Emotions & Psychology
When you awake in the morning, while you are still lying in bed, think for a moment: What does it mean to be awake and alive?
Though many of its clients may not be, the therapy industry itself is healthy and robust. You may even be lying on a couch as you read this. In an era of unprecedented material excess, we sometimes find ourselves feeling emotionally bankrupt. We know where to turn for excitement, but we are lost when it comes to finding meaning. We are experts at distraction, but when we are alone with the mirror, are we truly happy? Are these questions considered neuroses? I don’t know, this conversation is stressing me out…
How Can I Change My Bad Habits?
Theme: You Cannot Turn Back the Clock
Rabbi Simon Jacobson dissects the anatomy of habits. Citing “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg learn how habits are acquired over time, and what you must do to override these habits in order to overcome your past and move forward.
Eight Steps to Breaking Bad Habits
The following eight steps, based on ancient knowledge of harnessing the true power of your mind, can help you to move beyond your bad habits. If you can pick up a habit, you can break it.
Read MoreHow to Improve Your Listening Skills
Whether you are at work, with your family, or among friends, here are four ways to improve your listening skills and relate to others better.
Read MoreAre You Defined By Your Externals?
Theme: Personality Types
How much can we tell about a person from their external behavior? Can your outer personality be misleading to yourself and to others?
Happiness Is Your Essence
Theme: Happiness in Life
Happiness is a state of being, not an acquisition. Your essence is happy, and therefore your natural state is happiness.
The Golden Calf
The majesty of great people is that it is never about them personally. Even when their Divine cause emerges victorious, they display profound humility.
Read MoreHow to Express Your Opinion Without Being Arrogant
The following three approaches can help you infuse the way you speak with sensitivity and humility — with practice, you can let go of speaking arrogantly.
Read MoreWhat to Do When You Think Someone Hates You
Topic: Accepting People As They Are
Rabbi Simon Jacobson discusses the healthy, proactive approach to handling situations when someone seems to have negative feelings toward you. Learn how to respond in a way that is not demoralizing or humiliating — while maintaining your self-control and dignity. Free yourself from the toxins of resentment!
Joy Amidst Turmoil
The secret of seamlessness – which lies behind the secret of happiness – is thus dependent on discovering the mission of our lives.
Read MoreCan You Make Yourself Happy?
Theme: Happiness In Life
Happiness is the domain of those who don’t take themselves too seriously, who realize that there is a cause greater than themselves and dedicate themselves to that. The end result of a life of giving is lasting happiness.