Our youth today are facing a wide range of challenges: everyday mood swings, feelings of anxiety, stress and pressure, self-esteem and identity struggles, being pulled by the power of social media and the desire to fit in. At times we all care what other people think of us, feel insecure and blame life, school, family or friends for why we...[ read more ]
At the end of this whirlwind of holidays, someone said to me “I should be happier on this holiday.” The word SHOULD strikingly popped out at me right away. You see, most people believe that they are looking at their life and whatever they think about their life is a reflection of what they see. This is an illusion. Really,...[ read more ]
After asking my son to stop playing Fortnite and get ready for bed for the 4th time, I got angry and yelled "let's go, you are starting to push my buttons!" As the words were flowing out of my mouth, I had this weird sensation (if I were in a movie, the scene would have become slow motion as I...[ read more ]
Sara Rigler wrote about Rabbi Nivin’s method’s for discovering your mission. One question he recommended asking yourself is “If I inherited a billion dollars and had six hours a day of discretionary time, what would I do with the time and money?” I reflected on that and came up with this: After taking my whole family to Israel, I would use...[ read more ]
This is the time of year where we reflect on our thoughts, speech and action in order to return to our true Divine selves. Have you ever had the thought that you were a victim or felt like someone wronged you and you wanted to tell them off? We usually associate victimhood with horribly abusive situations, but I’ve been seeing...[ read more ]
Feeling bad is not relegated to the intense, depressing, heart wrenching pain or the despairing distress that leads us to make poor choices or do things that hurt ourselves. Feeling bad can be as simple as not liking the moment, not wanting to be with yourself as you are right now, feeling lost or lonely or disconnected. These are all...[ read more ]
I saw this cartoon of two fish swimming in a fishbowl and one fish says to the other, "How's the water?" The second fish replies, "What water?" In the fish's world, it doesn't even realize it's in water. It doesn't know any different. The reality that fish live in water isn't even visible to the fish. So too, we live...[ read more ]
Do you ever wonder how we could intellectually know the truth that G-d runs the world and everything He does is for our best, yet not feel that way at all? If that is the truth, why don't we always feel it? Well I guess you have to stop and ask yourself, where do your feelings come from? The ability...[ read more ]
My son recently got his permit, and I haven't found driving with him all that pleasurable. There is a pit in my stomach as we pass cars parked on the side of the road, and I feel too close to them. I fell anxious as he makes turns and comes to a cross section that even I find hard to...[ read more ]
The issue I have been raising over the past couple of weeks has been how to help our youth, how to inoculate them, prepare them and educate them on the truth of where their innate resilience lies and where their feelings, perceptions and experiences are coming from. Imagine if you knew growing up as a teenager that you were ok...[ read more ]
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