From My Notebook

Explores how children are not afraid to try new things and how we should embrace our lives by not being afraid to be ourselves. 

Explores Michigan's Lake Superior University's "List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse, and General Uselessness,” the word 'amazing,' and recognizing how 'amazing' life really is as we enter the new year. 

Explores finding meaning in a car accident, realizing who is in control, accepting what happens in life and how we can learn to react positively to challenges, and what it means to crown G-d King. 

Explores staying focused while pushing ourselves to reach our potential, the importance of having a cheering squad to support you, having concrete goals and a plan to achieve them. 

Explores pacing ourselves while making an effort to achieve our goals, and preparing ourselves for Rosh Hashanah. 

Explores feeling imprisoned, judging others and ourselves, how to give advice to others, how to attain freedom. 

Explores what it means when children don't listen to parents, when we don't listen to ourselves, making mistakes, and how a curse turns into a blessing.

Explores saying 'thank you,' showing appreciation to others, increasing personal happiness, why being joyful is necessary for us to fulfill our personal mission, and how it's all intertwined. 

Explores fixing holes, painting, reflecting on our past, growing from our mistakes, strengthening ourselves through life's challenges, and Tisha b' Av.

Explores living in a 'super-sized' time where everyone wants bigger and better, when is supersized really necessary, and developing a supersized love.