TRIGGER WARNING: death of a child. I recently heard a story that made me cry, and I’d like to share it with you. If you are a parent, you will also cry, but please bear with me. In this story, which I heard from Ray Higdon, a couple had a young son who was fond … Continue reading Ultimate Gratitude
Tag: love
Why I’m Never Using the Word Diet Again, and You Shouldn’t Either
Diets are evil and steal our power. As an enthusiastic proponent of the Net Fuel program, and a joyful and grateful partner with a company that makes nutritional support products, you may find that a bit odd and disingenuous of me. But here's the deal. I learned to stop doing diets years ago, and I … Continue reading Why I’m Never Using the Word Diet Again, and You Shouldn’t Either
All You Need is Love (and Awareness)
Are you old enough to remember when that Beatles song came out? Even if you aren’t, I bet you are humming it now. The power of sensory association is quite amazing. We can’t remember what we had for breakfast, but we can remember all the words of the songs of our youth. February is heart … Continue reading All You Need is Love (and Awareness)
What Would You Do For Self-Love? (video)
So I was in this exercise class, and I found myself wondering out loud why I was there. Stay tuned for the answer. What do you do for self-love?
#BlogElul 29: Return (video)
I did it! I made it all the way through Elul with my blogs, although I did have to do a bit of catching up here and there. So proud of myself! Here is the last video of this project, and it's a chatty one - I forgot that I had switched my Facebook Lives … Continue reading #BlogElul 29: Return (video)
#BlogElul 27: Bless
Sometimes there are blessed serendipities in our lives. Rabbi Sommer had no way of knowing that today is my and my husband's 25th wedding anniversary, and yet here it is - the theme is "Bless". David and I met at a time in our lives when we both thought we had to settle for what … Continue reading #BlogElul 27: Bless
#BlogElul 26: Create
There is a description of nearly all Jewish holidays that goes like this: "They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat." Creating holiday-specific foods is an integral part of the tradition. The traditional foods of Ashkenazic Jewry are foods of poverty - my grandmother would eat with relish things like chicken feet and fish … Continue reading #BlogElul 26: Create
#BlogElul 22: End (Video)
A quick little FaceBook Live from this morning, talking about the end of life, and the hopefulness of the Mourner's Kaddish. At a Jewish funeral, we eulogise the person we have lost, we grieve, and then we say the beautiful words of the Mourner's Kaddish. The Mourner's Kaddish does not speak about death, grief, or … Continue reading #BlogElul 22: End (Video)
#BlogElul 20: Fill
This one had me a little stumped. I'm really not sure what Rabbi Sommer means by it - but that's OK, it's up to me to imbue it with meaning anyway. There are many possible interpretations of the word "fill" - we can eat our fill, we can fill our hearts or our hands, we … Continue reading #BlogElul 20: Fill
#blogExodus 2: Exalt
When I think of the word "exalt", my mind immediately goes to those ancient Aramaic words that open the Kaddish - May His great name be exalted and sanctified. For many people, the Kaddish, a prayer of thanksgiving and exaltation, is inextricably bound with the sadness of death and loss, because it is recited by … Continue reading #blogExodus 2: Exalt