Shorts
Your Soul Map – The Tree of Life
According to Kabbalah, the spectrum of human experience is divided into seven emotions and qualities. The sefirah (also known as the tree of life) outlines the different parts of your emotional life. To grow as a person, one must examine and refine these seven muscles.
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Your Deepest Secret Isn’t What You Think It Is
We all have secrets — the question is what you think is your deepest secret. What does it look like? Is it dark and shameful — the ugliest parts of your personality that only you know about, or is it something bright and beautiful?
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How to Find Your Inner Strength
Every one of us has inner strengths, far beyond what we are aware of. The extent to which your inner strength is buried within you effects your access to it, yet with the right effort you can discover these powers.
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Giving Up Your Life for God?
Should we “give up” our lives for God? Certainly not! That’s sacrifice. We shouldn’t give up our God-given talents and behaviors; we should bring them closer to their purer state.
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The Four Types of Compatibility in Relationships
Here are four primary types of compatibility, and all of them are necessary for healthy love. However, the first three are subject to change, while the fourth type of compatibility is the one that truly cements relationships for the long haul — it is the eternal element that keeps couples together when their looks and interests change.
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The Transcendent Sense of Humor
Can humor be used for spiritual growth? Absolutely! But, it has to be the right and dignified kind of humor. Some jokes have the ability to open hearts, reveal the truth, and help you grow.
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Taking Responsibility as a Form of Self-Care
Responsibility is a basic human need, just like food or oxygen; we cannot fulfill or justify our existence without it. It is one of the greatest gifts we’ve been endowed with — the gift of being active participants in the unfolding of our destinies.
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The “Weinstein” Epidemic
What are the deeper implications of the hunting spree? How and why has the public outrage zeroed in on a single target: Harvey Weinstein and those like him.
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How to Respect Yourself
If you feel that you lack self-respect, work on building up your personal dignity. Personal dignity is a state of being rather than an activity. Here’s a few ways to establish (or bring back) that state of being in your life.
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How to Personally Respond to a Terrorist Attack
Go beyond “thoughts and prayers”. Concrete suggestions for bringing light into a dark world.
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