How to pick a word and use it to grow and transform your life There is something exciting about starting a new year. It feels like everything is possible when you envision the year to come and make a plan to improve your life. One way to do this is to pick a word [...]
Practical ways to tap into your essence and replenish your being After the holiday celebrations and, hopefully, some relaxing down time, it’s time to launch into the new year... and a new decade... In order to not burn out too quickly and keep a steady pace, I want to equip you with three simple [...]
Caring for yourself during difficult moments We’ve all experienced times of great loneliness, which are often accompanied by feelings of despair. Sometimes the holidays can make us feel even more lonely and it may seem practically impossible to get ourselves out of these sinking feelings. But we have the power to care for [...]
Three simple things you can do NOW to bring more ease into your day We could all use some slowing down during the holidays, or any other time of the year, when we feel stressed about something at work, a challenging relationship, finances, or anything else in our life. You don’t have to wait [...]
How appreciating yourself for who you truly are can open your heart and uplift your spirit within minutes As part of my 60th birthday celebrations I hosted a tea party for my women friends. I had fun baking and preparing savory finger foods and delectable sweets. It was a colorful spread and it [...]
The one thing that has contributed the most to my spiritual growth I’m turning 60 this week and so I’ve been reflecting lately on my life, my successes, achievements and regrets. There is one thing that seems to run through all of my life experiences and through all the big decision I’ve made in [...]
How to shift within minutes into an expansive, blissful state of being Thanksgiving is here and it’s time for some appreciation! Now both you and I know that expressing gratitude on a regular basis is important. But what no one tells you is how to amplify your experience of appreciation so that you can [...]
Why you should work through your challenges from a spiritual and material perspective How can we deal with the barrage of challenges that we face in our daily life, as well as bigger life challenges that seem to come from nowhere? If you’re life is anything like mine, then you are faced with [...]
How to bring renewed inspiration into your work. Is your work an endless to-do list? Does your work drain you, or leave you uninspired? We often associate our work with something we have to do to pay our bills. While we do need to earn a living in order to pay our bills, our [...]
Why it’s essential that you replenish yourself in these uncertain times and how to do it Do you feel tired and depleted? Are you there for everyone else but put yourself last? Are you highly sensitive and find it hard to turn off the stress and overwhelm around you? Well, then it might [...]
How to calm down a stressful situation I had to evacuate my home this past weekend due to the Kincade fires in Northern California. Natural disasters are always dramatic and intense. They make us feel small and insignificant in the face of the sheer power of natural forces. They also give us a [...]
Why it is essential to your happiness, success, and wellbeing to align with the spiritual essence of your life-purpose While we are all searching for meaning and purpose in our life, we are often searching outside for some grand occupation that will save us from a meaningless life. This leaves us often feeling overwhelmed, lost [...]
Traditional holiday dishes have the power to evoke memories and bring people together. It can also be a cultural adventure...
Experiences are more fulfilling than things, so step beyond your comfort zone and be creative...
The holidays are filled with sacred symbols and themes, such as light, hope, and love...
Material things are not important! Really? It is a common belief within spiritual circles that material things are not important because they are “here today and gone tomorrow.”From this perspective, while we may use material things throughout our day, they don’t have any value except to serve our immediate material needs.As we spend most of our [...]
A Universal Message Relevant to Anyone Doing Some Soul-Searching Whether you follow the Jewish tradition, or not, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish tradition, has a Universal message that is as ancient as it is a message for our times. It is known as the day of “atoning for our sins.” [...]
How intention can make the difference between feeling frustrated and fulfilled! My niece visited me this past week with her family. They come every year for about a week, and we try to both do "touristy things," and just hang out together. But both she and I keep working while they visit, which [...]
A Ritual For the Fall Season and the Jewish New Year As summer comes to an end in the Northern hemisphere, leaves begin to turn yellow, dry up, fall to the ground and decompose, only to emerge next year in a different natural form. It is also time to celebrate the Jewish New Year. I [...]
Stop feeling bad that you are unable to manifest everything Instantly! We are all searching for ways to manifest what we most desire. There are hundreds of videos on YouTube about how to attract a relationship, wealth, better health, or whatever your heart desires. But aligning yourself to the vibration of what you [...]
