The legacy of our history is determined by the content and the quality of the stories we tell. It’s human nature to attribute greater significance to the performance than to the rehearsal, though it is the rehearsal that determines the significance of the performance. When we mistake our theory for reality then […]
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Life Lessons, 4/4/16
In many ways winter is more interesting than spring. The opportunity to do a mitzvah doesn’t in any way correlate to your interest or readiness to do it. Fruit salad is inherently more exciting than fruit itself. And yet without fruit, fruit salad is a complete and utter absurdity. All human beings understand the idea […]
Life Lessons, Easter Sunday 2016. AKA “Draw your life in colors.”
Not really connected to Easter, but written down on Easter none-the-less. Villains are fascinating. Good friends are the greatest comfort there is. We don’t need and can’t always expect answers, but a response is nice. The beginning, middle, and end of life, and every moment in between is infused with an undeniable and pervasive […]
Looking back
A few days ago I noticed that it’s been about 1 year since I started this website. This will be my 135th blog post since then. I took a look at the archived posts from February 2015. Here’s what I learned: Ideas matter. As human beings we stumble upon, contemplate, test, and validate ideas. […]
You might say…
You might say… “I have nothing to say.” Or, “I have something to say but I’m unwilling to say it.” Or, “I have something to say but I don’t know how.” Or, “I’m not sure how it will sound.” Or, “It won’t make any sense.” Or, “If I say it, someone might think less, more, or […]
Life Lessons January 29th, 2016
Another Shabbat approaches, another week has gone by. Part of the beauty of Shabbat is letting go, part of the beauty of life is holding on. In that spirit, here are a few life lessons I’m carrying over from my week and into Shabbat: Every day is somebody’s birthday. Meanings aren’t fixed. Instead, we construct […]