Despite the fact that the observance of Chanukah revolves around the lighting of candles in the menorah, or chanukiah, often Jews find themselves in the dark when it comes to making this holiday meaningful and spiritual. Much like Christmas, Chanukah has become a holiday about consumerism rather than about God, miracles and struggles for religious […]
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The holiday season can be difficult for many reasons. Maybe you like to give but are experiencing tough economic times. It can feel quite frustrating to be unable to shower those you love with gifts or to offer charitable donations to the groups you care about. Yet, there are ways to give no matter you
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Have you ever wondered why those of us on a spiritual path are told to have a “practice”? Imagine if we all joined a spiritual team and got together every day for practice. What would we do? Would we run prayer sprints? Would we stretch our beliefs? Would we scrimmage different religions? In fact, practice
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I purchased a bumper sticker a few years ago that says, “You don’t have to believe everything you think.” It reminds me not to focus on my negative thoughts, limiting beliefs and old stories about myself. The bumper sticker resides on my desk in a rack that holds folders. It sits to my left along
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Denial—a mental place many of us spend time. Yet, doing so doesn’t serve us. It just perpetuates the story we tell to protect ourselves from the truth. The other day a lady pulled into the parking lot and hit my car. I was sitting in my parked car. She damaged my bumper. She claimed the
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This past weekend I brought out a wedding album. I wanted to show my stepson’s fiance the dress I wore when I got married. What struck me about the photos in the album was how much…or how little…some people had changed over the last 26 years–including me. Outer appearances can be deceiving. We think they
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Most spiritual teachers and traditions agree: Wisdom comes from within, not from without. However, that wisdom doesn’t show up simply because we ask it to or because we go looking for it. We have to live a life that invites it in. We have to allow ourselves to have experiences that give us to access
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You’ve likely heard it said that your body is a temple. It houses your soul, the part of you created in the image of God. In addition, it allows you to live the life you desire. By this I don’t just mean the physical life; I also mean the mental life. That’s because that temple
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When you think about “creating” something, you probably imagine a painting, a sculpture, a manuscript, a knitted scarf, or a wood carving. However, every day you create all sort of intangible things, like your feelings and experiences. In fact, to a great extent you create your reality. It’s easy to live life in response to
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It’s a well-known fact that relationships have a positive affect on the fabric of our lives. People need people. The Internet Age, however, has left some people connecting primarily via text, email, direct messages and status updates. That’s simply not the same as meeting face to face or even having a long telephone conversation. When
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Last weekend I had the great joy of watching my 20-year-old son in his New York City debut as a professional dancer. He’s been dancing in Germany for two years, and the company, SemperOper Ballett, toured to the United States for the Fall for Dance Festival at City Center. As I watched him on stage,
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Many people think of me as a highly productive person. They ask me how I accomplish so much. They want to know my methodology for getting so much done. I don’t think of myself as a high producer or high performer. Yet, its true that I create a fair amount of written work, such as
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