The deepest level of respect and honor I can give you is to see you as human being. Thereason why this is true is that we tend to judge others by how they appear to us, by theirroles, jobs, culture, etc. When I relate to you as my barber or …
Adventures with G-d
I think most of us have a very limited and often negative experience of G-d. We eitherrelate to G-d as the fix it man, who is called on when life isn’t working out as expected,the mystery man, whose relationship with us and the world is seems impossible tounderstand, or the …
Feeling like a winner…even when you’re losing
Do you think it’s possible to feel like a winner even when you’re losing? TheodoreRoosevelt did when he wrote:The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred bydust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again andagain because …
Stop Beating Yourself Up
Shame is the feeling that results when we judge ourselves as bad and then beat ourselves upWhenever we tell ourselves we’re bad for some thought, behavior, mistake, habit, feeling, desire, intention, limitation, etc. we feel shame. Shame is the emotional experience of low self-esteem. Those who struggle with their self-worth …
Anger
There are two types of anger. The first type is anger most of us experience when someone does not act inaccord with our will, needs and expectations. The guy schmoozing with the bank teller when I’m tenth inline and feeling pressured to get to the office makes me angry. When …
This Could Save Your Marriage
I tell couples all the time that they should adopt a no fight agreement. Often their response is, ”Are youserious? Everybody fights.” Yes, but there’s a difference between good fighting and bad fighting. Theno fight agreement is about agreeing to avoid bad fights. A bad fight is destructive, damaging, hurtful,disrespectful, …
22 Jewish Life Principles
1. Life’s most important question is, what am I living for? Rabbi Noah Weinberg How can you live, if you don’t know what you’re living for? We know we are not living to eat, but eating to live which begs the question, what am I living for? Exercise: What’s …
How to be Your Best Dating Self
There are six things to keep in mind in order to be your best dating self and give yourself the best chance with the person you’re dating. 1. FEEL GOOD IN YOUR SKIN. To be your most attractive self, you must strive to look your best. This is not about …
Anger
There are two types of anger. The first type is anger most of us experience when someone does not act in accord with our will, needs and expectations. The guy schmoozing with the bank teller when I’m tenth in line and feeling pressured to get to the office makes me …
The Key to finding Inner Peace
If we have the courage to listen to our pain and learn from it, we will find inner peace and empowerment. Inner conflicts we don’t understand often undermine our inner peace. The conflict could mean that we are avoiding facing a frightening truth about ourselves and our lives. And as …