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Taking guidance by learning and discussing the Rebbe's letters. Lack of confidence. A verbal outburst. Why are there wars? Trust in G-d. Anxiety. Truth and Bias. The letters written by the Lubavitcher Rebbe are a unique source of inspiration and guidance

Is truth subjective or objective?

Do I believe in the G-d that I created or the G-d who created me?

Are you an optimist or a realist? Through connecting to a deeper dimension and altering our perspective, we can and must become realistic optimists.

Life is a beautiful garden. A positive mindset is your entrance fee.

The choice to see G-d and therefore Good in every situation is ours to make every minute of every day.

Good is good but only through failure can we become great.

As we approach Rosh Hashana - the Jewish New Year, let's see a garden and not a jungle. Let us show up present and engaged for ourselves, our loved ones and G-d Himself.  

When we become more Divine within ourselves, we raise the consciousness of the world around us. This is how we bring illumination into the world and effect change in the most profound way.  

In this episode we discuss one of the Fundamental Challenges of Life: living in G-d's reality, as opposed to living our own reality.

What may seem awful or difficult, might just be the key to an expanded you  - because we do not find ourselves in a situation, we create the situation! 

Only by connecting with our deep authentic selves, can we truly uplift those around us.

Our perspective creates our reality. Are you a warrior of nature or a warrior of faith?

If you want to see G-d, don't block your own view.

Where is your emotional experience conceived? Join me this week as I share some insight into the origins of your being.

Be patient! Holistic self-growth is developed by making consistent small improvements over time.

The source of our sustenance comes from the Bank of Infinity. By placing our trust in the teller we limit our access.

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind... The weather is predetermined, the wind is set. Use your sails to harness the energy and power of the wind.

In this week's episode I share one of my favorite stories of faith and discuss how  aligning ourselves with reality gives us a direct line to the printer at the Mint.

If it gives me pleasure – what difference does it make to G-d if I indulge in the forbidden fruit? Surely G-d loves me anyway!

Unconditional love is unconditional love. Learning from G-d's relationship with us to be observational without being judgmental and knowing that we are worthy as we are right now. This is a key ingredient in living up to our own expectations.

If you see a stone fly, you can be sure that it has not taken flight on its own.  You can be sure that it has been propelled into the air through an external energy source. When we see the world in its constant state of being, we can be sure that there is an energy force that is sustaining its existence.

G-d is greater then great, He has no definition and cannot be limited. In this week’s podcast let’s learn about why this makes Him more relevant and more accessible to us.

This week’s podcast discusses that G-d is the only true independent existence and explores how through our service of Torah and Mitzvos we bring this reality to the consciousness of mankind.

In this week’s episode we touch on cultivating faith with all its challenges and explore why wrestling with faith, absolute doubt and being angry with G-d are actually all good signs. 

Waiting for a Messiah to come save humanity feels a little… un-Jewish. But what if Redemption is a natural reaction to humanity’s own cumulative action? Discover the effect you’ve already had on the reality of the world.

What is closer to Infinity, 1 or 1 million? Exploring the relationship of a finite being with his infinite creator.

How can you be confident in the action you are about to take? In this week’s podcast we explore that clarity of motivation elucidates the action. The clearer our insight and understanding is into the why, the more obvious our path of action will become.

If so much of Judaism is based around fulfilling the mitzvot, is G-d’s love for us performance based? What if we do not fulfill G-d’s expectations of us? This week we continue exploring the idea of expectations in relationships. 

In this week’s podcast we examine the idea of expectation vs. agreement within the dynamics of a relationship. Expectation denotes a position of power which ultimately leads to disappointment. Whereas, when an agreement is established, leveling the playing field, we make space for a healthier relationship.

A personal anecdote illustrating how we often get in the way of our own experience. Removing our filters allows for a present and real conscious experience to living life meaningfully. 

It is tempting to settle for external freedom, changing our circumstances or the people around us. It won’t take long to realize that your new circumstances are another, perhaps improved, set of constrictions. When we learn to operate from our spirit, no matter the circumstances, we can always choose to bring our spirit into them. We define in place of being defined. We are liberated.

We all create stories about ourselves. We do this to create safety from the many things that threaten us. These stories keep us small. Liberating ourselves from these stories and venturing out beyond them is truly liberating. In this week’s podcast, I discuss how I do this for myself and how I’ve helped others do the same.

Within our digital age, there is a lot of negativity being spread online ranging from strangers to loved ones. What is the best way to deal with hatred? Learn what hatred is, what it does and how to best combat it.

What is the Jewish perspective on heaven and afterlife? What is heaven and do we all go there? What is hell? Is G-d vengeful? Gaining a healthy perspective on these subjects improves the way we live our lives. Watch the below video and listen to the below class for further elaboration. Conversation in the Womb Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jweFfDG58RU Class on the Afterlife: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/beginningwithin/Journey_of_the_Soul_4.mp3.mp3

What is success? How do we achieve it? What do we need to do or accomplish to be a success? The answer, nothing! Our inner magnificence is, we only need to let it free. The more we accomplish this, the more successful we are.

Is Judaic law rational? Is there a benefit to laws that are not rational? Why are we more comfortable with things that are rational? In this episode, I answer the second of five questions about which two high school seniors asked me for more insight.

What is our purpose on earth? What are we here to do? In this episode, I answer the first of five questions about which two high school seniors asked me for more insight. 

If you're apologizing because you feel bad, are uncomfortable or don't want to be disliked, you haven't apologized. It's all about you. So when you show up to synagogue and want to experience true repentance, stop thinking about yourself and what you want and how you feel bad. Take a few minutes and think about G-d.

Everything we experience in life offers us an opportunity to refine ourselves and become a better person. This is the reason G-d created an imperfect world with challenges and tests. Every test is an opportunity to raise ourselves higher. And it can't be realized without us going through the process. Life is, after all, a workshop.

Is your spouse like G-d? In more ways than you may want to admit. The correlations between your relationship with your spouse and your relationship with G-d are strikingly similar. This is because, at their core, they are both a relationship. There's much we can learn from the correlations between the two. I share six points. Can you think of any more?

Sometimes our society begins revering a word and making it sacred, no longer analyzing its virtues. Equality is one such word. Is equality a good thing? Not necessarily. There are different forms of equality. While one form builds a society, another form destroys it.

We all find ourselves in a dark place at different points in our life. A place of despair and hopelessness. A place from which there seems to be no hope. What we must remember is that the moon is darkest when it is closest to the sun. A dark place is never far from light.

We all know how difficult it is to exercise self-discipline. This is why when we are raised with discipline it makes it so much easier. Structure and limits become ingrained within us. When we raise our children without structure and limits, when we are a yes parent, we aren't being nice. We are being very, very mean. Why? Our children will suffer greatly from this later in life. As difficult as it is for a parent to implement structure and limits, it's far more difficult to later in life.