The Jewish High Holy Days have just ended. Despite what many people think, the theme that runs through Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the New Year and Day of Repentance, has less to do with the concept of “sin” as we typically think about it and more to do with goal setting. The word for …
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Have you ever felt too afraid to speak to someone? Your mind and heart were filled with words (and feelings), but you couldn’t bring yourself to share them. You worried that communicating could result in a negative outcome of some sort. And, maybe worse, you might end up feeling judged, rejected, wrong, or hurt. Opening …
Just as you can see a glass as half empty or half full, you can judge what life offers you as good or bad. If you think life only gives you things and situations you don’t want or like, you feel unhappy and dissatisfied. On the other hand, if you believe that you might receive …
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For more than a week, I’ve spent most of my time in a rehab center. My 91-year-old mother broke her hip. I noticed one thing as I watched her and the people who care for her, as well as the other rehab patients. Cheerfulness makes almost anything bearable. For a patient, it’s easy to get …
Do you ever experience stress or overwhelm? I’m sure you do. To relieve your stress, allow yourself a simple pleasure. Life often hands us more than we think we can handle, but we handle it anyway. And then we feel negative emotions, and our body responds by producing harmful hormones, increasing our blood pressure, and …
Going home is humbling. It reminds you of your beginnings—of where you came from, who you were, and how and why you became who you are today. It doesn’t matter if it was happy or troubled, your childhood influenced who you are today. And a trip back to your home can spark amazing memories and …
Can you change? Or are the changes you make superficial given that the essence of who you are remains the same throughout your lifetime? Tough questions. My family hotly debated them while I was away on vacation recently, and the discussion has remained on my mind. What is Your Essence? Each of us likely has …
Are you in a rut? Do you always do the same things, go to the same places, and eat the same foods? How’s that working for you? Does it keep you excited about life, inspired, and full of new ideas? I doubt it. I’m no different than you—a creature of habit. I like to go …
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Do you feel you have many reasons to feel afraid? You aren’t alone. According to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, 6.3 million Americans have a phobia of some sort. Sixty percent of those surveyed are afraid of something that will never happen, 30 percent fear things that happened in the past and can’t be changed, …
If you are like most Americans, you sit a good bit of the day. However, getting up and moving at least once per hour is the best thing you can do for your health, mind and productivity. You may think you don’t have time for a break, but you will be more creative, effective, and …
I recently wrote a post that recommend you do what you find easy. Sometimes, however, you have to do what’s hard. Tackle Tough Tasks First Tackling something tough could mean doing your hardest tasks first—before you do anything else. Many people find this approach works well. It makes them more productive. I know that if …
For most of my life, I felt the need to bolster my weaknesses. After all, that’s what you are told to do, right? Work on strengthen the areas of you life or work in which you are not as proficient or adept. Then I was at a conference and heard a speaker tell me to …
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