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The Irony of Chasing Happiness

January 14, 2024 | Renée Fishman

We live in a culture that conditions us to value happiness above all else, leading us to chase this elusive emotion and dismiss or suppress our less-desired emotional states. The irony of this is that it takes us further away from the happiness we seek.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: despair, emotions, goals, grief, happiness, holding space, personal development, processing emotions, sadness, vision

New Moon in Scorpio: Find Liberation Through Grief

November 12, 2023 | Renée Fishman

The new moon in Scorpio reminds us that true transformation and liberation only come when we can accept the necessary death of things and grieve our loss.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: action, anger, astrology, change, death, freedom, grief, happiness, liberation, Mars, moon, new moon, rebirth, Scorpio, sun, transformation, Uranus

The Unexpected Way I Found Freedom

April 27, 2023 | Renée Fishman

After years of doing my own workouts at my own pace and on my terms, I’ve spent the past year doing Burn Camp and CrossFit classes. I’ve learned a surprising lesson about freedom and how to obtain it.

Filed Under: Coaching, Fitness, Life, Navigating Change Tagged With: business, constraints, decisions, entrepreneurship, fitness, freedom, happiness, lesson, life, solopreneurship, structure

Celebrate Your Journey

October 11, 2022 | Renée Fishman

The holiday of Sukkot teaches us that there’s plenty to celebrate even before we cross the finish line.

Filed Under: Holidays, Spirituality Tagged With: destination, happiness, holidays, journey, joy, sukkot

What Is The Difference Between Happiness and Joy?

October 20, 2019 | Renée Fishman

The difference between happiness and joy, and which one will see us through a period of radical uncertainty.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: happiness, joy

Full Moon Energy: Being the Witness

August 15, 2019 | Renée Fishman

By stepping back to witness our emotions with compassionate curiosity, we can create space for healing and move through them.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: aquarius, emotions, full moon, happiness, shadows

To Experience Joy, You Must Embrace Suffering

August 11, 2019 | Renée Fishman

Lessons from the saddest holiday in the Jewish calendar.

Filed Under: Spirituality Tagged With: duality, happiness, Jewish holidays, joy, oneness, suffering

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