Maybe you think that you're not musical. Here's how the events of your life come together to create a beautiful melody that's ever so gratifying to the Almighty. The song of your life is so exquisitely unique, and here's what makes it such a special niggun… [Read more...]

The experience of a setback, especially a painful one, drives a lesson home immediately. Usually, we are slow in internalizing and implementing what we learn. After a setback, we have a golden opportunity to better ourselves… [Read more...]

The worst evil inclination today, in both men and women, is the feeling that you're not good enough. Why do people feel like that? There are two reasons: first, they compare themselves to others; and second, they haven't tapped in to their own amazing potential, like a poor guy on a park bench who… [Read more...]

Dara had all the gifts that a girl could dream for. She was attractive, personable, athletic, intelligent and very popular. But, nothing in this world is perfect. Dara became so very involved in herself that she developed a lust for prestige. It wasn't enough to be nice to Dara. She expected… [Read more...]

A hiker, climber or biker will prepare a backpack with all the tools he or she needs to complete their task and attain their goal. Metaphorically, the backpack is each one of us. The tools are the unique talents, skills and aptitudes that the Creator gives each one of us. No two people have… [Read more...]

No matter what you do in life, before you embark on your task, take a mere 60 seconds and ask the Almighty to help you succeed. This could be before a big business deal, before a big final exam, before an important game or even before baking a cake. No task is too big or too small to elicit the… [Read more...]

Motivation is desire, and desire is strength. When we're aware of our own strengths, we become so much more effective. Direction means that we know where we're going. Nevertheless, we to know where we're going, we must first know where we are. “Where we are” means that we recognize our… [Read more...]

This is the first of our new "Lunchbreak Series", thirty minutes of self-empowerment. Today we learn how to believe in ourselves. The principles we learn in this lesson are the difference between success and failure, happiness and depression. Enjoy this, and go forward with a smile on your… [Read more...]

A substantial amount of our suffering in life is self-induced. Therefore, once a person realizes that certain actions induce trouble in life, and avoids or rectifies them - the trouble disappears. No law says that must suffer so much! You can terminate most of the anguish in your life with the ease… [Read more...]

Life's obstacles and difficulties are definitely not punishments from Above. Indeed, they are concealed gifts for our ultimate benefit, coming from the Divine GPS that's designed to guide us along a better route - a path in life that we might not have initiated or even considered on our… [Read more...]