Tag Archives: life
Resilence
Reframe the issue you’re facing as a challenge not a problem…while that can feel like it’s just words, words matter. Choosing to view things as “challenges” rather than problems can keep you focused on solving over wallowing. It’s a protective strategy … Continue reading
Over the Border
In what moment from your life have you felt truly present? My dad was the last to say goodbye to my mom. He sat on the edge of her bed and started repeating a saying he used several times: In … Continue reading
Abandon Books
What book did you feel you were supposed to like, and didn’t? Do you remember the last book you put down without finishing? I abandon books all the time. I won’t name them because that feels like tacitly implying it’s … Continue reading
Progress
Reflect on your progress. Social psychologist and leading researcher on the science of motivation Ayelet Fishbach says that looking back at what you’ve already done can reaffirm your commitment to your resolution. Looking at what remains can be overwhelming and … Continue reading
The One
“You’ll know when he’s ‘the one’,” my mother said. She died when I was 20, leaving no further guidance. At 23, I was stale inventory by Jewish matchmaking standards. Despair settled in. Until one Shabbat afternoon when Phil, an old … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 