Category Archives: Spirituality

Dear Lady Jane: on your heart’s true value

Dear Lady Jane, When you ask to borrow my phone, I know it’s to watch a You Tube video.  I have about 50 educational apps on there but you usually bypass those.  You like the DIY craft videos, the Nerdy … Continue reading

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Mussar-themed art

Mussar teaches that life is a curriculum, that each of us is meant to master something in our life.  Mussar is composed of the study of specific inner traits.  My study partner asked me to create a piece of art for her … Continue reading

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Would your childhood self be proud of who you’ve become?

We examine ourselves to know who we are.  And who we are is told in our actions and our important relationships as well as what we wish for ourselves.  When we know where we currently stand, we can determine how … Continue reading

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Is struggle necessary for growth?

We must have times when our hearts struggle and break open.  I think perhaps it is only when our heart is broken that we are truly without ego, present to the awareness within us.  The Kotzker Rebbe said “there is … Continue reading

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Self reflection

Quotation by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Morgensztern of Kotzk, aka the Kotzker Rebbe.

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Wrapping up a transformative year

Am I the same person I was this time last year?  Hopefully we’ve all changed for the better. There have been big a few deep shifts and realizations for me that I’d like to share with you, including some links to my … Continue reading

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