Pitting Cherries
When my daughter was 2 years old, we sat at the table having lunch, and there was a bowl of cherries. (Don’t worry – I’m
Your “To Do” is Your Friend?!
This article might seem kind of crazy. It might appear as though I’m trying to convince you the reason there’s wind is because the leaves
Surrender to surrendering
Rabbi Brian gives a primer on how to surrender! Don’t try so hard!
Frustration Dam (not Damn)
Rabbi Brian uses the analogy of a dam to understand being frustrated.
5lovelanguages
Rabbi Brian discusses the 5 languages that people mean when they use the word love.
Fun and loss
Rabbi Brian tackles the notion that joy and sadness are opposite sides of the same coin.
Running out of excuses
Rabbi Brian muses on a friend’s notion that he is “running out of (external) excuses” for not being happy.
3 balls, pool, and attachment
Rabbi Brian tires to keep track of three balls in a pool and realizes he is dealing with life.
B'shert the bad
Rabbi Brian asks why is it that we only comfortable saying things are “meant to be” when they are positive ones?
Placebo – Pleasing Them
I’ve always been fascinated by placebos — details about EphXacy below. I’m intrigued that our brains can create morphine and drugs more powerful than the
Fall into potty
Rabbi Brian lauds perspective and how it can keep one from getting upset when you fall into the toilet.
God loses to Bias
Rabbi Brian explains how two characteristics of the human psyche can keep us from hearing God.
Nightmares
Rabbi Brian tells the 3 components to nightmares and how our lives are a lot like them sometimes.