It’s September, and in the Jewish holiday calendar, we are now at Sukkot, the Feast of Booths. Sukkot is a time when we re-enact our agrarian roots - building a flimsy shelter outside our homes (in warm places, people actually sleep there - we are lucky if we can eat all of our meals in … Continue reading Gimme Shelter

Image by chezbeate from Pixabay It’s that time of year - what’s known as the High Holy Days. We had Rosh HaShanah last week, and this week we are going into Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement. It’s our second one in the pandemic, so it will be different, but it’s an opportunity for … Continue reading Are You Easily Offended?

If you are paying any attention to the Jewish calendar, you know that the Days of Repentance are upon us - a whole marathon of holidays taking up most of the month of Tishrei, starting right after Labour Day this year. It is an annual opportunity to do some cheshbon nefesh, or accounting of the … Continue reading Renew Our Days

Image by Nikolett Afra from Pixabay If you follow me on social media, you will know that I took a spill last Thursday while out for a run. Inattention is definitely something that gets me into trouble sometimes, and I’m sure many of you can relate. Thankfully, it’s not a big deal - I didn’t … Continue reading About Persistence

Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay Lately I’ve been listening to Louise Hay as I run, and I was really struck by her statement that stress is a form of fear.  If you stop and think about it, it’s true - if we are feeling stress, it is highly likely that we are dealing with some … Continue reading Stress is a Form of Fear

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Psychology has this amazing concept called projection. There are quite a few definitions of it, but my favourite is the concept that what irritates you in other people is probably something that you need to work on in yourself. Ouch! I don’t like that reminder either … but it’s … Continue reading Creating Others in Our Own Image

Image by Anand Kumar from Pixabay  Are you the kind of person who goes from “it’s getting late and the person hasn’t called” to looking up hospitals online, in the blink of an eye? Do you think you might not have done well on an exam, and conclude that you will never get a job … Continue reading Are You a Catastrophizer?

Image by Dariusz Sankowski from Pixabay Life is about stories - we are the story-telling animal. The gift of language is the one thing that truly sets us apart from the rest of Creation. While other creatures certainly communicate with one another, we seem to be the only ones who tell stories. In fact, we … Continue reading The Story of Grief

Image by Hands off my tags! Michael Gaida from Pixabay If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you’ve heard me mention Ray Higdon. He’s a remarkable man, who came from a background of abuse and addiction, to rise to become one of the best generic trainers in the network marketing sphere. The reason? … Continue reading What Are Your Affirmations?

Earlier this week, the sun set on the 9th of Av (called Tish’a b’Av in Hebrew) in the Jewish calendar. It is the traditional day of mourning for terrible things that have happened in our past - the destruction of both the First and the Second Temples, the Expulsion from England, the Expulsion from Spain, … Continue reading The Power of the Past