I try not to become angry but sometimes I do. I used to feel angry quite often. Most of the time, that isn’t the case anymore. I know some people close to me who are angry a lot. I don’t like to be around them much when they are. I’m sure they mirror my own …
Lots of experts–including me!–will tell you to think positively and to speak positively to yourself. These are not new ideas. The fact that our thoughts are creative has been around for a long time, as the author of The Secret wanted us to realize, however, it has been no secret. As the Law of Attraction …
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My husband bought me earrings for Mother’s Day. Not just any earrings, though. He bought me long, wand-like dark green tourmaline earrings. They were made by a woman I know. She’s down on her luck and could use the money. She now sells her jewelry at a store in Los Gatos, CA. (Soon it will …
On the right doorpost of almost every Jewish home you will find a small rectangular box positioned on a slight angle. This box serves as a reminder to live by God’s commandments. Everyone can benefit from a spiritual yellow “post-it” note of some sort to remind them to live a spiritual or religious life, and …
Everyone has a mother…or had a mother. We are all born into this world from a mother, but some of us may be orphans, adults whose mother’s have died, or estranged from our mother. Even those of us in these situations can celebrate Mother’s Day. We need only think outside the box a bit. One …
I’ve always known that the writing and speaking I do in the area of human potential and personal growth contains an element of spirituality. Of course, my writing and speaking on the topic of Judaism, Kabbalah, and practical spirituality has a spiritual nature as well. I never saw the spiritual nature of my work as …
Many spiritual traditions contain a practice of blessing food prior to eating it. Christians, for example, say grace before a meal. This prayer more often than not thanks God for the food they are about to eat. Jews say a blessing over a particular type of food–one for bread, one for wine, one for cookies …
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Long ago someone told me our cars symbolize our selves. So, when something goes wrong with our cars, we have to look at our selves and our bodies to see if we can discern the messages sent to us. Interestingly enough, yesterday I found in my email inbox an email from an automobile service station …
The other day a friend of mine told me I’d missed an opportunity. I told him he was wrong. Well, maybe it did represent an opportunity–an opportunity for me to lose focus. Right now my life seems filled with distractions from my true goals. It’s difficult for me to remain focused on those goals and …
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 …
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I’m struggling to focus on creating some new things in my life. However, the old things feel like they keep getting in the way. I can’t quite get rid of them yet. And I don’t want to pay attention to them or be involved with them, but I still must. I can equate this to …
It’s easy to get so caught up in our lives that we forget to pray or to connect with God. That’s why some of the major religions suggest set prayer times during the day. While some advocate for long prayer periods, short ones can help us remember God, connect spiritually and provide a great practical …
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