Gifts of art
The Mussar group that I have been facilitating since May has concluded. I made each participant a collaged piece to remember our time together. My personal…
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Spirituality
Rambling thoughts in prayer
The weeks leading up to the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are meant to be ones of introspection. There have been many…
Healing from trauma… patiently?
“When something bad happens to you and you did not have the power to avoid it, do not aggravate the situation even more through wasted grief.”…
How do we live in the present moment if we can’t let go of the past?
Looking at loss through a Jewish lens Stress is caused by wanting the present moment to be different from what it is. Go ahead, read…
Within me is a sanctuary
One lovely person in my Mussar group said something about the peace and sanctuary of meditation. Something about what she said really resonated with me and…
On fear and inadequacy
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness…