Ah, Rabbi Sommer, you've hit it again. Right on the nose. I heard people on the radio talking about how September really feels more like a new year than January - especially in Manitoba, where the summer is short and precious. The people reluctantly come back from the lake and take up reality again, preparing … Continue reading Beginnings – #BlogElul 19
Category: Personal Growth
Fermented Kale – Cinderella on my counter
Doesn't look very appetising, does it? I should have photographed it in its original mason jar, it looked prettier there. Regardless, let me introduce you to a batch of lacto-fermented kale. I've been making kale chips, as my faithful readers know. I do think they are yummy, and an excellent use for my dehydrator. But … Continue reading Fermented Kale – Cinderella on my counter
If not now, when?
Next week, G-d willing, I will be celebrating a significant milestone in my life - achieving the half-century mark. As I fully intend to live to be 100, that's halfway through my life's journey. Hillel says, "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who … Continue reading If not now, when?
The Flinch – An Amazing Book You Need to Read
I first learned about Julien Smith through Chris Brogan's blog. I bought their book, Trust Agents,through Audible (at that time I was still into audio books - now I have too many podcasts and audio books on my iPod and will never, in seven lifetimes, listen to them all, sigh). Julien, as I've mentioned before, … Continue reading The Flinch – An Amazing Book You Need to Read
Goals Change
This time of year people seem to spend a lot of time thinking about their goals. Must be that looming January 1st coming up. A new opportunity, for sure, a fresh year. But also a moment when you need to face what you achieved in the past year, and what you didn't. The Resistance generally … Continue reading Goals Change
On Fear
Funny, how that fear works. Something looks like an opportunity, and we are paralyzed. The chair of a volunteer group I'm involved with is going to Florida for a month, and she wants me to be the point person for a huge event we're putting on. Eeek. My first thought is to take up the … Continue reading On Fear
The Perils of False Intimacy
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles. Proverbs 21:23 I should listen to King Solomon, the wisest of men, more often. I inadvertently rubbed salt into a stranger's wounds today. It's a funny thing about women's locker rooms. I don't know how men's are - I suspect people don't … Continue reading The Perils of False Intimacy
Fighting the Lizard Brain
One of my favourite Internet people is Seth Godin. I follow his blog faithfully, am a member of his Domino Project and have bought more than one of his books. Without those steady years of brainwashing, I doubt I would ever have started this blog. Phrases like "Don't wait to be picked - do the … Continue reading Fighting the Lizard Brain
Why A Coat of Many Colours?
I have always loved Carole King, but of course I never understood the lyrics of this song until I actually had some warp and woof in that Tapestry ... and while trying to understand who I am and what I like to do, I found that phrase "a coat of many colours" recurring in my … Continue reading Why A Coat of Many Colours?