Mindfulness Based Personal Growth
Our brain changes all the time – according to our life experiences, our thoughts, the actions we take. So we actually practice all the time – not just on the meditation cushion. At every moment we grow, cultivate, strengthen something – tendencies, thinking patterns and more. Basically, we grow and nurture who we will be. And so the question is: what do we want to grow? Who do we want to be?
Today the school year starts. And every year the excitement is just as great, and even more. Anyone who is not a teacher will not understand this. There is something addictive about these new beginnings that we teachers get every year; The possibility of something new - similar and different at the same time. New… Continue reading Pizza Happiness and Education for Meaning
So the school year is starting soon!There is something very exciting about this division of life into years.Every year there is a new beginning; even if I continue with the same homeroom class, and with some of the classes in English, still - it's different.They get older in a year, (I stay the same age)We… Continue reading Why Expectations are Really Bad for You
A few months ago, my son Roey first heard Eminem's hit "Stan"; A song at the end of which a fan's identity is revealed. On one of our joint trips after that, we listened to this song that had already entered Roey's playlist, and Roey said: "How I wish I could hear the song again… Continue reading Just Like the First Time – Life with a Beginner’s Mind
Ancient and respectable spiritual traditions preach free love - this ability to give love to others, without expecting anything in return. This may sometimes sound like a kind of super-power, intended for virtuous individuals who are truly able to bring their consciousness beyond the whims of the ego; Those who are not offended, do not… Continue reading Free Love – Why Should We, Really?
So what do I mean when I say "correct worldview"? Does that mean I'm always right? Of course not. That my view is always the right one? of course not. What I'm actually aiming at is, first of all, becoming aware of what motivates me. And it's not as simple as it sounds.. The first… Continue reading First Post – Thanks for Hopping in!
Summer vacation allows time for reflection. In our daily routine which is loaded with stimuli that pull our minds in all directions, countless matters demand our attention, evoking in us emotions of all sorts. And so, too often, we find ourselves reacting instinctively, with the reactions we are used to, and not necessarily consciously choosing… Continue reading Shaving the Mirror – Why it Never Works – A Post for the Brave.
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