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 …
If failure was not an option, what would you do differently? By that I mean, if you just refused to fail, how would you act? If you said to yourself, “No matter what I will not fail. I will do whatever it takes for as long as it takes until I succeed.” If that was …
I just returned from the San Francisco Writers Conference. This year I had the great privilege of not just attending or working as a volunteer but of working with attendees as a “book doctor” – freelance nonfiction book editor. I also helped judge the annual “pitch” contest, during which aspiring authors practice their “elevator speech,” …
Do you notice when the spirit moves you? I found myself pondering this question about a week ago amidst a pile of work I was trying to get done at almost midnight. Everyone else in my family had already gone to bed, even the cat, who is supposed to be nocturnal by nature. I realized …
Do You Notice When the Spirit Moves You? (And What Do You Do In Response?) Read More »
We’ve had a new president for five days. Has anything really changed? Many of us felt more hopeful watching the inauguration, but what about now? Has that hope lingered? It’s hard to keep hope alive. It’s hard to stay positive, especially when nothing seems to change – or at least not to change quickly or …
A New President Doesn't Mean Instant Change for the U.S. or In Our Lives Read More »
They say, “Hope springs eternal.” For some it does. For some hope seems a way of life, a way of being, a part of who they are. For others, finding hope for the future takes effort or even real work. Today, as the United States of America and the rest of the world watched, the …
Hope for the Future – For Some It's Easy, For Some It Takes Effort Read More »
Yesterday I learned that Rabbi Alan Lew had died. I didn’t know Rabbi Lew well, but I had the honor of teaching at an event where he was the keynote speaker two years ago. I remember his speach well; in fact, I used what I learned from him later in a talk I gave – …
Last week I wanted to write a blog about the speech Barak Obama gave after he learned he had been elected the 44th president of the United States. However, I got busy…In the meantime, I’ve been to two events that seemed quite different, but they both reinforced similar messages to the one I took …
Success Messages from Barak Obama, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Lisabeth Kaplan Read More »
For any writers out there, I want to share some really fabulous news. (I know, I usually try to write something thought provoking or that teaches a principle of some sort, but today I just had to share!) I have managed to go from having no literary agent representing me to having two – well…actually …
Sharing My Good News: An Agent for Every Book Project! Read More »
Okay, so Passover is over. I feel like I missed most of it…and while I’ve moved through a few narrow places and come out the other side of the parted waters, I’m still stuck in a few other tight spots. I missed a good bit of Passover this year, because my father-in-law passed away on …
Signs of Life After Death and Passover Narrow Places Read More »
Last week I signed up for a class at Chabad by the Sea (Don’t you love it? Only in Santa Cruz, CA, can you find Chabad by the Sea) called “The Kabbalah of Character.” As I was reading the additional material for the second week of class, I was struck by the essay by Rabbi …
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