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The Fallacy of Self-Improvement

December 9, 2020 | Renée Fishman

When it comes to self-improvement we tend to take for granted that it’s necessary while overlooking the core challenge of it.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: Alan Watts, personal development, personal growth

The Illusion of Something More

December 7, 2020 | Renée Fishman

To be truly realized we must get to the point where we’re no longer seeking.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Alan Watts, enlightenment, improvement, meditation, oneness, personal development, personal growth, practice, seeking, yoga

The Marathon Comes After the Sprint

October 11, 2020 | Renée Fishman

The framing of life as a marathon vs a sprint is misguided. The Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah teaches that they co-exist.

Filed Under: Holidays, Navigating Change, Spirituality Tagged With: change, duality, holidays, Judaism, new year, personal development, personal growth, rituals, Rosh Hashana, Simchat Torah, transformation

Reflections on 9/11: The Body Remembers

September 11, 2020 | Renée Fishman

We have so many apps to help us remember things that want to remember but that we forget. But we don’t need an app to help us remember the important or impactful things.

Filed Under: Life, Navigating Change Tagged With: 9/11, body, lessons, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, personal growth, self-awareness, trauma

A Letter to My Blog On Its 7th Birthday

September 3, 2020 | Renée Fishman

Rather than share a more traditional blog post on “lessons learned,” I decided to write a letter to my blog. It surfaced the lessons learned and so much more.

Filed Under: Learning, Practice Tagged With: blog, blogging, creating space, creativity, daily blogging, daily practice, learning, lessons, personal growth, personal nal development, writing

The Service of Silence

August 29, 2020 | Renée Fishman

Thomas Merton says our service to the world might be simply to keep a place where there is no noise, where people can be silent together. Some reflections.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: mindfulness, noise, personal growth, presence, productivity, rituals, self-awareness, silence, stress

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