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  My son walked me face first into a telephone pole. I have thought about it and concluded that it was my fault. He didn’t think I would get hurt. Neither did I. *In brief*   I walked, face-first, fast and hard, into a telephone pole.   Even though I might have blamed my boy who led […]

  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

*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