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Creating Meaning out of the Littlest Things
If you go to the supermarket in my community you will frequently find men talking on their cellphones to their wives about something they’re supposed to buy. It’s an extra item or more of this or that. Every Purim holiday … Continue reading
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Liberation, authenticity, emergence
As an addendum to yesterday’s post, I want to share the synchronicity I felt after something I had studied in the book Shem Mishmuel on the Torah portion “Behar” that resonated deeply with the logotherapeutic concepts we subsequently discussed in … Continue reading
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Awaiting the day
I started out my day with what I thought would be a relatively simple task. I wanted to write about what has been on my mind lately – values. However, if I want to reflect on different thinkers and their … Continue reading
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Twelve occasions to just say yes
When they need what you are capable of giving When your inner child will love you for it When this opportunity may never come your way again When no one else is taking charge When there’s something, anything you can … Continue reading
The circular reasoning trap of divine providence
In a gathering of women educators, one person related her experience with a student who complained about a student of hers who said: “If I failed the test, and whatever happens is what’s meant to be, it must be that … Continue reading
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