How could I be other than mixed? Recently, every time I’m asked, “How are you?” I jolt back to the reality that, in fact, I’m not doing well. And how could I be? The world seems like it’s on fire. Again. My people—and I’m not certain what that means—were slaughtered […]
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Disappointment Kim, who bakes the artisanal matzah I annually send to friends throughout the US, tested COVID positive in the weeks before Passover, when production usually starts. “Brian,” she said on the phone, “I can’t make the matzah.” Like that. No drama. No other words. “Wow,” I said, surprised, curious as to what would
Name: Email: The phrase “Time heals all wounds” is attributed to the Greek poet Menander (300 BCE). He was half right. Time is a component of healing. But healing does not happen with time alone. Healing requires both time and attention. *** Something traumatic recently happened to me in Harmony, North Carolina. And, because
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About time — Even if the stopwatch tells you they are the same length of time, five minutes at a party you are not enjoying and five minutes at a party you are enjoying, are not the same length of time. Of course, they are the same length of time.But, still, they aren’t. Compare five
LINK HERE: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538482/10588810 Sam has a conversation with Rabbi Brian Mayer from Portland, Oregon. Rabbi Brian is the Founder of Religion Outside the Box. (www.rotb.org) Rabbi Brian reframes religion to be approachable. And, fun. In this episode Sam and Rabbi Brian discuss fear, anxiety, truth, the afterlife, and Rabbi’s view of Kosher and the
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“Something isn’t right,” I think as I type in BUR, the first three letters of my destination. The voice in my head ramps up: “They won’t have your reservation, just watch. Something is wrong. You can feel it in your gut, just now. You know I’m right. Something is wrong.” I select Burbank from
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Photo of me on the Union College Campus. I couldn’t think of what better image to put along with this article. The Music by Hafiz Many people don’t know it is my friend’s words on the bumper sticker, “Even after all this time the Sun never says to the Earth, ‘You owe me.’
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For the sake of learning, I’d like to ask you to consider the circumstances since the start of 2020 as a grand psychological experiment. Of course, it has not been. But considering how we might react if this were a lab experiment can help us find some great compassion for the difficulties we are experiencing
Emotions 101 Emotions are feelings. They happen naturally. Emotions are our response to being alive. As we are human–alive and awake–we have interactions with the world, and we experience emotions. Expressing emotions in a healthy manner is the birthright of every human being. If we were lucky, in our childhoods, we had teachers who
Podcast: The Saturday Service January 9, 2021 Podcast Notes 00:00 – 01:59 – welcome and trying out a new concept – broadcasting at a friend’s house instead of home 02:00 – 03:37 – 1/2 Exercise: breathe out via mouth (exhale). Remember to do that often … JFE (Just F***in exhale). Practice a few times.
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