LIVING WITH PURPOSE

One year ago, almost to the day, our world changed. No longer were we able to conduct our lives in a normal way. We were forced to work from home. Our children would not be able to go to school. No restaurants, no large gatherings. Not even for weddings. Little or no travel. But we all had more time. We did things for which we had little time in the past. More time with our loved ones. Watching or reading, even studying, or pursuing other interests. But there was one thing we

Why do children love playing hide and seek? Look at their reaction each time they re-find someone, they thought was lost. It’s pure joy! Friendship is the oxygen on which we depend in order to live a healthy life. Scientists have proven it to be the single greatest factor behind longevity. Yet, no genuine friendship is without its tests. As we all know, life is a constant state of flux. Like a ship on the high seas, there are forces beyond our control, which will inevitably d

We would all like to believe that we could be intellectually honest. Even when we make judgments about things in which we have a personal interest. But would you trust another person’s judgment when there is a conflict of interest? We are all highly complex creatures. Our most distinguishable feature as a human being, is our intelligence. Yet, at the same time, we all possess powerful impulses. The mystics introduce a third dimension of existence, the G-dly soul. Although it

There are things in life we don’t enjoy but can’t live without. They are vital to our growth, perhaps even to our existence. Words like: Stress. Tension. Friction. As human beings we naturally strive for peaceful coexistence. Most of us don’t like disruption in our lives. We are seeking an inner serenity. Reality however seems to thrive on an inner tension. At the core of this friction, lie the forces of chaos and order. History has been a story of the attempt to reconcile th