The Spiritual Foundations of Mental Health

What happens when a person experiences a thought storm?  How can we be of help to ourselves or others in stormy weather?

How can we declare complete resolve to make changes in our lives when we know we can't just flip a switch on habits?  It begins by appreciating the power of being a want-er.

Our Sages say that it's possible in our lives for yukky things to taste sweet and sweet things to taste yukky.  How does that work and what can we do about it?

The Talmud says that service of the heart is prayer.  We place before our Creator the contents of our hearts and acknowledge: all these feelings come from a single simple source.  In this manner we disentangle from this world and create a doorway for extraordinary change and annulment of decrees.

How much love, resolve, and contribuation is available to someone who understands the flow that flows through his heart and mind?  A lot!

I'm excited to be back after the excitement of moving my family from New Jersey to the Land of Israel!  Today's topic was inspired by an encounter with an 8 year old Israeli boy a few days after our arrival.  As always, I welcome your feedback at either [email protected] or 845-393-1529.

Listen to Rashi's precise description of how a person's heart works.  Our job in this world is not to manage the feelings of our heart, but to see the truth behind them and make gentle choices.  In that manner, we partner in the expansion of the precious space inside our heart.

Knowing we are susceptible to partial and fluctuating worldviews is a wonderful advantage in finding connection with other human beings.

It looks like we act out because things frighten us.  What if it was upside down - that give a playing field to fear when we rebel against the truth of how we work?

Good moods are lovely but sometimes they trip us up!  The challenge of seeing what's true - about good and bad moods - are even sweeter.