted it below for you to watch. The Shift Movie Trailer However, don’t just watch it and say, “That’s nice,” or “That’s interesting.” Get involved. Become a change …
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