Archive for May 2021

I was reading an article by Rabbi Jonathan Sachs regarding the difference between power and influence recently; I was profoundly impacted by what I read, and would like to share the thought with you in my own words. Power is a ‘zero sum’ concept, in that if I give some up, I thereby have less.…

Goethe warned that although, “hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate”. Aeschylus said, “it is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered”. I just read both of these quotes in an article written by Rabbi Jonathan Sachs…

How do I stand up for what is right, or for what I believe in, when I risk alienating others—or for that matter, when I risk being ostracized, judged, ridiculed, or cut off? The hardest thing for me is to maintain my integrity to my own values when it differs from the values of the…

Tragedies and challenges seem to be hitting us in every direction. I have heard countless people asking, “How come so many people are suffering– why are so many tragedies happening?” Death by Covid, death by stampede, mental illness, addiction, abuse, and unfortunately, the list goes on and on and on. I cannot and will not…

How do you have difficult conversations? How do you respond when someone has a differing opinion from yours? To take it a step further, how do you respond when the differing opinion can be interpreted as something that is harmful to you? Lastly, when you hear that someone has maligned you, how do you address…