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The Well of Hopelessness

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash There are times in our lives where things seem to be working against us and, no matter what we do, we find ourselves facing disappointment after disappointment. It is at those points where hopelessness creeps in and we begin to wonder if things will ever turn around. Despite all that we have that we should be grateful for we loose ourselves in the blackened well of hopelessness where we have no way to climb to the top and, despite our best efforts, no one hears our screams asking for help. So how do we end up in these moments of hopelessness with no possible glimmer of light…
Read More

Looking Back

Photo by Michael Skok on UnsplashAs the year comes to an end, it is natural to look back on the past year. For me, and I am sure for many, the year I thought it would have and the year it was were very different. I started the year as most of us do, full of promise and optimism but life has a way of delivering surprises we never saw coming. The sudden loss of a parent due to cancer, career challenges and changes, goals set for the future achieved before I expected and many highs as well as lows. The reality is that no matter how well we plan or prepare life…
Read More

Living Our Truth

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…
Read More

Refractions of a Mirror

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.…
Read More

Family Traditions, Old and New

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…
Read More

When is it Time to Give Up?

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…
Read More

The Sky Is the Limit

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…
Read More

Depression – It’s Not So Taboo

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…
Read More

Chasing Your Passion

** 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…
Read More

The Trip of a Lifetime

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…
Read More

The Well of Hopelessness

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash There are times in our lives where things seem to be working against us and, no matter what we do, we find ourselves facing disappointment after disappointment. It is at those points where hopelessness creeps in and we begin to wonder if things will ever turn around. Despite all that we have that we should be grateful for we loose ourselves in the blackened well of hopelessness where we have no way to climb to the top and, despite our best efforts, no one hears our screams asking for help. So how do we end up in these moments of hopelessness with no possible glimmer of light…
Read More

Looking Back

Photo by Michael Skok on UnsplashAs the year comes to an end, it is natural to look back on the past year. For me, and I am sure for many, the year I thought it would have and the year it was were very different. I started the year as most of us do, full of promise and optimism but life has a way of delivering surprises we never saw coming. The sudden loss of a parent due to cancer, career challenges and changes, goals set for the future achieved before I expected and many highs as well as lows. The reality is that no matter how well we plan or prepare life…
Read More

Living Our Truth

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…
Read More

Refractions of a Mirror

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.…
Read More

Family Traditions, Old and New

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…
Read More

When is it Time to Give Up?

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…
Read More

The Sky Is the Limit

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…
Read More

Depression – It’s Not So Taboo

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…
Read More

Chasing Your Passion

** 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…
Read More

The Trip of a Lifetime

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…
Read More

The Well of Hopelessness

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash There are times in our lives where things seem to be working against us and, no matter what we do, we find ourselves facing disappointment after disappointment. It is at those points where hopelessness creeps in and we begin to wonder if things will ever turn around. Despite all that we have that we should be grateful for we loose ourselves in the blackened well of hopelessness where we have no way to climb to the top and, despite our best efforts, no one hears our screams asking for help. So how do we end up in these moments of hopelessness with no possible glimmer of light…
Read More

Looking Back

Photo by Michael Skok on UnsplashAs the year comes to an end, it is natural to look back on the past year. For me, and I am sure for many, the year I thought it would have and the year it was were very different. I started the year as most of us do, full of promise and optimism but life has a way of delivering surprises we never saw coming. The sudden loss of a parent due to cancer, career challenges and changes, goals set for the future achieved before I expected and many highs as well as lows. The reality is that no matter how well we plan or prepare life…
Read More

Living Our Truth

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…
Read More

Refractions of a Mirror

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.…
Read More

Family Traditions, Old and New

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…
Read More

When is it Time to Give Up?

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…
Read More

The Sky Is the Limit

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…
Read More

Depression – It’s Not So Taboo

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…
Read More

Chasing Your Passion

** 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…
Read More

The Trip of a Lifetime

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…
Read More

The Well of Hopelessness

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash There are times in our lives where things seem to be working against us and, no matter what we do, we find ourselves facing disappointment after disappointment. It is at those points where hopelessness creeps in and we begin to wonder if things will ever turn around. Despite all that we have that we should be grateful for we loose ourselves in the blackened well of hopelessness where we have no way to climb to the top and, despite our best efforts, no one hears our screams asking for help. So how do we end up in these moments of hopelessness with no possible glimmer of light…
Read More

Looking Back

Photo by Michael Skok on UnsplashAs the year comes to an end, it is natural to look back on the past year. For me, and I am sure for many, the year I thought it would have and the year it was were very different. I started the year as most of us do, full of promise and optimism but life has a way of delivering surprises we never saw coming. The sudden loss of a parent due to cancer, career challenges and changes, goals set for the future achieved before I expected and many highs as well as lows. The reality is that no matter how well we plan or prepare life…
Read More

Living Our Truth

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…
Read More

Refractions of a Mirror

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.…
Read More

Family Traditions, Old and New

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…
Read More

When is it Time to Give Up?

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…
Read More

The Sky Is the Limit

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…
Read More

Depression – It’s Not So Taboo

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…
Read More

Chasing Your Passion

** 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…
Read More

The Trip of a Lifetime

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…
Read More

The Well of Hopelessness

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash There are times in our lives where things seem to be working against us and, no matter what we do, we find ourselves facing disappointment after disappointment. It is at those points where hopelessness creeps in and we begin to wonder if things will ever turn around. Despite all that we have that we should be grateful for we loose ourselves in the blackened well of hopelessness where we have no way to climb to the top and, despite our best efforts, no one hears our screams asking for help. So how do we end up in these moments of hopelessness with no possible glimmer of light…
Read More

Looking Back

Photo by Michael Skok on UnsplashAs the year comes to an end, it is natural to look back on the past year. For me, and I am sure for many, the year I thought it would have and the year it was were very different. I started the year as most of us do, full of promise and optimism but life has a way of delivering surprises we never saw coming. The sudden loss of a parent due to cancer, career challenges and changes, goals set for the future achieved before I expected and many highs as well as lows. The reality is that no matter how well we plan or prepare life…
Read More

Living Our Truth

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…
Read More

Refractions of a Mirror

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.…
Read More

Family Traditions, Old and New

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…
Read More

When is it Time to Give Up?

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…
Read More

The Sky Is the Limit

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…
Read More

Depression – It’s Not So Taboo

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…
Read More

Chasing Your Passion

** 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…
Read More

The Trip of a Lifetime

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…
Read More

The Well of Hopelessness

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash There are times in our lives where things seem to be working against us and, no matter what we do, we find ourselves facing disappointment after disappointment. It is at those points where hopelessness creeps in and we begin to wonder if things will ever turn around. Despite all that we have that we should be grateful for we loose ourselves in the blackened well of hopelessness where we have no way to climb to the top and, despite our best efforts, no one hears our screams asking for help. So how do we end up in these moments of hopelessness with no possible glimmer of light…
Read More

Looking Back

Photo by Michael Skok on UnsplashAs the year comes to an end, it is natural to look back on the past year. For me, and I am sure for many, the year I thought it would have and the year it was were very different. I started the year as most of us do, full of promise and optimism but life has a way of delivering surprises we never saw coming. The sudden loss of a parent due to cancer, career challenges and changes, goals set for the future achieved before I expected and many highs as well as lows. The reality is that no matter how well we plan or prepare life…
Read More

Living Our Truth

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…
Read More

Refractions of a Mirror

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.…
Read More

Family Traditions, Old and New

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…
Read More

When is it Time to Give Up?

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…
Read More

The Sky Is the Limit

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…
Read More

Depression – It’s Not So Taboo

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…
Read More

Chasing Your Passion

** 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…
Read More

The Trip of a Lifetime

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…
Read More

The Well of Hopelessness

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash There are times in our lives where things seem to be working against us and, no matter what we do, we find ourselves facing disappointment after disappointment. It is at those points where hopelessness creeps in and we begin to wonder if things will ever turn around. Despite all that we have that we should be grateful for we loose ourselves in the blackened well of hopelessness where we have no way to climb to the top and, despite our best efforts, no one hears our screams asking for help. So how do we end up in these moments of hopelessness with no possible glimmer of light…
Read More

Looking Back

Photo by Michael Skok on UnsplashAs the year comes to an end, it is natural to look back on the past year. For me, and I am sure for many, the year I thought it would have and the year it was were very different. I started the year as most of us do, full of promise and optimism but life has a way of delivering surprises we never saw coming. The sudden loss of a parent due to cancer, career challenges and changes, goals set for the future achieved before I expected and many highs as well as lows. The reality is that no matter how well we plan or prepare life…
Read More

Living Our Truth

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…
Read More

Refractions of a Mirror

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.…
Read More

Family Traditions, Old and New

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…
Read More

When is it Time to Give Up?

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…
Read More

The Sky Is the Limit

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…
Read More

Depression – It’s Not So Taboo

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…
Read More

Chasing Your Passion

** 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…
Read More

The Trip of a Lifetime

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…
Read More

The Well of Hopelessness

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash There are times in our lives where things seem to be working against us and, no matter what we do, we find ourselves facing disappointment after disappointment. It is at those points where hopelessness creeps in and we begin to wonder if things will ever turn around. Despite all that we have that we should be grateful for we loose ourselves in the blackened well of hopelessness where we have no way to climb to the top and, despite our best efforts, no one hears our screams asking for help. So how do we end up in these moments of hopelessness with no possible glimmer of light…
Read More

Looking Back

Photo by Michael Skok on UnsplashAs the year comes to an end, it is natural to look back on the past year. For me, and I am sure for many, the year I thought it would have and the year it was were very different. I started the year as most of us do, full of promise and optimism but life has a way of delivering surprises we never saw coming. The sudden loss of a parent due to cancer, career challenges and changes, goals set for the future achieved before I expected and many highs as well as lows. The reality is that no matter how well we plan or prepare life…
Read More

Living Our Truth

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…
Read More

Refractions of a Mirror

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.…
Read More

Family Traditions, Old and New

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…
Read More

When is it Time to Give Up?

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…
Read More

The Sky Is the Limit

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…
Read More

Depression – It’s Not So Taboo

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…
Read More

Chasing Your Passion

** 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…
Read More

The Trip of a Lifetime

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…
Read More

The Well of Hopelessness

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash There are times in our lives where things seem to be working against us and, no matter what we do, we find ourselves facing disappointment after disappointment. It is at those points where hopelessness creeps in and we begin to wonder if things will ever turn around. Despite all that we have that we should be grateful for we loose ourselves in the blackened well of hopelessness where we have no way to climb to the top and, despite our best efforts, no one hears our screams asking for help. So how do we end up in these moments of hopelessness with no possible glimmer of light…
Read More

Looking Back

Photo by Michael Skok on UnsplashAs the year comes to an end, it is natural to look back on the past year. For me, and I am sure for many, the year I thought it would have and the year it was were very different. I started the year as most of us do, full of promise and optimism but life has a way of delivering surprises we never saw coming. The sudden loss of a parent due to cancer, career challenges and changes, goals set for the future achieved before I expected and many highs as well as lows. The reality is that no matter how well we plan or prepare life…
Read More

Living Our Truth

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…
Read More

Refractions of a Mirror

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.…
Read More

Family Traditions, Old and New

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…
Read More

When is it Time to Give Up?

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…
Read More

The Sky Is the Limit

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…
Read More

Depression – It’s Not So Taboo

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…
Read More

Chasing Your Passion

** 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…
Read More

The Trip of a Lifetime

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…
Read More

The Well of Hopelessness

Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash There are times in our lives where things seem to be working against us and, no matter what we do, we find ourselves facing disappointment after disappointment. It is at those points where hopelessness creeps in and we begin to wonder if things will ever turn around. Despite all that we have that we should be grateful for we loose ourselves in the blackened well of hopelessness where we have no way to climb to the top and, despite our best efforts, no one hears our screams asking for help. So how do we end up in these moments of hopelessness with no possible glimmer of light…
Read More

Looking Back

Photo by Michael Skok on UnsplashAs the year comes to an end, it is natural to look back on the past year. For me, and I am sure for many, the year I thought it would have and the year it was were very different. I started the year as most of us do, full of promise and optimism but life has a way of delivering surprises we never saw coming. The sudden loss of a parent due to cancer, career challenges and changes, goals set for the future achieved before I expected and many highs as well as lows. The reality is that no matter how well we plan or prepare life…
Read More

Living Our Truth

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…
Read More

Refractions of a Mirror

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.…
Read More

Family Traditions, Old and New

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…
Read More

When is it Time to Give Up?

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…
Read More

The Sky Is the Limit

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…
Read More

Depression – It’s Not So Taboo

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…
Read More

Chasing Your Passion

** 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…
Read More

The Trip of a Lifetime

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…
Read More