Rabbi Brian on the Fascination Street Podcast

NOTE TO READER: When people accomplish something extraordinary, rarely do they claim to have done it alone. Most folk acknowledge those who helped make their success possible. And so, I thank you. This newsletter wouldn’t be a newsletter without you reading it. I mean, I guess I could write articles and never send them—but that wouldn’t really be a newsletter,

I had a tinge of worry immediately after making my friend Michelle laugh.   I had a tinge of worry because, as she was laughing, I heard my internal voice say, “Oh, great, look at that. You can make other people smile and laugh, but you can’t do the same for yourself.”   I’ve heard my inner dialogue say exactly

We really don’t communicate well.   I mean, sure they understand me when I say, “sit,” “bed,” and “do you want to go for a walk?”   And, sure, I understand JJ & Sparky when they want food or when they believe there is a threat at the door.   But that’s about it.   As I said, we don’t