It all began innocently when I was four and a half years old.  We had just moved from our one room dilapidated apartment in south Tel Aviv to a new, larger apartment in the northern part of the city.  Full of excitement, having not seen my grandparents since our move, I got on the bus […]

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  It happens every Friday night.  My family comes together to bring in the Shabbat with a festive, delicious meal.  Shabbat, which literally means to quit or to stop in Hebrew, is the day of rest in the Jewish tradition.  It begins at sundown, Friday and ends at sundown, Saturday.  It is one of the […]

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Is life good? In other words, is living a worthwhile experience? Does it have any value, meaning? Most people are not sure whether it is or not. Until you have a clear answer to this question, you cannot really create a spiritually inspired future for yourself or people around you. Choosing to affirm life, to […]

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Ok, you really heeded the last blog; you asked yourself those critical questions and you got how waking up and operating from a conscious space can transform your life. Well, maybe you got it, but at this point you are back on automatic pilot and forgot it all. Would you please, right now, take a […]

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In a prior blog I discussed my fear of bees and how I overcame it when I realized that I was exposing my son, Leor, to my fear.  I developed this fear because I saw my sister’s terrified reaction to getting stung by a bee.   The curious thing is that I developed that fear vicariously […]

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I. Listening vs. Lecturing Children, like most of us, don’t like to be lectured. When a child does something “wrong,” the last thing he wants is to hear his parents’ authoritative voice rambling about his mistake. Children will naturally shut out their parents when they are lecturing to them. A child will respond positively to […]

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How many times have you experienced the following scenario:  You are sitting with your loved one in a restaurant, on the couch in your home, or driving a car, and you are discussing something that seems benign and lighthearted.  Suddenly the discussion takes a turn and you find yourself in the middle of a heated […]

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I am sure you have heard of the saying, “There is nothing you can’t do if you put your mind to it.” And I am sure a part of you believes that — in theory, but what the heck does it mean in practice? We all have things about ourselves we would love to change. […]

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One of the most challenging tasks facing us is remaining aware and conscious in the moment.  I touched on this a little in the Live in the Moment blog, but here I want to focus on the conscious and awareness parts.  So much of my blog discussions involve helping you understand how the mind works […]

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My intention with this blog is to pull together some of the salient points from the last four blogs and tie them all together to demonstrate an assertive response to anger.  Few of us are able to respond assertively to anger.  Most of us fall into one or more of the types of anger expressions […]

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