Moms rock even when they don’t. Without them, none of us would be here. And that’s something to celebrate. It’s also a fact you can feel grateful about. You may not have a great relationship with your mother. Don’t let that stop you from honoring your mom on Mother’s Day—even if she has passed on. …
Heart-shaped candies. Greeting cards. Stuffed animals. Jewelry. Expensive dinners. Red, pink and white roses. It’s hard not to notice that Valentine’s Day has arrived. In America, retail stores and restaurants make sure no one forgets this holiday. However, the focus on purchasing gifts and cards and going out to eat takes away from the deeper …
What Not to Do (and What to Do) on Valentine’s Day Read More »
Valentine’s Day can seem awkward and challenging if you are in a relationship that isn’t as loving as you’d like. The same proves true on a wedding or relationship anniversary, when, again, you are supposed to express loving feelings. If you’re not feeling it at the moment, what can you do to celebrate and acknowledge …
The observance of Chanukah involves the lighting of candles, and Christmas has become known for its show of lights. Yet, often Jews and Christians alike find themselves spiritually in the dark during these winter holidays. It’s difficult to feel enlightened by holiday observances when the meaningful or spiritual components of these holy days have been …
4 Steps to Giving the Gift of Meaningful and Spiritual Holiday Celebrations Read More »
Most people don’t realize that through its choice of words, the Old Testament places emphasis on goal setting. In fact, it seems that God expects us to set targets for ourselves and at least to try to hit them. No matter our religious orientation – or lack thereof, we can all learn something from the …
Setting Targets So We Hit a Bull's Eye This New Year Read More »
With the Blue Moon rising, tonight we ring in not only the New Year, but a whole new decade. And we do so at amidst a time of change. We’ve seen climate weather, world economic changes and political and government leadership changes. In spiritual, mystical and metaphysical circles, everyone is talking about and predicting change, …
A Kabbalistic Approach to Becoming a Change Agent in 2010 Read More »
Most people don’t realize that through its choice of words, the Old Testament places emphasis on goal setting. In fact, it seems that God expects us to set targets for ourselves and at least to try to hit them. In other words, we are supposed to take the time to come up with resolutions or …
On Christmas Eve, I’m once again, like every year, struck by the wonderful example Jesus provides all people – Jew and non-Jew alike – of a human being who achieved full spiritual and human potential. (I wrote a short piece about this earlier today in my Examiner.com column, but I wanted to expand upon the …
Jesus Provides Model for Achievement of Spiritual and Human Potential Read More »
I thought we should have a post Thanksgiving Day gratitude post to continue the energy of thanksgiving a bit longer. So, here are three little “gifts” to help you keep feeling grateful a bit longer. I recently read something interesting. In Hebrew, the word for “turkey” is “hodu” and is etymologically related to the word …
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. While most of North America finds reason to feel grateful on this day, everyone the whole world over can work on having an attitude of gratitude on this day…as well as every day. So much of having an attitude of gratitude involves simply training ourselves to feel gratitude and to see …
Developing an Attitude of Gratitude all Year Long Read More »
Today I’m feeling grumpy and depressed. I’m angry, too. These are not emotions I usually like to dwell in, and I don’t recommend that others do so either. They don’t lend themselves to helping us consciously create what we want in our lives. In fact deliberate creation becomes difficult when we get stuck in negative …
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Mother’s Day represents a wonderful idea turned into another overly commercialized holiday that tends to be pretty empty at best. I admit that most people do honestly want to remember and appreciate their mother’s, but the way in which they do so could be improved. For Jews, Mother’s Day is just another secular holiday that …
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