by Rabbi Brian | Aug 20, 2018 | 77% Weekly |
Why do people shout? It has to do with our hearts. A story: A guru and some of her students pass within earshot of two people vehemently arguing in loud voices. She stops a little way past them and asks, “If those two are so physically close to each other, why are...
by Rabbi Brian | Aug 13, 2018 | 77% Weekly |
Outside perspective I’m in the kitchen. I feel like the mythological Sisyphus, but my daily task is emptying and reloading the dishwasher. Jane is away. Annie and a friend are within earshot, in the dining room; having settled on a card game, they are starting to...
by Rabbi Brian | Aug 2, 2018 | 77% Weekly |
I got to gate B5 in the Burbank, California, airport early. I’m sitting here typing. Watching people. Relaxing. (I like airports and being at the airport early; it gives me a chance to just sit. I like the unstructured time. If you’ve been reading my stuff for a...
by Rabbi Brian | Jul 10, 2018 | 77% Weekly |
Brené Brown, an expert on shame and vulnerability, explains that the difference between people who have love and acceptance and those who do not have love and acceptance is that the former believe they deserve love and acceptance. This is amazing. See if you can...
by Rabbi Brian | Jul 10, 2018 | 77% Weekly |
Hammock, oops. I ordered a hammock, letting Jane pick out the color. The Friday it arrived, I installed it between the dogwood tree and the fireplace. It was lovely.Then Jane showed up.She stood next to me and said, “I’d like a turn.” I don’t know how I ordered a...
by Rabbi Brian | Jul 5, 2018 | 77% Weekly |
Something to do: love. Fear paralyzes us. We feel inconsequential to affect the world. We get overwhelmed. We freeze. I am familiar with this too. But, I know something: You and I can change the world. Let us be delighted on Thursday knowing that we have done...
