Image by chenspec from Pixabay The human mind is a wondrous thing - always churning away, producing thoughts. Everything that humans have done in the world, good or evil, began with a thought. It’s how we create our concepts of the world and of ourselves. If we wish to create any kind of impact in … Continue reading Are You Overthinking?

Image by 901263 from Pixabay If you are in Canada, I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving. As I continue with my Mel Robbins kick, I wanted to share some of my insights from her most recent book, The High Five Habit. In particular, just a few thoughts about jealousy. We are taught to be … Continue reading Jealousy is Just Blocked Desire

Image by Hands off my tags! Michael Gaida from Pixabay If you follow me at all, you have heard me talk about Mel Robbins and her excellent coaching. She has just come out with a new book called The High 5 Habit, and it’s all about getting ourselves through difficult times by self-encouragement (symbolised by … Continue reading You Are Not Broken

Image Daniel Roberts - Pixabay It’s been a rough few weeks around here. This time of year, with its closely-spaced major holidays, is always intense for anyone who takes Judaism seriously, but this year, our second pandemic holiday season, has been particularly exhausting. Throw in an election that really highlighted the divisions in our community, … Continue reading Remember the Rainbow

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