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 [...]
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 [...]
The bottom line is we all want to experience greater happiness in our life, our work, our relationships, and so on. Do we depend on fate, or luck of the day, or can we intentionally create more happiness in our everyday life? Here are three simple steps to experience more happiness...
Last week I had a few deadlines and I was getting pretty stressed. I realized that my mind was forcing me to continue working hard to get everything done, while my body was screaming for a break...
Have you ever found yourself in a dark or hopeless mood, with seemingly no way out of it? It can feel awful and even out of control. Today, I am going to take a risk and open my heart to you, because I know how this feels. And then, I’m going to show you how you [...]
In our conversation last week, I asked you to celebrate the good in your life, your achievements and anything exciting you're about to embark upon. But what if you don’t feel like there's anything to celebrate? You’ve probably heard the saying, “God helps those who help themselves.” If you find yourself in a challenging and even seemingly hopeless situation, the responsibility is [...]
I spoke yesterday at an event at a local library about how we can live in spiritual-material balance, and I want to share with you the main takeaway from that talk. You can experience spiritual-material unity and balance when you live your highest calling. Here's how I see it. Take a look at this magnificent chestnut tree below. Nature is in perfect unity and balance between its material expression, in this case, the tree's trunk, branches [...]
A few weeks ago someone offered me a powerful message that has stayed with me: You are a point of consciousness in the universe. Wow! What a mind-blowing concept. It evokes an image of the universe, dark and vast, with formations of stars and galaxies; each one of us part of it, a point of consciousness within this vast universe. What a sacred responsibility it puts on each of us towards each other and our beautiful planet. In the past [...]
Self-doubt can undermine your dreams of making a difference in the world. It can crush your soul so that you never dare to express and manifest your most inner longings. But self-doubt can also become your ally, because it indicates there is a dream and a vision inside you that is wanting to manifest specifically through [...]
You know the feeling when you have a great idea that you think is original, creative, and life affirming? You feel delight and excitement during those creative spurts of intuitive guidance. You may even think to yourself, how come I didn't think of such a great idea before? Maybe you can't wait to get started on your newly discovered project and keep day-dreaming about how it will all come together perfectly. But then it's time to take the first concrete step towards your dream goal, [...]
