Love the Questions?!
Eugene Ionesco, a Romanian and French playwright, said: “It’s not the answer that enlightens, but the question.” This is really hard to accept, because I
FanningTheFlames
Rabbi Brian exhorts us to NOT tell ourselves stories to justify our emotional state.
But That’s Not the Problem!
I’d like to share a lesson from when my son was 4 years old and my daughter was 2. (They are currently 7 and 4.)
SAYTANS
Rabbi Brian encourages you to embrace the difficult things in your life as they might be there to teach you a lesson.
Surrender Enjoy The Ride
Rabbi Brian speaks again about the spiritual-religious notion of SURRENDER and how we might be better off enjoying the ride than trying to control it.
Done Enough
Rabbi Brian asks you to contemplate if you have done enough…
ShoutInAnger
Rabbi Brian retells a story that explains why it is that people SHOUT when they are angry, but so physically close to each other.
What’s Wrong with this Picture?
As a kid, I remember going to the dentist’s office and seeing Highlights Magazine Invariably each issue contained a page with an ink drawing on
BGUTI
BGUTI (pronounced Bə-ˈgü-tē) is an acronym that stands for: “Better get used to it.” I work in education and I have kids of my
ESWB
ESWB is a serious drug that many people are addicted to. People of all walks of life are hooked on ESWB. Worse than that, it
Radish-ical Amazement
I’ve made up a new term – radish-ical amazement. It’s similar to radical amazement, but with the word “radish” instead. Radical amazement, a phrase
The Rabbi who Swore at God
Rabbi Brian was interviewed on Tapestry with Mary Hynes on Canadian Public Radio. He might have cursed at God. OK, he did. It’s pretty awesome.
Choices
Let’s talk about choice. There are two brilliant TED talks that I recommend on the subject of choice. The first is by Malcolm Gladwell talking
Gifts of a 4-Year-Old
Friends? a snafu (my doing) has caused me to lose about 100 people from the ROTB mailing list. There is literally NO WAY to contact