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 …
Simchat Chochmah: My 50th Birthday Ritual and Name Change Read More »
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 …
Practical Spirituality: Daily Prayer to Take Time Out for God Read More »
I’ve been thinking today about the benefits of speaking no evil. You see, I was writing a post for my Examiner column on the topic, and, as often happens, that got me thinking in much more general terms. Let me back track a bit. How often do we each speak badly of others–which basically constitutes …
So many people don’t try something new or don’t attempt to move towards their goals out of a fear of making a mistake. They equate mistakes with failure. Yet, as Elbert Hubbard said, “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one,” and he was right. Some …
Most people feel hard pressed to give even a dollar to the person collecting money outside the grocery store for charity or to the homeless person standing at the corner near the traffic signal. Their own sense of lack—their fear that they don’t have enough or won’t have enough—causes them not to reach into their …
Starting today, about once a week you will find a practical spiritual practice here on As the Spirit Moves Me. The tip may come from the Jewish tradition or from other major religious tradition, such as from Christianity, Islam, or Buddhism. These practical spiritual practices are meant to be adaptable by anyone, and they also …
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Today I had the chance to speak about my Kabbalistic conscious creation process on Europe’s Secret to Success Internet radio show. (You can listen to the show here.) While I spoke with the show’s host, Natasha Abudarham, I began thinking about how important it really is to begin any project with a desire to fulfill …
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I write a national column about Jewish issues for Examiner.com. Every once in a while I hit on a topic that brings the hate mongers out. These are people who have nothing nice to say about Jews in particular and whose day becomes brighter when they can leave a really nasty comment somewhere. I used …
I write a blog about blogging a book into existence. (I’m actually blogging a book about how to blog a book.) So, I’m always looking for information on what types of blogs are being found by agents and publishers and turned into books. Today I found an article about an awesome blog that was found …
In the last week or so I’ve received a few messages reminding me to tell myself that I’m wonderful. Do you ever tell yourself how great you are? Just before my birthday, a friend counseled me to look in the mirror often and tell myself how great I am and to acknowledge myself for all …
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