Photo by Fernando Garrido on Unsplash What does it mean to live in your truth? Simply put it means that you are living as your most authentic self. Each day you are doing things that bring you joy and your are living as true to yourself as possible. So how do we get lost at times and deviate from living as our authentic self? This is something I have thought about a lot in the last year thanks to a leadership training that I was part of. What I discovered when faced with this same question was that there was not one thing but several things that had taken me off my authentic…

As one year comes to an end and we prepare to begin a new year, many reflect back on the year and all that it held. This got me to thinking, do we reflect or are we merely seeing what is still there? Life is not easy and some find it more challenging than others. What defines us and who we are are the moments where we have a crossroad that we must decide which path we will travel down. Each of us carries a light inside us whether it is our soul or our life force energy. This light is refracted off of each of those moments, those mirrors.…

This weekend marks the celebration of Passover and Easter for may around the world and like most, we have many memories from our childhood of the holiday celebrations and the traditions that go along with them. I have many fond memories of Easter egg hunts at my grandparent's house, shopping for a new outfit with a matching hat, and Easter dinner around the dinning room table with my family. Even when I was in college, my grandma still got me an Easter Basket and bunny. Those traditions were carried over to my own children however they are now being replaced with new ones. When I converted to Judaism my family…

I am not the type of person who gives up and walks away, that's just not me. This probably has something to do with the fact that I was taught that when you start something you see if through. However, are there times when it is O.K. to give up and walk away and , if so, how do you know when that time has arrived. Those who knew me know that I a loyal to a fault and, as a result, there have been times I have not walked away from things when the time was right and stayed holding on too long. Honestly, I would say this is…

There are times in our lives where we dream about what we want to be someday and the life we envision for ourselves however sometimes those dreams seem to be fairy tales that will never be. Many of us are taught that hard work and determination will be the price we must pay to someday have the dreams become a reality and not an impossible story that seems like a Disney movie. For us, the challenge is staying on target, even over the rockiest of roads to achieve that dream we envision to one day become our life but how do we stay true to the dream as the road…

Photo by Quintin Gellar from Pexels Down in the dumps, the blues, melancholy... these are different ways that have been used to describe a person's less than happy mood. Sometimes it is just caused by a bad day but there are others where it is more than that - depression. Growing up it was not acceptable to talk about one's mental health and there were many who suffered in silence because they did not want the taboo label of "crazy" or "mentally unstable" to be applied to them. Let's be honest, there are times where every one of us can say we are not mentally stable. When the kids are fighting and you…

** First, I owe my readers an apology. I realize it has been two weeks since I wrote my last blog from Israel. After returning to the states, getting back into the normal life routines has taken some time and I am finally back to the reality of life. You can look forward to the weekly post each weekend starting this week and thank you for understanding.** Everyone has at least one thing that that are passionate about and just sets their soul on fire. Many times we don't always chase that passion because of any number of reasons that we can logically reason with ourselves is why we need…

We all have that one trip we hope to take someday to that one place we want to see more than anything. These past ten days I have been on that trip and I can say it has truely changed me. The destination of where that trip is varies from person to person and the reasons are just as diverse as the individuals. Sometimes we do not think the trip will happen because of finances, our lives and getting away for the time, our health, obligations to loved ones and the list can go on. I have to say that you NEED to take that trip because it is worth…

Life is short but sometimes we try to do too much and end up "burning the candle at both ends" and as a result we wear ourselves down to a point that we have to recover to get moving again. Yes, life is short but do we need to burn ourselves out in order to just live it or are we making too much of what really is not that important? For some, it is just too hard to say no to the many opportunities that present themselves that we want to be involved in but that cause us to stretch ourselves too thin in the process to do this.…

In today's world we are surrounded with examples of the "perfect" (insert anything). Society has created what is expected and what is acceptable as women, men, wives, husbands, mothers, fathers... the list goes on and on but why do we try so hard to "fit" into those expectations? Too many times we find ourselves trying to be what is expected of us and we lose sight of what we are and how well we are fulfilling our roles even if it doesn't fit the expected model. Think back to the TV shows of the 1950's like Leave It To Beaver or Father Knows Best. These shows created the image of…

Photo by Fernando Garrido on Unsplash What does it mean to live in your truth? Simply put it means that you are living as your most authentic self. Each day you are doing things that bring you joy and your are living as true to yourself as possible. So how do we get lost at times and deviate from living as our authentic self? This is something I have thought about a lot in the last year thanks to a leadership training that I was part of. What I discovered when faced with this same question was that there was not one thing but several things that had taken me off my authentic…

As one year comes to an end and we prepare to begin a new year, many reflect back on the year and all that it held. This got me to thinking, do we reflect or are we merely seeing what is still there? Life is not easy and some find it more challenging than others. What defines us and who we are are the moments where we have a crossroad that we must decide which path we will travel down. Each of us carries a light inside us whether it is our soul or our life force energy. This light is refracted off of each of those moments, those mirrors.…

This weekend marks the celebration of Passover and Easter for may around the world and like most, we have many memories from our childhood of the holiday celebrations and the traditions that go along with them. I have many fond memories of Easter egg hunts at my grandparent's house, shopping for a new outfit with a matching hat, and Easter dinner around the dinning room table with my family. Even when I was in college, my grandma still got me an Easter Basket and bunny. Those traditions were carried over to my own children however they are now being replaced with new ones. When I converted to Judaism my family…

I am not the type of person who gives up and walks away, that's just not me. This probably has something to do with the fact that I was taught that when you start something you see if through. However, are there times when it is O.K. to give up and walk away and , if so, how do you know when that time has arrived. Those who knew me know that I a loyal to a fault and, as a result, there have been times I have not walked away from things when the time was right and stayed holding on too long. Honestly, I would say this is…

There are times in our lives where we dream about what we want to be someday and the life we envision for ourselves however sometimes those dreams seem to be fairy tales that will never be. Many of us are taught that hard work and determination will be the price we must pay to someday have the dreams become a reality and not an impossible story that seems like a Disney movie. For us, the challenge is staying on target, even over the rockiest of roads to achieve that dream we envision to one day become our life but how do we stay true to the dream as the road…

Photo by Quintin Gellar from Pexels Down in the dumps, the blues, melancholy... these are different ways that have been used to describe a person's less than happy mood. Sometimes it is just caused by a bad day but there are others where it is more than that - depression. Growing up it was not acceptable to talk about one's mental health and there were many who suffered in silence because they did not want the taboo label of "crazy" or "mentally unstable" to be applied to them. Let's be honest, there are times where every one of us can say we are not mentally stable. When the kids are fighting and you…

** First, I owe my readers an apology. I realize it has been two weeks since I wrote my last blog from Israel. After returning to the states, getting back into the normal life routines has taken some time and I am finally back to the reality of life. You can look forward to the weekly post each weekend starting this week and thank you for understanding.** Everyone has at least one thing that that are passionate about and just sets their soul on fire. Many times we don't always chase that passion because of any number of reasons that we can logically reason with ourselves is why we need…

We all have that one trip we hope to take someday to that one place we want to see more than anything. These past ten days I have been on that trip and I can say it has truely changed me. The destination of where that trip is varies from person to person and the reasons are just as diverse as the individuals. Sometimes we do not think the trip will happen because of finances, our lives and getting away for the time, our health, obligations to loved ones and the list can go on. I have to say that you NEED to take that trip because it is worth…

Life is short but sometimes we try to do too much and end up "burning the candle at both ends" and as a result we wear ourselves down to a point that we have to recover to get moving again. Yes, life is short but do we need to burn ourselves out in order to just live it or are we making too much of what really is not that important? For some, it is just too hard to say no to the many opportunities that present themselves that we want to be involved in but that cause us to stretch ourselves too thin in the process to do this.…

In today's world we are surrounded with examples of the "perfect" (insert anything). Society has created what is expected and what is acceptable as women, men, wives, husbands, mothers, fathers... the list goes on and on but why do we try so hard to "fit" into those expectations? Too many times we find ourselves trying to be what is expected of us and we lose sight of what we are and how well we are fulfilling our roles even if it doesn't fit the expected model. Think back to the TV shows of the 1950's like Leave It To Beaver or Father Knows Best. These shows created the image of…

Photo by Fernando Garrido on Unsplash What does it mean to live in your truth? Simply put it means that you are living as your most authentic self. Each day you are doing things that bring you joy and your are living as true to yourself as possible. So how do we get lost at times and deviate from living as our authentic self? This is something I have thought about a lot in the last year thanks to a leadership training that I was part of. What I discovered when faced with this same question was that there was not one thing but several things that had taken me off my authentic…

As one year comes to an end and we prepare to begin a new year, many reflect back on the year and all that it held. This got me to thinking, do we reflect or are we merely seeing what is still there? Life is not easy and some find it more challenging than others. What defines us and who we are are the moments where we have a crossroad that we must decide which path we will travel down. Each of us carries a light inside us whether it is our soul or our life force energy. This light is refracted off of each of those moments, those mirrors.…

This weekend marks the celebration of Passover and Easter for may around the world and like most, we have many memories from our childhood of the holiday celebrations and the traditions that go along with them. I have many fond memories of Easter egg hunts at my grandparent's house, shopping for a new outfit with a matching hat, and Easter dinner around the dinning room table with my family. Even when I was in college, my grandma still got me an Easter Basket and bunny. Those traditions were carried over to my own children however they are now being replaced with new ones. When I converted to Judaism my family…

I am not the type of person who gives up and walks away, that's just not me. This probably has something to do with the fact that I was taught that when you start something you see if through. However, are there times when it is O.K. to give up and walk away and , if so, how do you know when that time has arrived. Those who knew me know that I a loyal to a fault and, as a result, there have been times I have not walked away from things when the time was right and stayed holding on too long. Honestly, I would say this is…

There are times in our lives where we dream about what we want to be someday and the life we envision for ourselves however sometimes those dreams seem to be fairy tales that will never be. Many of us are taught that hard work and determination will be the price we must pay to someday have the dreams become a reality and not an impossible story that seems like a Disney movie. For us, the challenge is staying on target, even over the rockiest of roads to achieve that dream we envision to one day become our life but how do we stay true to the dream as the road…

Photo by Quintin Gellar from Pexels Down in the dumps, the blues, melancholy... these are different ways that have been used to describe a person's less than happy mood. Sometimes it is just caused by a bad day but there are others where it is more than that - depression. Growing up it was not acceptable to talk about one's mental health and there were many who suffered in silence because they did not want the taboo label of "crazy" or "mentally unstable" to be applied to them. Let's be honest, there are times where every one of us can say we are not mentally stable. When the kids are fighting and you…

** First, I owe my readers an apology. I realize it has been two weeks since I wrote my last blog from Israel. After returning to the states, getting back into the normal life routines has taken some time and I am finally back to the reality of life. You can look forward to the weekly post each weekend starting this week and thank you for understanding.** Everyone has at least one thing that that are passionate about and just sets their soul on fire. Many times we don't always chase that passion because of any number of reasons that we can logically reason with ourselves is why we need…

We all have that one trip we hope to take someday to that one place we want to see more than anything. These past ten days I have been on that trip and I can say it has truely changed me. The destination of where that trip is varies from person to person and the reasons are just as diverse as the individuals. Sometimes we do not think the trip will happen because of finances, our lives and getting away for the time, our health, obligations to loved ones and the list can go on. I have to say that you NEED to take that trip because it is worth…

Life is short but sometimes we try to do too much and end up "burning the candle at both ends" and as a result we wear ourselves down to a point that we have to recover to get moving again. Yes, life is short but do we need to burn ourselves out in order to just live it or are we making too much of what really is not that important? For some, it is just too hard to say no to the many opportunities that present themselves that we want to be involved in but that cause us to stretch ourselves too thin in the process to do this.…

In today's world we are surrounded with examples of the "perfect" (insert anything). Society has created what is expected and what is acceptable as women, men, wives, husbands, mothers, fathers... the list goes on and on but why do we try so hard to "fit" into those expectations? Too many times we find ourselves trying to be what is expected of us and we lose sight of what we are and how well we are fulfilling our roles even if it doesn't fit the expected model. Think back to the TV shows of the 1950's like Leave It To Beaver or Father Knows Best. These shows created the image of…

Photo by Fernando Garrido on Unsplash What does it mean to live in your truth? Simply put it means that you are living as your most authentic self. Each day you are doing things that bring you joy and your are living as true to yourself as possible. So how do we get lost at times and deviate from living as our authentic self? This is something I have thought about a lot in the last year thanks to a leadership training that I was part of. What I discovered when faced with this same question was that there was not one thing but several things that had taken me off my authentic…

As one year comes to an end and we prepare to begin a new year, many reflect back on the year and all that it held. This got me to thinking, do we reflect or are we merely seeing what is still there? Life is not easy and some find it more challenging than others. What defines us and who we are are the moments where we have a crossroad that we must decide which path we will travel down. Each of us carries a light inside us whether it is our soul or our life force energy. This light is refracted off of each of those moments, those mirrors.…

This weekend marks the celebration of Passover and Easter for may around the world and like most, we have many memories from our childhood of the holiday celebrations and the traditions that go along with them. I have many fond memories of Easter egg hunts at my grandparent's house, shopping for a new outfit with a matching hat, and Easter dinner around the dinning room table with my family. Even when I was in college, my grandma still got me an Easter Basket and bunny. Those traditions were carried over to my own children however they are now being replaced with new ones. When I converted to Judaism my family…

I am not the type of person who gives up and walks away, that's just not me. This probably has something to do with the fact that I was taught that when you start something you see if through. However, are there times when it is O.K. to give up and walk away and , if so, how do you know when that time has arrived. Those who knew me know that I a loyal to a fault and, as a result, there have been times I have not walked away from things when the time was right and stayed holding on too long. Honestly, I would say this is…

There are times in our lives where we dream about what we want to be someday and the life we envision for ourselves however sometimes those dreams seem to be fairy tales that will never be. Many of us are taught that hard work and determination will be the price we must pay to someday have the dreams become a reality and not an impossible story that seems like a Disney movie. For us, the challenge is staying on target, even over the rockiest of roads to achieve that dream we envision to one day become our life but how do we stay true to the dream as the road…

Photo by Quintin Gellar from Pexels Down in the dumps, the blues, melancholy... these are different ways that have been used to describe a person's less than happy mood. Sometimes it is just caused by a bad day but there are others where it is more than that - depression. Growing up it was not acceptable to talk about one's mental health and there were many who suffered in silence because they did not want the taboo label of "crazy" or "mentally unstable" to be applied to them. Let's be honest, there are times where every one of us can say we are not mentally stable. When the kids are fighting and you…

** First, I owe my readers an apology. I realize it has been two weeks since I wrote my last blog from Israel. After returning to the states, getting back into the normal life routines has taken some time and I am finally back to the reality of life. You can look forward to the weekly post each weekend starting this week and thank you for understanding.** Everyone has at least one thing that that are passionate about and just sets their soul on fire. Many times we don't always chase that passion because of any number of reasons that we can logically reason with ourselves is why we need…

We all have that one trip we hope to take someday to that one place we want to see more than anything. These past ten days I have been on that trip and I can say it has truely changed me. The destination of where that trip is varies from person to person and the reasons are just as diverse as the individuals. Sometimes we do not think the trip will happen because of finances, our lives and getting away for the time, our health, obligations to loved ones and the list can go on. I have to say that you NEED to take that trip because it is worth…

Life is short but sometimes we try to do too much and end up "burning the candle at both ends" and as a result we wear ourselves down to a point that we have to recover to get moving again. Yes, life is short but do we need to burn ourselves out in order to just live it or are we making too much of what really is not that important? For some, it is just too hard to say no to the many opportunities that present themselves that we want to be involved in but that cause us to stretch ourselves too thin in the process to do this.…

In today's world we are surrounded with examples of the "perfect" (insert anything). Society has created what is expected and what is acceptable as women, men, wives, husbands, mothers, fathers... the list goes on and on but why do we try so hard to "fit" into those expectations? Too many times we find ourselves trying to be what is expected of us and we lose sight of what we are and how well we are fulfilling our roles even if it doesn't fit the expected model. Think back to the TV shows of the 1950's like Leave It To Beaver or Father Knows Best. These shows created the image of…

Photo by Fernando Garrido on Unsplash What does it mean to live in your truth? Simply put it means that you are living as your most authentic self. Each day you are doing things that bring you joy and your are living as true to yourself as possible. So how do we get lost at times and deviate from living as our authentic self? This is something I have thought about a lot in the last year thanks to a leadership training that I was part of. What I discovered when faced with this same question was that there was not one thing but several things that had taken me off my authentic…

As one year comes to an end and we prepare to begin a new year, many reflect back on the year and all that it held. This got me to thinking, do we reflect or are we merely seeing what is still there? Life is not easy and some find it more challenging than others. What defines us and who we are are the moments where we have a crossroad that we must decide which path we will travel down. Each of us carries a light inside us whether it is our soul or our life force energy. This light is refracted off of each of those moments, those mirrors.…

This weekend marks the celebration of Passover and Easter for may around the world and like most, we have many memories from our childhood of the holiday celebrations and the traditions that go along with them. I have many fond memories of Easter egg hunts at my grandparent's house, shopping for a new outfit with a matching hat, and Easter dinner around the dinning room table with my family. Even when I was in college, my grandma still got me an Easter Basket and bunny. Those traditions were carried over to my own children however they are now being replaced with new ones. When I converted to Judaism my family…

I am not the type of person who gives up and walks away, that's just not me. This probably has something to do with the fact that I was taught that when you start something you see if through. However, are there times when it is O.K. to give up and walk away and , if so, how do you know when that time has arrived. Those who knew me know that I a loyal to a fault and, as a result, there have been times I have not walked away from things when the time was right and stayed holding on too long. Honestly, I would say this is…

There are times in our lives where we dream about what we want to be someday and the life we envision for ourselves however sometimes those dreams seem to be fairy tales that will never be. Many of us are taught that hard work and determination will be the price we must pay to someday have the dreams become a reality and not an impossible story that seems like a Disney movie. For us, the challenge is staying on target, even over the rockiest of roads to achieve that dream we envision to one day become our life but how do we stay true to the dream as the road…

Photo by Quintin Gellar from Pexels Down in the dumps, the blues, melancholy... these are different ways that have been used to describe a person's less than happy mood. Sometimes it is just caused by a bad day but there are others where it is more than that - depression. Growing up it was not acceptable to talk about one's mental health and there were many who suffered in silence because they did not want the taboo label of "crazy" or "mentally unstable" to be applied to them. Let's be honest, there are times where every one of us can say we are not mentally stable. When the kids are fighting and you…

** First, I owe my readers an apology. I realize it has been two weeks since I wrote my last blog from Israel. After returning to the states, getting back into the normal life routines has taken some time and I am finally back to the reality of life. You can look forward to the weekly post each weekend starting this week and thank you for understanding.** Everyone has at least one thing that that are passionate about and just sets their soul on fire. Many times we don't always chase that passion because of any number of reasons that we can logically reason with ourselves is why we need…

We all have that one trip we hope to take someday to that one place we want to see more than anything. These past ten days I have been on that trip and I can say it has truely changed me. The destination of where that trip is varies from person to person and the reasons are just as diverse as the individuals. Sometimes we do not think the trip will happen because of finances, our lives and getting away for the time, our health, obligations to loved ones and the list can go on. I have to say that you NEED to take that trip because it is worth…

Life is short but sometimes we try to do too much and end up "burning the candle at both ends" and as a result we wear ourselves down to a point that we have to recover to get moving again. Yes, life is short but do we need to burn ourselves out in order to just live it or are we making too much of what really is not that important? For some, it is just too hard to say no to the many opportunities that present themselves that we want to be involved in but that cause us to stretch ourselves too thin in the process to do this.…

In today's world we are surrounded with examples of the "perfect" (insert anything). Society has created what is expected and what is acceptable as women, men, wives, husbands, mothers, fathers... the list goes on and on but why do we try so hard to "fit" into those expectations? Too many times we find ourselves trying to be what is expected of us and we lose sight of what we are and how well we are fulfilling our roles even if it doesn't fit the expected model. Think back to the TV shows of the 1950's like Leave It To Beaver or Father Knows Best. These shows created the image of…

Photo by Fernando Garrido on Unsplash What does it mean to live in your truth? Simply put it means that you are living as your most authentic self. Each day you are doing things that bring you joy and your are living as true to yourself as possible. So how do we get lost at times and deviate from living as our authentic self? This is something I have thought about a lot in the last year thanks to a leadership training that I was part of. What I discovered when faced with this same question was that there was not one thing but several things that had taken me off my authentic…

As one year comes to an end and we prepare to begin a new year, many reflect back on the year and all that it held. This got me to thinking, do we reflect or are we merely seeing what is still there? Life is not easy and some find it more challenging than others. What defines us and who we are are the moments where we have a crossroad that we must decide which path we will travel down. Each of us carries a light inside us whether it is our soul or our life force energy. This light is refracted off of each of those moments, those mirrors.…

This weekend marks the celebration of Passover and Easter for may around the world and like most, we have many memories from our childhood of the holiday celebrations and the traditions that go along with them. I have many fond memories of Easter egg hunts at my grandparent's house, shopping for a new outfit with a matching hat, and Easter dinner around the dinning room table with my family. Even when I was in college, my grandma still got me an Easter Basket and bunny. Those traditions were carried over to my own children however they are now being replaced with new ones. When I converted to Judaism my family…

I am not the type of person who gives up and walks away, that's just not me. This probably has something to do with the fact that I was taught that when you start something you see if through. However, are there times when it is O.K. to give up and walk away and , if so, how do you know when that time has arrived. Those who knew me know that I a loyal to a fault and, as a result, there have been times I have not walked away from things when the time was right and stayed holding on too long. Honestly, I would say this is…

There are times in our lives where we dream about what we want to be someday and the life we envision for ourselves however sometimes those dreams seem to be fairy tales that will never be. Many of us are taught that hard work and determination will be the price we must pay to someday have the dreams become a reality and not an impossible story that seems like a Disney movie. For us, the challenge is staying on target, even over the rockiest of roads to achieve that dream we envision to one day become our life but how do we stay true to the dream as the road…

Photo by Quintin Gellar from Pexels Down in the dumps, the blues, melancholy... these are different ways that have been used to describe a person's less than happy mood. Sometimes it is just caused by a bad day but there are others where it is more than that - depression. Growing up it was not acceptable to talk about one's mental health and there were many who suffered in silence because they did not want the taboo label of "crazy" or "mentally unstable" to be applied to them. Let's be honest, there are times where every one of us can say we are not mentally stable. When the kids are fighting and you…

** First, I owe my readers an apology. I realize it has been two weeks since I wrote my last blog from Israel. After returning to the states, getting back into the normal life routines has taken some time and I am finally back to the reality of life. You can look forward to the weekly post each weekend starting this week and thank you for understanding.** Everyone has at least one thing that that are passionate about and just sets their soul on fire. Many times we don't always chase that passion because of any number of reasons that we can logically reason with ourselves is why we need…

We all have that one trip we hope to take someday to that one place we want to see more than anything. These past ten days I have been on that trip and I can say it has truely changed me. The destination of where that trip is varies from person to person and the reasons are just as diverse as the individuals. Sometimes we do not think the trip will happen because of finances, our lives and getting away for the time, our health, obligations to loved ones and the list can go on. I have to say that you NEED to take that trip because it is worth…

Life is short but sometimes we try to do too much and end up "burning the candle at both ends" and as a result we wear ourselves down to a point that we have to recover to get moving again. Yes, life is short but do we need to burn ourselves out in order to just live it or are we making too much of what really is not that important? For some, it is just too hard to say no to the many opportunities that present themselves that we want to be involved in but that cause us to stretch ourselves too thin in the process to do this.…

In today's world we are surrounded with examples of the "perfect" (insert anything). Society has created what is expected and what is acceptable as women, men, wives, husbands, mothers, fathers... the list goes on and on but why do we try so hard to "fit" into those expectations? Too many times we find ourselves trying to be what is expected of us and we lose sight of what we are and how well we are fulfilling our roles even if it doesn't fit the expected model. Think back to the TV shows of the 1950's like Leave It To Beaver or Father Knows Best. These shows created the image of…

Photo by Fernando Garrido on Unsplash What does it mean to live in your truth? Simply put it means that you are living as your most authentic self. Each day you are doing things that bring you joy and your are living as true to yourself as possible. So how do we get lost at times and deviate from living as our authentic self? This is something I have thought about a lot in the last year thanks to a leadership training that I was part of. What I discovered when faced with this same question was that there was not one thing but several things that had taken me off my authentic…

As one year comes to an end and we prepare to begin a new year, many reflect back on the year and all that it held. This got me to thinking, do we reflect or are we merely seeing what is still there? Life is not easy and some find it more challenging than others. What defines us and who we are are the moments where we have a crossroad that we must decide which path we will travel down. Each of us carries a light inside us whether it is our soul or our life force energy. This light is refracted off of each of those moments, those mirrors.…

This weekend marks the celebration of Passover and Easter for may around the world and like most, we have many memories from our childhood of the holiday celebrations and the traditions that go along with them. I have many fond memories of Easter egg hunts at my grandparent's house, shopping for a new outfit with a matching hat, and Easter dinner around the dinning room table with my family. Even when I was in college, my grandma still got me an Easter Basket and bunny. Those traditions were carried over to my own children however they are now being replaced with new ones. When I converted to Judaism my family…

I am not the type of person who gives up and walks away, that's just not me. This probably has something to do with the fact that I was taught that when you start something you see if through. However, are there times when it is O.K. to give up and walk away and , if so, how do you know when that time has arrived. Those who knew me know that I a loyal to a fault and, as a result, there have been times I have not walked away from things when the time was right and stayed holding on too long. Honestly, I would say this is…

There are times in our lives where we dream about what we want to be someday and the life we envision for ourselves however sometimes those dreams seem to be fairy tales that will never be. Many of us are taught that hard work and determination will be the price we must pay to someday have the dreams become a reality and not an impossible story that seems like a Disney movie. For us, the challenge is staying on target, even over the rockiest of roads to achieve that dream we envision to one day become our life but how do we stay true to the dream as the road…

Photo by Quintin Gellar from Pexels Down in the dumps, the blues, melancholy... these are different ways that have been used to describe a person's less than happy mood. Sometimes it is just caused by a bad day but there are others where it is more than that - depression. Growing up it was not acceptable to talk about one's mental health and there were many who suffered in silence because they did not want the taboo label of "crazy" or "mentally unstable" to be applied to them. Let's be honest, there are times where every one of us can say we are not mentally stable. When the kids are fighting and you…

** First, I owe my readers an apology. I realize it has been two weeks since I wrote my last blog from Israel. After returning to the states, getting back into the normal life routines has taken some time and I am finally back to the reality of life. You can look forward to the weekly post each weekend starting this week and thank you for understanding.** Everyone has at least one thing that that are passionate about and just sets their soul on fire. Many times we don't always chase that passion because of any number of reasons that we can logically reason with ourselves is why we need…

We all have that one trip we hope to take someday to that one place we want to see more than anything. These past ten days I have been on that trip and I can say it has truely changed me. The destination of where that trip is varies from person to person and the reasons are just as diverse as the individuals. Sometimes we do not think the trip will happen because of finances, our lives and getting away for the time, our health, obligations to loved ones and the list can go on. I have to say that you NEED to take that trip because it is worth…

Life is short but sometimes we try to do too much and end up "burning the candle at both ends" and as a result we wear ourselves down to a point that we have to recover to get moving again. Yes, life is short but do we need to burn ourselves out in order to just live it or are we making too much of what really is not that important? For some, it is just too hard to say no to the many opportunities that present themselves that we want to be involved in but that cause us to stretch ourselves too thin in the process to do this.…

In today's world we are surrounded with examples of the "perfect" (insert anything). Society has created what is expected and what is acceptable as women, men, wives, husbands, mothers, fathers... the list goes on and on but why do we try so hard to "fit" into those expectations? Too many times we find ourselves trying to be what is expected of us and we lose sight of what we are and how well we are fulfilling our roles even if it doesn't fit the expected model. Think back to the TV shows of the 1950's like Leave It To Beaver or Father Knows Best. These shows created the image of…

Photo by Fernando Garrido on Unsplash What does it mean to live in your truth? Simply put it means that you are living as your most authentic self. Each day you are doing things that bring you joy and your are living as true to yourself as possible. So how do we get lost at times and deviate from living as our authentic self? This is something I have thought about a lot in the last year thanks to a leadership training that I was part of. What I discovered when faced with this same question was that there was not one thing but several things that had taken me off my authentic…

As one year comes to an end and we prepare to begin a new year, many reflect back on the year and all that it held. This got me to thinking, do we reflect or are we merely seeing what is still there? Life is not easy and some find it more challenging than others. What defines us and who we are are the moments where we have a crossroad that we must decide which path we will travel down. Each of us carries a light inside us whether it is our soul or our life force energy. This light is refracted off of each of those moments, those mirrors.…

This weekend marks the celebration of Passover and Easter for may around the world and like most, we have many memories from our childhood of the holiday celebrations and the traditions that go along with them. I have many fond memories of Easter egg hunts at my grandparent's house, shopping for a new outfit with a matching hat, and Easter dinner around the dinning room table with my family. Even when I was in college, my grandma still got me an Easter Basket and bunny. Those traditions were carried over to my own children however they are now being replaced with new ones. When I converted to Judaism my family…

I am not the type of person who gives up and walks away, that's just not me. This probably has something to do with the fact that I was taught that when you start something you see if through. However, are there times when it is O.K. to give up and walk away and , if so, how do you know when that time has arrived. Those who knew me know that I a loyal to a fault and, as a result, there have been times I have not walked away from things when the time was right and stayed holding on too long. Honestly, I would say this is…

There are times in our lives where we dream about what we want to be someday and the life we envision for ourselves however sometimes those dreams seem to be fairy tales that will never be. Many of us are taught that hard work and determination will be the price we must pay to someday have the dreams become a reality and not an impossible story that seems like a Disney movie. For us, the challenge is staying on target, even over the rockiest of roads to achieve that dream we envision to one day become our life but how do we stay true to the dream as the road…

Photo by Quintin Gellar from Pexels Down in the dumps, the blues, melancholy... these are different ways that have been used to describe a person's less than happy mood. Sometimes it is just caused by a bad day but there are others where it is more than that - depression. Growing up it was not acceptable to talk about one's mental health and there were many who suffered in silence because they did not want the taboo label of "crazy" or "mentally unstable" to be applied to them. Let's be honest, there are times where every one of us can say we are not mentally stable. When the kids are fighting and you…

** First, I owe my readers an apology. I realize it has been two weeks since I wrote my last blog from Israel. After returning to the states, getting back into the normal life routines has taken some time and I am finally back to the reality of life. You can look forward to the weekly post each weekend starting this week and thank you for understanding.** Everyone has at least one thing that that are passionate about and just sets their soul on fire. Many times we don't always chase that passion because of any number of reasons that we can logically reason with ourselves is why we need…

We all have that one trip we hope to take someday to that one place we want to see more than anything. These past ten days I have been on that trip and I can say it has truely changed me. The destination of where that trip is varies from person to person and the reasons are just as diverse as the individuals. Sometimes we do not think the trip will happen because of finances, our lives and getting away for the time, our health, obligations to loved ones and the list can go on. I have to say that you NEED to take that trip because it is worth…

Life is short but sometimes we try to do too much and end up "burning the candle at both ends" and as a result we wear ourselves down to a point that we have to recover to get moving again. Yes, life is short but do we need to burn ourselves out in order to just live it or are we making too much of what really is not that important? For some, it is just too hard to say no to the many opportunities that present themselves that we want to be involved in but that cause us to stretch ourselves too thin in the process to do this.…

In today's world we are surrounded with examples of the "perfect" (insert anything). Society has created what is expected and what is acceptable as women, men, wives, husbands, mothers, fathers... the list goes on and on but why do we try so hard to "fit" into those expectations? Too many times we find ourselves trying to be what is expected of us and we lose sight of what we are and how well we are fulfilling our roles even if it doesn't fit the expected model. Think back to the TV shows of the 1950's like Leave It To Beaver or Father Knows Best. These shows created the image of…

Photo by Fernando Garrido on Unsplash What does it mean to live in your truth? Simply put it means that you are living as your most authentic self. Each day you are doing things that bring you joy and your are living as true to yourself as possible. So how do we get lost at times and deviate from living as our authentic self? This is something I have thought about a lot in the last year thanks to a leadership training that I was part of. What I discovered when faced with this same question was that there was not one thing but several things that had taken me off my authentic…

As one year comes to an end and we prepare to begin a new year, many reflect back on the year and all that it held. This got me to thinking, do we reflect or are we merely seeing what is still there? Life is not easy and some find it more challenging than others. What defines us and who we are are the moments where we have a crossroad that we must decide which path we will travel down. Each of us carries a light inside us whether it is our soul or our life force energy. This light is refracted off of each of those moments, those mirrors.…

This weekend marks the celebration of Passover and Easter for may around the world and like most, we have many memories from our childhood of the holiday celebrations and the traditions that go along with them. I have many fond memories of Easter egg hunts at my grandparent's house, shopping for a new outfit with a matching hat, and Easter dinner around the dinning room table with my family. Even when I was in college, my grandma still got me an Easter Basket and bunny. Those traditions were carried over to my own children however they are now being replaced with new ones. When I converted to Judaism my family…

I am not the type of person who gives up and walks away, that's just not me. This probably has something to do with the fact that I was taught that when you start something you see if through. However, are there times when it is O.K. to give up and walk away and , if so, how do you know when that time has arrived. Those who knew me know that I a loyal to a fault and, as a result, there have been times I have not walked away from things when the time was right and stayed holding on too long. Honestly, I would say this is…

There are times in our lives where we dream about what we want to be someday and the life we envision for ourselves however sometimes those dreams seem to be fairy tales that will never be. Many of us are taught that hard work and determination will be the price we must pay to someday have the dreams become a reality and not an impossible story that seems like a Disney movie. For us, the challenge is staying on target, even over the rockiest of roads to achieve that dream we envision to one day become our life but how do we stay true to the dream as the road…

Photo by Quintin Gellar from Pexels Down in the dumps, the blues, melancholy... these are different ways that have been used to describe a person's less than happy mood. Sometimes it is just caused by a bad day but there are others where it is more than that - depression. Growing up it was not acceptable to talk about one's mental health and there were many who suffered in silence because they did not want the taboo label of "crazy" or "mentally unstable" to be applied to them. Let's be honest, there are times where every one of us can say we are not mentally stable. When the kids are fighting and you…

** First, I owe my readers an apology. I realize it has been two weeks since I wrote my last blog from Israel. After returning to the states, getting back into the normal life routines has taken some time and I am finally back to the reality of life. You can look forward to the weekly post each weekend starting this week and thank you for understanding.** Everyone has at least one thing that that are passionate about and just sets their soul on fire. Many times we don't always chase that passion because of any number of reasons that we can logically reason with ourselves is why we need…

We all have that one trip we hope to take someday to that one place we want to see more than anything. These past ten days I have been on that trip and I can say it has truely changed me. The destination of where that trip is varies from person to person and the reasons are just as diverse as the individuals. Sometimes we do not think the trip will happen because of finances, our lives and getting away for the time, our health, obligations to loved ones and the list can go on. I have to say that you NEED to take that trip because it is worth…

Life is short but sometimes we try to do too much and end up "burning the candle at both ends" and as a result we wear ourselves down to a point that we have to recover to get moving again. Yes, life is short but do we need to burn ourselves out in order to just live it or are we making too much of what really is not that important? For some, it is just too hard to say no to the many opportunities that present themselves that we want to be involved in but that cause us to stretch ourselves too thin in the process to do this.…

In today's world we are surrounded with examples of the "perfect" (insert anything). Society has created what is expected and what is acceptable as women, men, wives, husbands, mothers, fathers... the list goes on and on but why do we try so hard to "fit" into those expectations? Too many times we find ourselves trying to be what is expected of us and we lose sight of what we are and how well we are fulfilling our roles even if it doesn't fit the expected model. Think back to the TV shows of the 1950's like Leave It To Beaver or Father Knows Best. These shows created the image of…

Photo by Fernando Garrido on Unsplash What does it mean to live in your truth? Simply put it means that you are living as your most authentic self. Each day you are doing things that bring you joy and your are living as true to yourself as possible. So how do we get lost at times and deviate from living as our authentic self? This is something I have thought about a lot in the last year thanks to a leadership training that I was part of. What I discovered when faced with this same question was that there was not one thing but several things that had taken me off my authentic…

As one year comes to an end and we prepare to begin a new year, many reflect back on the year and all that it held. This got me to thinking, do we reflect or are we merely seeing what is still there? Life is not easy and some find it more challenging than others. What defines us and who we are are the moments where we have a crossroad that we must decide which path we will travel down. Each of us carries a light inside us whether it is our soul or our life force energy. This light is refracted off of each of those moments, those mirrors.…

This weekend marks the celebration of Passover and Easter for may around the world and like most, we have many memories from our childhood of the holiday celebrations and the traditions that go along with them. I have many fond memories of Easter egg hunts at my grandparent's house, shopping for a new outfit with a matching hat, and Easter dinner around the dinning room table with my family. Even when I was in college, my grandma still got me an Easter Basket and bunny. Those traditions were carried over to my own children however they are now being replaced with new ones. When I converted to Judaism my family…

I am not the type of person who gives up and walks away, that's just not me. This probably has something to do with the fact that I was taught that when you start something you see if through. However, are there times when it is O.K. to give up and walk away and , if so, how do you know when that time has arrived. Those who knew me know that I a loyal to a fault and, as a result, there have been times I have not walked away from things when the time was right and stayed holding on too long. Honestly, I would say this is…

There are times in our lives where we dream about what we want to be someday and the life we envision for ourselves however sometimes those dreams seem to be fairy tales that will never be. Many of us are taught that hard work and determination will be the price we must pay to someday have the dreams become a reality and not an impossible story that seems like a Disney movie. For us, the challenge is staying on target, even over the rockiest of roads to achieve that dream we envision to one day become our life but how do we stay true to the dream as the road…

Photo by Quintin Gellar from Pexels Down in the dumps, the blues, melancholy... these are different ways that have been used to describe a person's less than happy mood. Sometimes it is just caused by a bad day but there are others where it is more than that - depression. Growing up it was not acceptable to talk about one's mental health and there were many who suffered in silence because they did not want the taboo label of "crazy" or "mentally unstable" to be applied to them. Let's be honest, there are times where every one of us can say we are not mentally stable. When the kids are fighting and you…

** First, I owe my readers an apology. I realize it has been two weeks since I wrote my last blog from Israel. After returning to the states, getting back into the normal life routines has taken some time and I am finally back to the reality of life. You can look forward to the weekly post each weekend starting this week and thank you for understanding.** Everyone has at least one thing that that are passionate about and just sets their soul on fire. Many times we don't always chase that passion because of any number of reasons that we can logically reason with ourselves is why we need…

We all have that one trip we hope to take someday to that one place we want to see more than anything. These past ten days I have been on that trip and I can say it has truely changed me. The destination of where that trip is varies from person to person and the reasons are just as diverse as the individuals. Sometimes we do not think the trip will happen because of finances, our lives and getting away for the time, our health, obligations to loved ones and the list can go on. I have to say that you NEED to take that trip because it is worth…

Life is short but sometimes we try to do too much and end up "burning the candle at both ends" and as a result we wear ourselves down to a point that we have to recover to get moving again. Yes, life is short but do we need to burn ourselves out in order to just live it or are we making too much of what really is not that important? For some, it is just too hard to say no to the many opportunities that present themselves that we want to be involved in but that cause us to stretch ourselves too thin in the process to do this.…

In today's world we are surrounded with examples of the "perfect" (insert anything). Society has created what is expected and what is acceptable as women, men, wives, husbands, mothers, fathers... the list goes on and on but why do we try so hard to "fit" into those expectations? Too many times we find ourselves trying to be what is expected of us and we lose sight of what we are and how well we are fulfilling our roles even if it doesn't fit the expected model. Think back to the TV shows of the 1950's like Leave It To Beaver or Father Knows Best. These shows created the image of…