Hearing “No” is hard. Even if the “no” is said politely — “no, thank you.” or “let’s hold off on this for now” — it’s still hard. Each of us is trying to create something in this life — we enter the world each day trying to leave it a…

Have you noticed how children mirror your emotions? Kids are sponges. They eat up the way adults in their lives act around them, and more importantly — the way they react. …

A clock is ticking in the room where I fall asleep with my son, but the clock the one by my grandpa’s orange house bike — in a time before Peloton. And the A/C drips onto the courtyard below, and the clothing wafts gently, hung up on the line, while my grandma’s…

Imagine a moment in our fractured world where we are all the same - where we are all whole. Imagine a breath that we all take together, where we exhale - and the air feels a little lighter. Imagine a time where we received a gift so grand, and so delightful - where…

You know the scene: you are running late, or you’re in a public space — maybe a store, or a community gathering — or you’re just trying to have a quiet morning at home. …

Yikes — did your stomach just lurch up a little bit towards your throat when you read that title? Did a shudder reverberate through your spine, emerging from a deeply guarded place in your past? Did you just feel a little bit of dread? fear? anger? sadness? …

Today I am thinking a lot about The Tiny Spotted Elephant. What is The Tiny Spotted Elephant? It is the manifestation of that voice that shows up to say you’re not good enough. It’s that little itty bitty whisper in your ear that says “this isn’t going to work” when…

לֹֽא־תִקֹּ֤ם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ … You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against members of your people. Love your fellow as yourself. Love your fellow as yourself is, perhaps, one of the most quoted psukim in this week’s Parsha. …

A post about running, that is actually about mental health. A strange phenomenon has come over me in the last few weeks of training, and it is something that I can only describe as a lingering case of the “If Only”s. I am currently training for my ninth marathon. This…