Category Archives: Spirituality

The reassurance of just being you

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action And because there is only one of you in all time this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through … Continue reading

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Hineni. I am here.

“Hineni” by Rabbi Rami Shapiro Hineni.  Here I am. A little bit nervous, a little bit self conscious. After all, whom am I talking to? And what have I done? Am I a sinner in search of grace or a saint … Continue reading

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Hold still

“When the world feels a lit­tle topsy turvy…when the ground is shaking…when chaos is reigning…hold still.” Read the complete message here.  Thanks, Jo Anna!

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10Q: Reflect. React. Renew.

Every year around this time, I subject my husband (and now my daughter) to questions about the past year and what we envision for the coming year.  One year, when I had his undivided attention during a long drive, I … Continue reading

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Elul confessions

The word “Elul” is similar to the root of the verb “search” in Aramaic.  Elul is a time to search one’s heart and draw close to God in preparation for the coming Day of Judgement, Rosh Hashanah, and Day of Atonement, … Continue reading

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Turning and returning

The month of Elul is all about coming closer to God.  The Hebrew word for this soul work is teshuvah, which is translated as “repentence” but actually means “returning”… returning to the path on which we are meant to be but … Continue reading

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