Nina Amir's Thoughts on Human Potential, Personal Growth and Practical Spirituality
As I was preparing for my monthly podcast on Conversations with Mrs. Claus (www.thefamilyyak.com), I was going over my subject – Passover, which is fast approaching, and thinking about ways to talk about this Jewish holiday so that people of all faiths and spiritual backgrounds would find the podcast interesting. I realized that in the story [...]
Today when I went to take my two children to school, I couldn’t get my car to start. The car’s batter was dead. I remembered that my husband had mentioned that a light had been left on in the car, and that he had turned the light switch for the car off. He hadn’t checked [...]
Just when things seem the worst, often they get better. I tend to push for better by focusing my thoughts on the positive, training my mind on being grateful, looking for opportunities in the challenges, taking positive action where possible, and generally doing what I create change. Even when it is hardest to feel good, [...]
In light of yesterday’s post about the teen suicide and other recent deaths at my children’s high school, I’m posting something today that was written by a junior at that very same high school. It’s amazing and hope-inspiring to know that even one child has ALL the answers to how to create change in their [...]
I know Jews don’t believe in hell per se, but today I would have to say that if there is a hell, the world has gone there and taken our kids with it. Yes, optimistic me is feeling pessimistic, angry, sad…all those negative emotions. And no wonder. Not only did a senior at my children’s [...]
Last week when I was in Westport, CT, speaking about how to move through fear, I said that we all have to realize that its a miracle that we exist day to day on what Rebbe Nachman of Breslov called the “very narrow bridge.” That bridge represents our lives. Every day we walk on that [...]
The Purim story has so many layers and themes, but one of them always stands out for me: God’s hand in the events. Have you ever wondered why you ended up in a certain place at a certain time? You’re there and suddenly something amazing happens. You go somewhere or do something, and some synchronistic [...]
I often talk about living life fully. You can approach life in this manner by adopting the attitude that this day could be your last. In Carlos Castaneda’s books, the character Don Juan suggested living with “death on your shoulder.” In Jewish tradition, we remember the fragile nature of life each night as we confess [...]
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