Lao Tzu said, “Stop thinking, and end your problems.” What? Are you freaking kidding me, Lao Tzu? Stop thinking! Ha! You’re kidding, right? No? You’re not? https://rotb.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Stop-Thinking-Rabbi-Brian-1.png *Considering it* OK, I get it. I get the idea: thinking leads to judgment, and judgment leads […]
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*One scheduled meeting, one chance meeting* Zac, an SEO expert, changed my thinking about how I post videos, podcasts, and articles. After an extended coffee-and-two-laptops-on-the-tables meeting at Fleur De Lis Bakery & Cafe near my house, I knew everything would be different. Before meeting Zac, I would have called this article “Coincidence or
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The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE. Dino Dr. Dino Zanini mentored me towards a certification in group consulting through the AK Rice institute. Dino had a twinkle in his eye that expressed his singular and signature joy. He would sing his sentences with
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The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE. Anxious Two weeks ago, at 3:30 in the morning on a Thursday, I felt the beginning of a panic attack. And then it built on itself, as these things do. I awoke, short of breath, sweating, my mind
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The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE. Annie Annie lost a tooth—and her belief in the tooth fairy—on the Sunday before MLK day, still a few weeks shy of her tenth birthday. Her absolute faith that the tooth fairy and her father weren’t the same person
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The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE. Let me re-cap the newsletter in 2019 thus far. Issue 02/40 – Spiritual Tool: Acceptance. My stolen computer set the backdrop for learning about the twin practices of being in the present and of acceptance. Issue 1/40 –
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The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE. In the most recent issue of the 77% Weekly, I wrote about the spiritual practice of asking for help. I got a number of responses, like the following from Karen: Thanks for suggesting. I will try but hate
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The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE. Help: it’s what the strong ask for My friend Dave has been in my life and the world of ROTB since his wedding in 2013. I love Dave. In his eyes and by his actions, you
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Tmocintre Roi changes everything Tmocintre Roi – a spiritual fitness tool I want you to understand – can be best explained by an incident that happened last school year. Last school year, most mornings, I walked Annie to the corner of 37th and Klickitat from where she and the other first and third graders took the
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The 77% Weekly Newsletter SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX 40/52 WEEKS A YEAR. FREE. Complaining as a spiritual practice What do these things have in common? Phones Spam Fatigue Prices Internet Weather School/Work These things are listed among the top things about which people complain. Using
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