Our Obsession with Predictions Keeps Us From Living in the Moment

Groundhog Day 2013

Humans love predictions. Just look at how Americans wait for a groundhog, of all the crazy animals in the world, to predict when spring will arrive. It’s a national holiday. Groundhog Day. Really? In fact, our obsession with predictions really just keeps us from living in the moment and doing what is necessary to create [...]

12-12-12 and Moving into the Consciousness of Gratitude and Giving

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My flight for Newark, NJ, took off almost an hour and 45 minutes late. Or maybe it was on time. The exact moment of flight was 12:12 p.m. EST on 12/12/12. The world did not end. In fact, in that moment I felt everything was beginning anew. And a huge wave of gratitude swept over [...]

Do You Believe In Miracles?

Menorah or chanukiah with candles glowing.

“Tis the season of miracles–if you are Jewish. And I am. Last night we lit the first Chanukah candles. As they flickered and shone, I thought about the miracles in my life and how miracles are created. The story of Chanukah is about miracles…large army defeated by a small one, small jug of oil that [...]

Defining Kabbalah: It’s All About Receiving

Kabbalah involves conscious creation and the law of attracton.

For a long time I struggled with how to define Kabbalah. I’d talk about the different major books, like the Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Creation), and the major teachers, such as Abraham Abulafia and Isaac Luria. I never failed, however, to mention the definition of the Hebrew word itself – kabbalah. And as my study took [...]

Think Good Thoughts, Do Good Deeds, Create Good Things

When we reach for God, God reaches down to us.

We are often told to watch our thoughts or to change our thoughts so we can create what we want in life. I’ve often written here on this blog that I do, indeed, believe our thoughts are creative. I’ve also said that we can’t just think our way to manifesting what we want. Yes, occasionally, [...]

Why Do We Love to Watch the Olympics?

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Whether we are sports fanatics or not, most of us love to watch the Olympics. We may have our favorite sports, but we may find ourselves watching sports we don’t find quite so interesting as well. For example, I love gymnastics, dressage, tennis and soccer during the summer Olympics as well as volleyball. Yet,I watch [...]

Getting Started is the Hard Part

It gets easier once you've started an activity, so just start.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how hard it can feel to begin something new, like the exercise program I keep saying I will take on or the daily schedule I will keep to. Here’s the thing: Complaining about it only makes it worse. And getting started is the hard part. After you start, [...]

Will You Commit to Living Up to Your Soul’s Potential?

Are you living up to your potential or fulfilling your purpose?

I live a lot of my days with a nagging feeling that there’s something I should be doing that I’m not doing. I don’t mean “should” in that negative sense, like my mother told me to do something and I feel like I should to please her but I don’t want to or society thinks [...]

Can You Imagine Being a Billionaire?

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The other day on Twitter, someone share a link to Forbes gallery of the world’s billionaires. This person’s tweet said, “Something I can’t ever imagine being.” I replied, “If you can’t imagine it, you won’t ever be it.” Indeed, if you want to be something–a billionaire, a millionaire, a writer, a mother, a wife, a [...]

The Moment When You Must Act

inspiration, inspired action, action

A moment exists when you know you must act. If you do not take action in that moment, whatever it is you desire or want to do simply will not come into reality or you will not do it. You won’t take action. Inspiration hits. You must take inspired action. If you don’t, the energy [...]