Focusing on the Positive

Squishing into Yourself

By |2022-02-17T13:28:03-05:00August 1, 2019|

Squishing into Yourself Have you ever tried to squish yourself into being something that you’re not? I did. I mean, actually I do. Maybe I am more aware of it than I used to be. But boy do I want to be as accomplished as this person, as geshhikt as that person, and as friendly as the next person. There is nothing like pre-Pesach to induce all my [...]

A Wave from Above

By |2021-09-10T10:26:51-04:00October 25, 2017|

A Wave from Above Brings Comfort It’s my nature. If I have questions I have to ask. This became a very important tool for me to help me get through difficult times. I have called so many different rabbanim and speakers to ask them questions on something they said or wrote. My family would laugh at me when I would report back and say, “This time I called [...]

Do You Know Who You Are?

By |2021-02-25T12:39:18-05:00January 30, 2017|

Do you remember that girl in your class who was really pretty, whose hair was always perfect? Did you compare yourself to her and feel ugly? How about the girl who always had a witty response? Did being around her make you feel as if you were just so dull?  Do you still find yourself thinking like that? Does your super-clean sister-in-law make you feel like an incompetent [...]

My Nephew Eli

By |2021-02-25T12:39:18-05:00December 6, 2016|

He was gentle and he was kind. He was wise and witty. He was a dazzling beacon of sunlight to all those who knew him. He was my nephew – my nephew Eli whom I never really knew because of the distance we lived from each other. He was a courageous warrior, fighting his sickness for four long years, unwilling to surrender.  But the disease was more powerful [...]

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