Anxcitement
Turning anxiety into excitement. Part two. I recently wrote an article recently about how we can turn anxiety into excitement. In summary: Physiologically, anxiety and
Bonus Issue: Celebrating ROTB
Bonus Issue I want to share a celebration! The meaningful Bar Mitzvah service I ran for James Franco got a glowing write up in the
Carpe Diem
Here is video that my uncle Ira took in 1982. It’s nothing you need to see. It shows me eating lunch with my cousin Josh.
Enthusiasm with furrowed brows
A 2013 study by the American Psychological Association, explains that telling yourself when you are anxious to “just calm down” doesn’t help. This runs a
Diving in
My son is a hero to me. He learned, beautifully, how to dive into a swimming pool. I, somehow, had gotten to 45 years old,
Learning from Satan
Many adults are surprised to find out that Satan is not mentioned at all in Genesis. (It is only later Christian Biblicists who tell us
Silent Compliments
In January the newsletter looked like the image on the right. It was colorful, and a bit circus-y. I’ve changed it to look like what
21 Day no Complain Challenge
Rabbi Brian challenges you to go 21 days without complaining.
What I like about you
Rabbi Brian asks you to tell three people a week what you like about them.
Justified Anxiety
Rabbi Brian muses that anxiety might be brought upon the self! Wow. ()
Heaven on Earth
Rabbi Brian talks about standards and how we have lost sight of heaven on earth.
Mystical Experience
Rabbi Brian discusses the 7 qualities that make up a mystical experience.
Non Violent Communication and God
Rabbi Brian talks about “IS” — the verb and it’s theologic implications. (More interesting than it sounds.)
Decoy Effect and Not Knowing
Rabbi Brian suggests that we know less than we think that we do.
Authorized
Rabbi Brian talks about what it means to be AUTHORIZED. Did someone ask you to help? If they didn’t, stop helping.