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Morning Phrases to Guide Your Day

A major benefit of teaching Morning Spiritual Practices this month in Hineni has been to revisit my own rituals! It has been said that we teach what we need to learn, right? Many of my adult students are also having a grounding experience establishing some of these beautiful rituals because they allow you to bookmark your day …

Blessing For Those Who Stand Up

Bless you for showing up day after day Even when you have a pit in your stomach or a knot in your throat Even when you nearly lose faith Or fear the worst. Bless you for continuing to have faith in the seen and the unseen, For believing in the good and For fighting …

Moving Into 2019

We sit on the cusp of a new year: 2019. We now move into greater light in many ways. Not only is the light increasing as the days get longer, the turning of a new year can be a time of new choices and new behaviors. The question always is how we can remain centered …

You Need An Anchor

I have a prediction. If you think the last two years have been wild, hold on to your hat. Things are about to get much more rocky. Can you feel it? Even if you wanted to shelter yourself from the upcoming hearings, investigations and reckoning with truth and justice, I predict there will be shake-ups …

Chanukah 2018: 8th Night is About JOY

Tonight we light the 8th and final candle of Chanukah this year. The question tonight is: What are 8 things that bring you joy. Joy is the deep experience of happiness. It could be a moment of wonder (watching a grandchild grow and change every day) or a friend with whom you feel glee, or …

Chanukah 2018: 7th Night is About Gratitude

Tonight we light the 7th candle of Chanukah. The question tonight is: What are 7 things for which you are grateful? Each awareness of gratitude is a vehicle for light flowing into our lives. Here are mine (not in order): The ability to learn and gain knowledge and having the good fortune to study with amazing …

Chanukah 2018: 6th Night is About Gifts (finally!)

Tonight we light the 6th candle. Tonight we light the 6th candle of Chanukah. The question today is: What six gifts have you received that have lit up your life? However you want to define “gift” is fine. Here are mine: Ely’s mom’s engagement ring. One day, when my mother-in-law Pearl z’’l was visiting us …

Chanukah 2018: 5th Night is About Books & Movies That Inspire You

Tonight we light the 5th candle. Here’s the question: what five books have been influential or made a difference in your life? If you want, you can also include movies that make you laugh or cry. Here are mine (it was very difficult to only choose five): Torah– especially the stories in Genesis & the …

Chanukah 2018, Fourth Night Is About FOOD

Tonight we light the 4th candle of Chanukah. Our discussion question tonight should be SUPER FUN: What four foods are comforting to you (bring you light). They don’t *have* to be Chanukah food, but if that is what comes to mind, all the more perfect. When I published a Zimmerman Family Cookbook many years ago, …

Chanukah 2018, Third Night Is About Inspiration

Tonight we light the 3rd candle. The question is: What three musicians, poets or artists give you inspiration? My 3 are*: 1) Chava Mirel whose voice and soul touches mine very deeply. Her inner light shines through all she does. I just love this woman. 2) Slow Meadow – I discovered his music on InsightTimer …

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