What we are really saying
My classroom. North Portland. September 2016. This week, I will meet five new sets of students. It’s my seventh year as a full-time high school
Believe in Hope
Yesterday I was moved by the wise words from CNN commentator and former Obama advisor Van Jones: Some things you have to see believe – like what
Two Lessons for 2021
Two Lessons for 2021 ### The 77% Weekly. ### Rabbi Brian. ROTB.org ### 40/52 weeks a year in your in-box 1. Good enough is good
Christmas Magic
Christmas Magic ### The 77% Weekly. ### Rabbi Brian. ROTB.org ### 40/52 weeks a year in your in-box No Wreath Annie and I are BFFs.
Empathy
Empathy By Jane B. Mayer Empathy By Jane B. Mayer A wise friend and I were discussing the difficult time so many
Saturday Service November 2020_4
Podcast: The Saturday Service November 28, 2020 Podcast Notes Toni Anne! (Fozzie Bear theme) 00:00 – 05:50 – Toni Anne: Welcome – encourage people to
Saturday Service November 2020_3
Podcast: The Saturday Service November 21, 2020 Podcast Notes Rabbi Brian! (Looney Tunes intro) 00:00 – 04:04 – Welcome. 2nd to last of the month
Saturday Service November 2020_2
Podcast: The Saturday Service November 14, 2020 Podcast Notes Epictetus: “What upsets people is not things themselves but their judgments about the things…So when we
Saturday Service November 2020_1
Podcast: The Saturday Service November 7, 2020 Podcast Notes 0:00 – 1:35 – 251st day of COVID joke (BOOO) greetings, salutations, etc. 1:35 – 3:04
Thinking like a push broom—or a leaf blower
Thinking like a push broom—or a leaf blower Jane and I are not engaged in conversation at the moment. We spoke some twenty minutes ago,
Saturday Service October 2020_5
Podcast: Podcast Episode Notes 0:00 – 02:00 – deep breaths and welcome statement 02:00 – 03:15 – home work noticing complaining with participant comments 03:15
Saturday Service October 2020_4
Podcast: The benefits of complaining? Camus. Simple teachings about love. Simple teachings about anger. A five minute mediation. A serious, but not humorless, spiritual-religious gathering.
The Best $20 I ever gave away
The Best $20 I gave away New York City. Manhattan. 2005. I had a presentation in Philly and extended the trip to visit my family
Cancel Culture
Cancel Culture—with God rB:“God, I have some thoughts I need to work out. You mind me using the artifice of an imagined conversation with
Saturday Service October 2020_3
Podcast: One hour of conversation with Rabbi Brian and friends. Recorded live on Saturday mornings. You are invited: Topics include how to deal with frustration