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SeforimchatterWith R' Moshe Baruch Kaufman discussing Rav Aryeh Leib Lipkin (1839 - 1903) and his Sefer Ohr HaYom on Zmanim#268> To contribute and help publish the 2 volume "Adirei HaTorah" on Chumash by R' Aryeh Ganz: https://www.rayze.it/seferadireihatorah/> Listen to the episode with R' Aryeh Ganz & R' Shimon Szimonowitz where we discuss R' Ganz first sefer and his style:> To purchase the new edition of Sefer Ohr HaYom: https://judaicaplaza.com/products/8837116> We discussed Rav Aryeh Leib Lipkin’s bio, his connection with his uncle Rav Yisrael Salanter, an overview of Zmanim, 72, what the Sefer is trying to do, new edition, and much more > Subscribe to the Sef...
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Judaism's Top TalksChanukah Bonus: Illuminating Your Darkness - Rabbi Aryeh WeinsteinThis inspiring and motivational lecture by Rabbi Aryeh Weinstein offers an enlightening approach to life’s challenges. What do we do when the darknessis all-consuming and we don’t see a way out? Rabbi Weinstein takes a message from Chanukah about finding our life’s purpose, improving our marriage, and observing the Torah in the best way.
2020-12-0728 min
Beginning Within161 True ReconciliationIf you're apologizing because you feel bad, are uncomfortable or don't want to be disliked, you haven't apologized. It's all about you. So when you show up to synagogue and want to experience true repentance, stop thinking about yourself and what you want and how you feel bad. Take a few minutes and think about G-d.
2019-09-2409 min
Beginning Within160 Life Is a WorkshopEverything we experience in life offers us an opportunity to refine ourselves and become a better person. This is the reason G-d created an imperfect world with challenges and tests. Every test is an opportunity to raise ourselves higher. And it can't be realized without us going through the process. Life is, after all, a workshop.
2019-09-1610 min
Beginning Within159 Is Your Spouse Like G-d?Is your spouse like G-d? In more ways than you may want to admit. The correlations between your relationship with your spouse and your relationship with G-d are strikingly similar. This is because, at their core, they are both a relationship. There's much we can learn from the correlations between the two. I share six points. Can you think of any more?
2019-09-0908 min
Beginning Within158 Is Equality Good?Sometimes our society begins revering a word and making it sacred, no longer analyzing its virtues. Equality is one such word. Is equality a good thing? Not necessarily. There are different forms of equality. While one form builds a society, another form destroys it.
2019-09-0210 min
Beginning Within157 When You’re In a Dark PlaceWe all find ourselves in a dark place at different points in our life. A place of despair and hopelessness. A place from which there seems to be no hope. What we must remember is that the moon is darkest when it is closest to the sun. A dark place is never far from light.
2019-08-2610 min
Beginning Within156 Would You Force Your Child To?We all know how difficult it is to exercise self-discipline. This is why when we are raised with discipline it makes it so much easier. Structure and limits become ingrained within us. When we raise our children without structure and limits, when we are a yes parent, we aren't being nice. We are being very, very mean. Why? Our children will suffer greatly from this later in life. As difficult as it is for a parent to implement structure and limits, it's far more difficult to later in life.
2019-08-1907 min
Beginning Within155 Better the Sin You KnowTo be able to acknowledge our wrongdoings is far better than denying them. You can only fix what you are willing to face. When we are denial, we leave ourselves little hope. This is why knowing the problem is half the solution. No one can be blamed for being imperfect, we all are. We can be blamed for not dealing with our imperfections.
2019-08-1113 min
Beginning Within154 Are You Too Materialistic?You own a car. You live in a nice home. You have a closet full of clothing. Are you too materialistic? If materialistic was defined by using material objects, yes, but this isn't what makes someone materialistic. Materialistic is a shallow world view. It's when we only value appreciate things and people for their material aspect without appreciating and engaging their deeper aspect and true value. Now ask yourself, are you materialistic?
2019-08-0507 min
Beginning Within153 Operate in a Higher ParadigmOur belief system will always determine the limits we impose on ourselves. Shifting our paradigm can significantly shift our limitations. When we're willing to take the leap of faith from a world paradigm to a creator paradigm we expand possibility enormously!
2019-07-2909 min
Beginning Within152 The Soul of the MatterTo all matter there is spirit just as each body has a soul. Meaning is experienced when we learn to connect with the spirit of the matter. This requires effort to see beyond the facade of the body and the matter. This is the path to leading deeper and more meaningful lives.
2019-07-2211 min
Beginning Within151 The Pygmalion Effect Reveals Your PotentialWe are capable of far more what we realize. The capabilities we're aware of are our most outstanding ones. The ones beneath the surface are more difficult to acknowledge. When we genuinely believe in them, our belief, or someone else's belief in us, pulls them to the surface.
2019-07-1510 min
Beginning Within150 You Can Outlive Your LifeIt is possible to outlive your life. I've learned this from my Rebbe whose influence exponentially increases year after year, despite his passing twenty-five years ago. How did he do it? He went all in.
2019-07-0808 min
Beginning Within149 Inaction Has an Expensive PriceInaction can be very costly. It's not worth its price. Action requires a lot of strength. You can find that strength in a good friend, a mentor or envisioning the price you'll be paying if you don't act.
2019-07-0111 min
Beginning Within148 Needy or Needed?When you meet another person your disposition can be needy or needed. You can see yourself as a resource for others and be needed or you can see yourself as needy, only seeking to take. Which disposition will you choose?
2019-06-2406 min
Beginning Within147 Wishing You Were Someone ElseIs there anything about you which you wish was different? Do you find yourself resisting who you are, what your capable of and the circumstances that were given to you? Here's a perspective to help you diminish that.
2019-06-1709 min
Beginning Within146 Higher ValuesSubmitting to what is beyond can be frightening and uncomfortable. It is also the greatest way to leap forward. By learning from another's experience and mistakes, we can get far ahead of what we're capable of on our own.
2019-06-0310 min
Beginning Within145 Stop Hiding Behind ReligionYour ugly character isn't justified because you happen to have religion on your side. Values must not be compromised and nor should our attitudes toward others. Just because your right in principle doesn't permit you to be wrong with your attitude. You're not angry because you're so righteous. You're angry because of your arrogance. Never confuse the two!
2019-05-2711 min
Beginning Within144 Temper Your LoveLove is a blessing only when appropriately tempered. Otherwise, it will destroy a relationship. When we understand the difference between love and respect, we learn why they must be balanced so as to temper each other.
2019-05-2011 min
Beginning Within143 Behind Darkness is LightDarkness isn't necessarily a sign to run. Very often it's a sign that we must break through. This is because darkness and light are deeply associate. Very often, directly behind the darkness lies the greatest light.
2019-05-1309 min
Beginning Within142 What is Good & EvilWhen evil rears its ugly head, spiritual leaders often call for more acts of goodness. This can sound naive until we are willing to define good and evil. Once we do, we understand why abundant good eradicates evil.
2019-05-0608 min
Beginning Within141 Inspirational Book Signing Sound BitesEnjoy inspirational sound bites from my book launch talk. Change is never easy. The difference between the one who does and the one who doesn't isn't talent. It's simply that the one who does, chose to do, despite the challenges and discomfort.
2019-04-2907 min
Beginning Within140 Picked By G-dMy senior colleague lost four of his eight children to Bloom syndrome. He said the following to a friend of mine, “There is a phrase that some people say when they feel that life is not fair. And that is, ‘Why is G-d picking on me?’ Yet, if you remove one word from that phrase, it changes everything." Once you learn which word it is you'll realize that he has mastered the art of acceptance and it makes all the difference. Without acceptance, you can never be free from the endless number of unwanted circumstances in your life.
2019-04-2210 min
Beginning Within139 Choosing Your FreedomDwight Eisenhower said, "If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking is freedom. The title of Chapter 6 in It's Within You, Choosing Your Freedom, describes how much courage it takes to choose freedom. You might be living in a free country but until you choose freedom you are choosing the security of enslavement over the vulnerability of freedom.
2019-04-1510 min
Beginning Within138 Two Paths - Which Will You ChooseThere are two paths we can take in life. The path we choose affects almost everything we experience. Which will you choose? The path of proving to the world that you have value and are worthy of respect or the path of acknowledging your inherent worth and working on living up to who you were created as?
2019-04-0808 min
Beginning Within137 The Science of Spiritual PositivityA painful reaction to unhealthy food is a sign of our healthy physical condition. The same is true with spiritual sensitivity. When we are spiritually sensitive, we have a reaction to unhealthy spiritual behavior. Regardless of our sensitivity, the science of spirituality states that there is always a reaction to spiritual behavior. This is why when we accentuate the positivity of another person, we strengthen them without their even knowing it. The reverse remains true as well. Be a force of positivity!
2019-04-0111 min
Beginning Within136 Reveal Your GreatnessTrue greatness isn't becoming something, it's becoming nothing. Becoming nothing is truly something! Listen to this podcast to understand the deep association between great and small, and something and nothing. Then you'll understand why nothing is the new something.
2019-03-2510 min
Beginning Within135 Your Destiny is Calling YouYou were created by design. You were created on purpose for a purpose. You have a destiny calling upon you. We all count on you to play your part in our collective destiny. Are you heeding the call of your destiny?
2019-03-1813 min
Beginning Within134 Control YourselfReigning ourselves in is one of the great secrets to healthy living. We all desire to think, say, and do things which don't serve our overall purpose. Developing our muscle of self-discipline is vital if we want to be high functioning and productive in life. If you care about yourself, don't do whatever you want.
2019-03-1111 min
Beginning Within133 Focus On Effort, Not ResultsOur job is in the effort department, not the results department. Remember, you are not the genius, you were endowed with a genius. Your job is to put that genius to work. What your genius will do with your efforts is not your department, That's where G-d steps in.
2019-03-0411 min
Beginning Within132 Be a Moral ForceAre you a moral force for those around you? Do your friends know you won't support any unethical behavior? Are you raising children with the clarity that we must be dedicated to our values over ourselves?
2019-02-2510 min
Beginning Within131 Nothing More Whole Than a Broken HeartWhen we experience a crack in our armor, a failure or a weakness, we must run. We must run toward it, not away from it. All accomplishments are achieved through imperfection, failure, and mistakes. If we run away, we will never reach accomplishment.
2019-02-1807 min
Beginning Within130 Be Transparent & Light Will ShineLight shines through transparent objects. When we are transparent, the light of G-d and the light of others can shine through us. When we mix in our own agenda or bias, we lose our transparency and reduce our ability to shine.
2019-02-1110 min
Beginning Within129 The Purpose of ReceivingYour life should be just like a cup. While a cups utility is holding liquid, its purpose is quite the opposite, dispensing liquid. What is your purpose in life, receiving or giving?
2019-02-0409 min
Beginning Within128 Truth Makes All the DifferenceLying is the root of most of our problems. Speaking truthfully is the same as bringing light into a dark room. Suddenly there's connection, clarity, and safety. This all stems from the fundamental lie, the belief in the material without seeing the source behind it.
2019-01-2811 min
Beginning Within127 Maybe It's You, Not ThemA young boy in our story reminds us of the saying, "When you point one finger, there are three fingers pointing back to you." It is always wise to take a few moments and consider whether it is you who is the problem. More often than we'd like to think so, it is.
2019-01-2110 min
Beginning Within126 Bittersweet: Change Your Bitter Into SweetWhy do placebos work? It is because people are gullible, or because something deeper is at play? Believing we are being healed can change us physically. Our thoughts and attitudes are powerful. Learn how to better shape and mold your reality.
2019-01-1410 min
Beginning Within125 It’s Your Inner Light That Matters MostWe’re all drawn to light. Physical light-- daylight, candle light, sunshine-- and to those people who seem to give off a luminescence. Do we need to be around certain people or environments to create light for us? Learn how to shine your own light and never let it dim.
2019-01-0708 min
Beginning Within124 Choosing How You See Chooses What You GetIs the glass half empty or half full? We know that a positive outlook can transform the way we experience life. But what about those really hard times, when seeing any good, having any kind of vision seems impossible. Learn a new perspective, and the possibilities it can open up.
2018-12-3109 min
Beginning Within123 Find Your Truest Self By Noticing AnotherSo many of us search, yearning to find our deepest and truest selves. This can involve traveling to distant lands, seeking out therapists and teachers, spending copious hours and dollars on our quest. Yet, by turning outside ourselves, we may encounter something dramatically different.
2018-12-2409 min
Beginning Within122 When I Deserve It Least I Need Your Love MostSometimes we see it coming. We warn our spouse or child, and they proceed to mess up. Isn’t this the time for tough love reprimand, to point out their errors? Learn how to most effectively support and rebuild the person who did wrong.
2018-12-1711 min
Beginning Within121 When Being Nice Isn’t So NiceWe all want to be see as the nice guy who everyone loves. Praise, treats, second chances keep us the favorite. But is it ever better to say no, to let people experience tough love? Learn about the growth that the right severity can create.
2018-12-1009 min
Beginning Within120 Beating the Numbers - Choosing QualitySo much of our life is based on stats. The stock market, the bottom line, the winning team’s scores, our FitBit print out, to name a few. Is quality over quantity a worn cliche or a true approach to life? Learn an approach that goes beyond a spreadsheet.
2018-12-0309 min
Beginning Within119 Finding a Deeper and Truer PeaceWhy is peace so elusive? Life seems full of conflict on every level- internal, personal, national, and global. There are quick fixes and deeper long term solutions. Learn insights for integrating the parts of your life that seem intractable.
2018-11-2612 min
Beginning Within118 Achieving the True Victory of IntegrityWe all like to be right and to win. It can be hard to have the objectivity and humility to admit that we err. Especially if we can win with a “cheap shot” that makes us come out on top, but diminishes our true integrity. Gain insight into how a temporary setback can sometimes be an ultimate win, building deeper character.
2018-11-1909 min
Beginning Within117 Learning to Just Say No!It’s so hard to know when we’re being taken advantage of, exploited, or even worse, abused. Finding the strength to set clear boundaries and knowing when to walk away is challenging. Learn insights and tools to recognize such situations and move forward with greater clarity.
2018-11-1208 min
Beginning Within116 How To Have AbundanceWe learn so much from a seed. One tiny seed can yield a tree overflowing with fruit. True abundance comes from a special kind of planting, with a certain kind of attitude. Learn how to invest in a way that will yield abundance and blessing.
2018-11-0509 min
Beginning Within115 Striving Higher Than PerfectionWhile we may admire pristine order and perfection, is there greater virtue in another focus? Perfection and holiness can be two different paths. Learn how the busy, rumpled person may be actually greater in holiness, since he has a different priority. Gain perspectives on where to put your energy for maximum happiness and satisfaction.
2018-10-2909 min
Beginning Within114 Learn To Trust and Expand Your PossibilitiesHave you ever been in a situation where you’ve micromanaged someone? When we can’t trust, it frustrates those we work with, and limits ourselves. We can train ourselves to trust others, step by step, and how with appropriate trusting we can accomplish things that seem impossible.
2018-10-2209 min
Beginning Within113 Access Your Infinite PotentialIt can be intimidating and discouraging to hear others say that we have such great potential, when we know how far we fall short. When we think about our personal natural abilities-- they may indeed be limited. By learning to tap into the potential G-d implanted in us, we can stretch and reach farther than we could ever imagine. Gain insights and tools to tap into the infinite.
2018-10-1511 min
Beginning Within111 Handling Our Mistakes Without Hiding“Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Was it me, no you! Couldn’t be. Then who?” This childhood ditty encapsulates one of life’s major issues. Do we admit our wrongdoings? Try to blame the other? How do we react to our failings? Learn why evading our own misdeeds can be so damaging. and how we can move towards taking greater responsibility, react with greater integrity, and provide a safe haven of growth for others who err.
2018-10-0812 min
Beginning Within112 Be the AnswerOur lives are full of problems and challenges. How do we respond? We can point out the problem, better yet, offer a solution; or be one of those rare people who takes responsibility and works the solution. Gain insight and motivation into becoming a solver, learning why we already have the ability inside us.
2018-10-0809 min
Beginning Within110 Building and Celebrating UnityWe all struggle with our egos, our need for attention. To “make it” we try to stand out and be significant. Paradoxically, we experience tremendous joy and holiness when we can unite with our brothers and sisters. There are special times and ways of celebration that help us tap into that beautiful oneness we all share at our core.
2018-09-3007 min
Beginning Within109 You Can Diminish SufferingWe all experience pain and suffering, and wish desperately not to. Is there possibly a difference between the two? What is it? Can we minimize how much suffering we will experience? Explore important tools to help you grow your ability to do just that!
2018-09-2309 min
Beginning Within108 Choosing Our Focus: Chaos or Magnificent BeautyIn life, we all experience a contradiction; times of confusion, and times of clarity and beauty. Although complete perfection is not possible, we can learn tools to help us experience more happiness and strength. Choosing what to focus on can change our lives.
2018-09-1709 min
Beginning Within107 Seeking Depth is Important“Wow, he’s so deep,” we might say about someone we meet. What makes a person deep, and why is it important? In this talk, we explore the difference between the realms of matter and non-material reality, gaining tools to help us become deeper and more authentic people.
2018-09-0310 min
Beginning Within106 Being In the Moment Is the Only Way To ExperienceExperiences are what make our lives so enriching. However, when we're distracted by other things, we lose the experience. This is why being in the moment is the key to having an experience.
2018-08-2707 min
Beginning Within105 Happiness = A Little Less SelfThe word selfless is accurately put. We will never entirely obliterate the self. We can continuously make our lives less and less about self. While it may seem counterintuitive, this is also the path to greater happiness.
2018-08-2009 min
Beginning Within104 If Only We'd Stop Saying If OnlyAs long as we're still excusing ourselves, we won't achieve what we're seeking. The difference between the more and less successful people isn't in how capable they are, it's in how committed they are!
2018-08-1308 min
Beginning Within103 Realigning With Your WhyWhen we don't remind ourselves why we're doing what we do, what we do becomes frustrating. Simply tapping back into our why will reinvigorate what we're committed to. Just ask yourself, "Why am I doing this again?"
2018-08-0609 min
Beginning Within102 Don't Be Callous, Be SensitiveOur knee-jerk reaction to the hurts of life is growing a thick skin and becoming less sensitive. Numbing ourselves comes at a serious cost. It compromises one of our greatest virtues, sensitivity. Don't give up what makes you most beautiful!
2018-07-3009 min
Beginning Within101 Go the Extra MileIt's the hardest mile. Your mind is telling you it's not possible. Your body is shouting no. This is why it's the most important mile. The Talmud teaches that this mile demonstrates whether you're in the relationship or not.
2018-07-2311 min
Beginning Within100 Only In Ourselves Are Triumph and DefeatWe can accomplish great things, we can draw great applause and acclaim, all while remaining defeated within. This is because nothing can replace true strength of character. This is the battle waged within our own selves and it is only this battle that determines whether one achieves triumph or defeat.
2018-07-1611 min
Beginning Within099 Defining a Successful LifeIf you don't know where you're going, you'll never get there. Defining a successful life is imperative if we want to lead one. It may be the most important first step to leading a successful life. My definition is, narrowing the gap between who we see ourselves as and who we are.
2018-07-0907 min
Beginning Within098 Do You Really Want It?Do you have a long list of wants? Would it be nice to have them or must you have them? Only when your "want" turns into a "must" do you get it. It is then that you're truly committed to doing everything to get it. So you see, it is you who prevents your wants from being actualized and it is only you can bring them to actualization.
2018-07-0211 min
Beginning Within097 Two Sides To Every CoinDid you ever notice how the very thing you love about someone you sometimes can't stand? The funny thing is that the pros and cons are two sides of the same coin. Remember, this very same issue you're frustrated about is the very same source of their beauty which you love.
2018-06-2509 min
Beginning Within096 Practice Being DifferentOne should not be embarrassed when confronted by scoffers. Learn this and you'll become one powerful person. To be different, not to fit the norm, is a great fear that holds us back so often. That's why you should practice being different.
2018-06-1810 min
Beginning Within095 How Can I Not Judge Them?If there's one thing that is most detrimental to humanity, it may just be judgment. Most of us will acknowledge that we're still trying to overcome the judgments we received from others. Wouldn't it be worthwhile to practice minimizing our judgments on others?
2018-06-1112 min
Beginning Within094 Why You Must Have a MentorThere are tremendous benefits to stepping out of our subjective perspective and seeing how our world looks through objective eyes. There are also tremendous fears of accepting an uncomfortable new perspective. This is how growth happens!
2018-06-0411 min
Beginning Within093 Seek Elevated RefinementWe are expected to seek refinement. The way G-d created us demonstrates that. Refinement is a soulful life in a body as opposed to a bodily life with a soul.
2018-05-2811 min
Beginning Within092 Aspire To Be LiberalWe all live in a paradigm. When something challenges our paradigm, it offers us an opportunity, to learn a new paradigm or be more resolute in our current one. Only the liberal-minded have the courage to take a close look.
2018-05-2210 min
Beginning Within091 Bringing Back DignityIt is worth asking ourselves whether what we're about to say or do is dignified or not. If it isn't, we probably shouldn't say or do it. Acting without dignity is not a sign of authenticity and realness. It's a lack of respect and unwillingness to control our instinctual selves. We must pursue dignity.
2018-05-1410 min
Beginning Within089 What We Focus On GrowsThere's a simple way to get more of what we want. Focus on it. This always works because what we focus on grows.
2018-04-3008 min
Beginning Within088 Don't Try Leading Others Before Leading YourselfThere's only one person you need to influence and lead. Yourself! We follow you because of who you are, not because of what you tell us to do.
2018-04-2309 min
Beginning Within087 Ask Why Again, Again and AgainSome say the letter Y is a crooked later, a cute way of shutting down the question, why. I say that why has straightened many a crooked path. Asking why, questioning our answer and once again questioning our next answer is a very clarifying process.
2018-04-1608 min
Beginning Within086 Look Forward!Problems are easy to point out. No genius there. Do you have a solution? That's where the genius is. Practice being a source for solutions, for uplifting and for light. Look forward as to how it should be done, not backward as to how it was done.
2018-04-1011 min
Beginning Within085 A Slave To Fewer ThingsThere are those things we want and the things wanted from us. Liberating ourselves from the servitude to our wants frees us to be dedicated to what is wanted from us.
2018-04-0209 min
Beginning Within084 Your Mind LiberatedTwo stories demonstrate how the choice is in our hands as to whether our circumstances will define our reality or whether we will define our circumstances. It's the difference between enslavement and freedom.
2018-03-2610 min
Beginning Within083 Are You a Non-Issue Person?The difference between an issue and non-issue person is one thing. What is the objective? The issue person always makes themselves the objective. The non-issue person remains focused on the true objective.
2018-03-1912 min
Beginning Within082 Is Your Faith Expansive or LimitingWhen our relationship with another, with our religion or with G-d is shutting us down and not expanding us, it's an unhealthy relationship.
2018-03-1210 min
Beginning Within081 As Long As I Pay the MortgageDiscipline is one of the greatest gifts we can give our children. As long as it's given lovingly. Don't shy away from creating rules, responsibilities and structure. Do make sure you do so from a place of love, not negative emotion.
2018-03-0512 min
Beginning Within080 Breaking Through the VeneerThe only thing between our current reality and a more expansive one is a thin veneer. It looks fearfully large and intimidating. Yet, it is nothing more than a veneer.
2018-02-2611 min
Beginning Within079 The Magical Marriage ResetThere is a simple thing you can do to turn around your marriage. You can even do it without your spouse's participation. Yes, it feels magical and works wonders.
2018-02-1911 min
Beginning Within078 Our Obsession With Sports"We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world." What we see in sports players are individuals who refuse to play it small. There's a deep yearning within each and everyone one of us to do the same.
2018-02-1209 min
Beginning Within077 Optimism Can Be DeadlyOptimism isn't a fantasy hope for a better future. Optimism must be grounded in the reality of your circumstances. US Navy Admiral Jim Stockdale taught this in what has come to be called The Stockton Paradox.
2018-02-0509 min
Beginning Within076 Terrified To Reveal My Inner WorldWe have all been violated after sharing a piece of our inner world. We must not let that stop us from sharing our true selves with others. This is the only path to deep and meaningful relationships.
2018-01-2910 min
Beginning Within075 Master Your Inner WorldTrying to warm up the outside world on a freezing cold day would be very foolish. Warming ourselves would be the wise thing to do. Trying to change someone else is just as foolish. Changing ourselves would be the wise thing to do.
2018-01-2210 min
Beginning Within074 Not What I Signed Up ForHave you ever caught yourself saying, "This is not what I signed up for." This statement comes from a perspective of entitlement. The more we embrace a life of responsibility over a life of rights, the happier we become.
2018-01-1509 min
Beginning Within073 Can You Experience What's Happening?With everything that happens in life, we can choose how we experience the event or we can let the event determine our experience. This is powerful! While the objective event will remain the same, our experience of the event is a choice we make!
2018-01-0812 min
Beginning Within072 The Secret to Keeping ResolutionsWe all struggle with keeping our resolutions. Learn the secret to becoming more committed to your resolutions.
2018-01-0112 min
Beginning Within071 Cynicism Is Easy & DestructiveHow much effort does it take to be cynical? Hardly any. How much effort does it take to trust? A lot. Cynicism is easy and destructive. Trust is difficult and constructive.
2017-12-2508 min
Beginning Within070 Glowing In the DarkDon't focus on the dark. Learning how to be the light in any given situation. The light will automatically dispel the darkness. How can you be the light? By having a perspective that enlightens the situation.
2017-12-1810 min
Beginning Within069 Primary or Secondary?"What is your primary reason for wanting to do this?" This vital question will let you know if what you're about to begin will serve you well or not. Often, we confuse our primary purpose with a secondary one and the implications can be costly.
2017-12-1109 min
Beginning Within068 Sexual HarassmentResponding to sexual harassment with repercussions is too little, too late. If one person has already been violated we've responded too late. We must prevent the violations from happening in the first place. We can do this if we're ready to change the social norms we've become accustomed to. Our human weaknesses need stronger boundaries to protect ourselves.
2017-12-0416 min
Beginning Within067 If Only I WasWe all tell ourselves that if only ... our lives would be much better. What is your if only? Will you let that lead your life, trying to get that if only? Or will you realize what you do have and what you've been endowed with and bring that to fruition?
2017-11-2707 min
Beginning Within066 Please Encourage MeGenuine encouragement is a rare commodity. Learning to provide it is highly valuable. Truly standing by another's side in their time of need isn't accomplished verbally. It's accomplished by actually being there for the other.
2017-11-2009 min
Beginning Within065 Stop Resisting & It’ll Stop PersistingThe more we resist something the more it persists. What we must come to realize is that behind our resistance is everything we're looking for. We only need to find the courage to stop resisting. Instead of thinking you're right, begin asking, "How do you know you're right?"
2017-11-1312 min
Beginning Within064 Will The Real You Show UpImagine going through your entire life and never finding the courage to show up as the real you. This is my fear. Real courage is taking off our masks, not putting them on.
2017-11-0610 min
The Gratitude Podcast038: A Rabbi’s Perspective On How Humility Makes Us Powerful And Grateful - Aryeh WeinsteinAryeh Weinstein has served as the Rabbi of The Shul at Newtown, a Chabad synagogue in Newtown, Pennsylvania and as the director of the Jay Michael Swartz Jewish Learning Academy for the past 16 years. His style of teaching which is a blend of psychology, spirituality, clarity and conviction draws hundreds to his courses. He is a member of the editorial board of the Jewish Learning Institute and has been a featured lecturer at the National Jewish Retreat. Aryeh is currently a second-term member of the Newtown Borough Human Relations Commission and also the host and creator of the Beginning Within podcast and b...
2017-05-1537 min