Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, begins this evening. For those who observe the holiday, it culminates ten days of soul searching during which time we’re instructed to ask forgiveness from those we may have harmed. In the course of my own reflection, one…
Embracing My Mom’s Passing
Embracing My Mom’s My mom passed away three weeks ago at the age of 83. Though she had been in declining health, she was still very active, even having gone swimming the day before she died and to synagogue that very morning. Her quick, unexpected…
Embracing My MRI Results
Embracing My MRI Results! On a glorious San Diego day last September, I started my running app and took my first few jogging steps, just as I have thousands of times over the past 40 years. But on this day, on my first step, a…
What Do You Want to Be In 2018?
What Do You Want To “Be” in 2018? New Years’ resolutions are mostly about doing more (i.e., exercise, family time, meditating) or less (smoking, poor eating, gossiping) of a behavior. Just look at current advertisements in the media to gauge the mindset of the masses…
Embracing Your New Years’ Resolutions (beyond 24 days…)
One month from today marks the beginning of the infamous New Years’ resolutions – a day of the calendar when we commit to start anew with positive behaviors. If you’re like most of us, you set your goal with resolve, genuine determination and start out…
Courage is Contagious
Personal Growth is not for sissies. Otherwise, there’d be more people on therapy couches instead of in bars, doing retreats rather than staring at screens, owning up rather than blaming. To look at ourselves, own our lives, and claim our power takes commitment, work, courage,…
Got Weight Crazy?
I know exactly when my weight crazy began – it was the summer between 6th and 7th grade. I was 12-years-old and my dad, who had quit smoking, decided to take up jogging to get rid of his recent weight gain. Though I wasn’t fat…
Embracing My Funk!
For the last several weeks, I’ve been in a funk. I’m facing a number of transitions and challenges in my life, not all desired and many out of my control. I have several close family members with serious medical challenges and needs, I’m going through…
MentalPause – What Is It?
In August 2016, I was participating in my approximate 30th Zen meditation retreat. On the most basic level, the “simple” (i.e., incredibly challenging) directions of the particular retreats I attend is to be present to your breathe and bodily physical sensations. When thoughts arise, as…
Forgiveness: When is the Right Time?
The act of forgiveness is tricky, regardless of whether you’re asking to be forgiven or forgiving another. Typically, just the thought of it brings up a myriad of conflicting emotions around the person who has harmed us: anger, hurt, sadness, remorse, resentment, hopefulness, and even…
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