Choosing this Moment As we approach the end of 2020, (what a year!), I reflect on so many moments. Happy, sad frustrated, comforting, testing moments.  What is the significance of these moments? Have you heard of the idea of living … Read More

Being authentic is good, isn’t it? In my line of work people are striving to be authentic and celebrate authenticity. A few months back, I had a conversation with a teenage boy who was giving his parents a really difficult … Read More

Tonight we’re celebrating the first night of Hanukkah, known as the Holiday of Lights. In its core, Hanukkah is a holiday about religious freedom. Today I want to bring up a different aspect. I remember one song that was my … Read More

I was asked to be a speaker on Tuesday in my Toastmaster’s club. The topic—Thanksgiving, of course. I was contemplating what I would say that will have a different take, a fresh look, especially during these times where so many … Read More

This past weekend my family decided that we had to cancel our trip to visit our children on the East Coast. We were so looking forward to it. To add in the celebration of going, my daughter and her husband … Read More

Let’s breathe. And let’s breathe again. I feel my chest rising and falling, and I allow myself to deeply breathe. I let the ruach or “air,” of my breathing engulf my body, my inner organs, and I feel the air anchoring me … Read More

Can Noah, the biblical figure, be on your team?? Would you like it? Do you remember the story of Noah and the flood? God instructed him to build an ark because he was planning to destroy the world, which is … Read More

I know I am smart. I bet most of you think (and justly so) that you are also smart. Am I right? If you are reading this, I agree with you- YOU. ARE. SMART (Isn’t this statement a wonderful way … Read More

I just did it and oh, my Lord- the difference! Are you ready to hear this? So often we think and believe that maintaining a positive relationship takes time and effort. I have been speaking about it myself many times … Read More

Some days are just like that. You wake up in the morning and you think “it’s another day,” and then it turns out to be not like “another day.” Not for me, anyway. That specific day becomes an actually aggravating … Read More