Have you ever tried to change someone else? If your answer is yes (which it is probably for all of us), then you know it’s a trap which only leaves you feeling dis-empowered and frustrated. What can be even more painful is watching someone you love go through a difficult process and knowing that you...
Laughter heals. For that which we can laugh at, can no longer hurt us. Actress and author Carrie Fisher, who recently passed away, may God rest her soul, once said: “If my life wasn’t funny, it would just be true – and that is completely unacceptable.” This coming from a woman whose father left her at 2...
In life, sometimes we get to a place where we are plateauing in our spiritual work. We care for our friends and family, those who are in our inner circle – and surely, if someone were to call upon us, we would be willing to share. It’s one thing to help when called upon, but...
There is a beautiful story that I told in a recent lecture. I’m sure I have written it down before, but it is so powerful for this time, for this month of Aquarius, that I want to share it with you again. It is a story about a great tzadik, a righteous rabbi. One day,...
