67. FRUIT ON A TREE
I heard this metaphor and have tried to apply its wisdom into my daily life. I thought it was important enough to share. Special thanks [...]
63. WHAT DO WE TELL THE KIDS?
[As promised, here is the follow up blog to MINDSET.] You have bright children, and you want them to succeed. You should tell them how [...]
61.WHAT IS A MIRACLE?
An observant Jewish friend of mine relayed this story to me. It was Friday night and the Sabbath had already come in and his son [...]
59. SEPARATING THE WINNERS FROM THE LOSERS
Winners and losers. I have always hated this determination. How does one qualify for either of these titles? Is a winner one who is successful, [...]
58. HOW TO CREATE OUR BEST EXPERIENCES
When an event occurs, how do we know whether it is a good thing or bad thing? For example: Jim Henson (who created The Muppets) [...]
57. NOW KNOW KNOW
I would like write about an idea that relates back to my last blog 56. (Don’t) Believe Your Eyes. I was watching a movie a [...]
56. DON’T BELIEVE YOUR EYES
A truth of the human experience is that we use our five senses in trying to understand our world. But this reliance can create significant [...]
51. MAD COW DISEASE
Two cows are standing in a field. One cow says to the other cow, “Are you afraid of getting Mad Cow Disease”? The other cow [...]
49. LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP. ANOTHER VIEW.
Having just been through the Jewish Holidays, I want to share with you an idea by Shlomo Carlebach (singer, philosopher) that moved me. I paraphrase, [...]
46. THE TRUTH ABOUT SUICIDE
I heard a piece of wisdom recently that I want to pass onto the readers of my blog. It blew me away when I first [...]