It’s common for our happiness to depend on the emotional state of those we love or those who surround us. However, you don’t have to let your emotions fluctuate based on how others are feeling at any given moment. It is possible to have compassion—even to have sympathy—when other’s go through hard times but to […]
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You don’t believe now is the time to do the things that make you happy, including becoming the person you want to be. So, you keep waiting for a great reason to start enjoying your life. As a result, you don’t wear the clothes or jewelry. You don’t take up the hobby, start your passion
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Do you bring joy to every situation? When you bring the joy every day and in every situation, your experience of the world changes. Plus, you attract more things about which you can feel joyous. Think about it.. Do you show up at work happy, arrive home at the end of the day feeling joyous,
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On the Hebrew calendar date of the 15th of Tishri, just five days after the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur (Day of Repentance) ends, the lesser-known holiday of Sukkot begins. Unlike the solemn and serious holiday that precedes it, Sukkot is a joyous holiday. In fact, this week-long holiday is known as Z’man Simchateinu, the
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I was browsing through my Facebook feed this morning and saw numerous pictures of Christmas trees, holiday parties and status updates about family gatherings and special recipies. I started to wonder if everyone finds this focus on Christmas, or the winter holidays, uplifting. I actually know they don’t. I celebrate Chanukah, which this year came
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Everyone knows it’s better to be happy than sad. No one wants to feel negative emotions, like depression or anger. But studies have shown that happy people are healthier and more productive. Mystics say being happy also helps you deliberately create what you want and connect with God. With all these benefits, who wouldn’t strive
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How often do you celebrate small thing, daily events, typical moments? I have to admit, I don’t do this often enough if at all. Sometime I don’t even celebrate the big moments. When I got my book contract, I remember putting the celebration off. I had so much work to do to finish the book
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When recently have you experienced pure joy? I had to ask myself this very question as I watched a recent episode of Oprah Winfrey’s new Lifeclass. Leave it to Oprah to get me thinking. In this Lifeclass she showed several episodes of the Oprah Show when people experienced “joy rising,” including one I wrote about
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This morning I happened to take the time to click on Jeff Herring’s SUNDAY MORNING INSPIRATION: It’s the journey, not the destination. I was so pleased to watch this great clip from the movie “The Way of the Peaceful Warrior,” which is also one of my favorite books by Dan Millman. I found this a
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Like many people around the world, I’ve been watching the Winter Olympics. I’ve been struck by the skaters in particular, who have had a number of falls. It’s easy to sit back in my living room chair and criticize them for making mistakes and “blowing their big opportunity,” but I know how hard it is
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In my last post, I talked about the Sukkot rituals of both building a sukkah and shaking the lulav, and then I promised I’d explain how and why anyone-Jew and non-Jew alike-might want to consider taking on these Sukkot rituals. Today, I’d like to make good on that promise. You don’t have to be Jewish
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Feeling joyous on Shabbat constitutes a great mitzvah (commandment or good deed) in Judaism. No matter your circumstances, you must be joyous on Shabbat. Plus, according to Rebbe Nachman, it’s impossible to feel a connection to God unless you can experience joy. Indeed, mitzvot, or commandments, are supposed to connect us to the Divine, and, we
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