I’ve said to my students, often, that the only real failure is in not trying, not doing anything. I have felt like giving up, as the frustrations… Read more “Keep Plugging Away”
Tag: focus
Feeling Less Than
Day 31 -Tiferet of Hod: Compassion in Humility Examine if your humility is compassionate. Does my humility cause me to be self-contained and anti-social or does it… Read more “Feeling Less Than”
Words I Can’t Play
I play Words With Friends (on FB) pretty much every day. It is one of those things that relaxes me, calms me down if I’m agitated, and… Read more “Words I Can’t Play”
Finding Passover
“Passover has a message for the conscience and the heart of all mankind. For what does it commemorate? It commemorates the deliverance of a people from degrading… Read more “Finding Passover”
Roller Coaster Days in a Roller Coaster Life
“Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fun is?” ~Fortune Cookie message “Necessity is the mother of taking chances.” ~Mark Twain “Of all… Read more “Roller Coaster Days in a Roller Coaster Life”
Problems in Meditation
Why You Can’t Meditate (and what to do about it) I Can’t Meditate (Yes You Can!) Difficulty Meditating One of the tools I’ve been working on over… Read more “Problems in Meditation”
How Are You Doing?
“How are you doing?” It haunts, dragging me to the ground It stings, re-tightening the chest, It churns, causing my stomach to roil And my head… Read more “How Are You Doing?”
Nothing Ventured
“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I… Read more “Nothing Ventured”
Interviewing
“I really want this job, God; I need this job. Help me, God. [Teach me to believe in myself, to see that I am qualified for this… Read more “Interviewing”
Low Grade
Underneath, it underlies Underscoring the everyday Creating its own perceptions That, to others, are unpercieved Unless they microscopically dig deep… But can easily pass it by. Always… Read more “Low Grade”