In the waning days of summer, when you want to hang on to every last moment, there is another fragrance that begins to enter your consciousness. The wafts of the High Holy Day season reach you at your outer edges. In the middle of planning one last summer excursion, you may remember that you have to make additional plans. Soul plans. Each and every Continue Reading
You Will Rise Again
Think about a time you were really down, a time when you were so filled with despair that you had no idea how you would rise again - Are you still in that place? What helped you get up? What did you learn about yourself by how you rose up from that darkness? It is a spiritual principle that there is an essential ebb and flow in life. We see it Continue Reading
Bedtime Rituals: Goodnight Moon for Grownups
The other day, I asked a group of adults what their bedtime rituals were and people responded with hesitance. Some people said they went to bed watching the news. Others replied that they used to read novels religiously before bed, but had stopped. Still others said they checked their phones one last time for messages. Not one person had a regular practice Continue Reading
Never Again is Now
Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was liberated on this day, January 27, in 1945. Today, the world remembers that 17 million souls, including one-third of the global population of Jews, were murdered in the genocide of the Nazi regime. How is it possible that such atrocities were committed? First, the Nazis began by portraying Jews and other Continue Reading
Seeking Awe Is A Spiritual Practice
Awe is a spiritual practice. Every day, intend to experience a sense of wonder in what you will encounter. It could be a baby's laughter in the grocery line ahead of you. It might be noticing a tulip bulb as it begins to appear in the soil after a winter sleep. Perhaps it is observing that you breathe without any conscious effort on your part. Miracles Continue Reading