Meaningful Life Skills with Rabbi Simon Jacobson

Rabbi Simon Jacobson•www.meaningfullife.com

Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson, an embodiment of inclusive spirituality and wisdom, as he examines life & offers a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche. Discover how to live a truly happy and meaningful life by using your divine gifts and wisdom to reach your highest potential. Listeners beware: this program may create a paradigm shift as stereotypes are dispelled, vulnerabilities spill through and universal truths emerge. Visit The Meaningful Life Center, called a “Spiritual Starbucks” by the New York Times at www.meaningfullife.com for more.

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How to Protect Yourself from Negativity

How much energy and time do you expend on fighting your inner fears? The catch-22 is the more you dwell and obsess over your demons the stronger they become. Is there a way to 1) protect yourself from negativity in the first place? 2) fight your dark thoughts once they consume you? Please join Rabbi Jacobson as he addresses this urgent and crucial issue, which is all-pervasive, impacting virtually every aspect of our lives. Discover tools and methods to dispel fear and anxiety. Learn how to pree...

May 24, 2018•50 min

The Third Partner In Your Life

How many partners are there in a relationship? Some say that there are at least six people -- the two spouses, and each of their parents, whose attitudes shaped (and often continue to shape) the lives of their children. When you consider past relationships, then you can throw in more partners -- since a previous relationship often continues to impact (or haunt) a present relationship? On the other end of the spectrum, some cynics argue that there really are no partners in a relationship; that ul...

May 14, 2018•1 hr 2 min

The Power of Respect

How important is respect in life? How would you rate the level of respect in society today? Is it strong, average or weak in our homes, schools and workplaces? And what are the consequences of a lack in respect? What impact does it have on us, our children and our world?

May 07, 2018•1 hr 9 min

How to Recover from Heartbreak

Having a broken heart is one of the most debilitating, yet powerful, and overwhelming experiences one can encounter in life. Can one possibly avoid heartbreak? Can one heal from it? Are there ways to recover from shattered emotions, and grow from them? Please join Rabbi Jacobson as he dissects the heart and its mysterious secrets in this - well - heartfelt talk on the nature of love and vulnerability. Learn powerful tools to mend the cracks, suture tears, and discover that nothing is truly as co...

Apr 29, 2018•1 hr 19 min

The Spiritual Benefits Of Nature

Our relationship with nature is as fascinating as it is underappreciated. On one hand, we, our entire survival, is completely dependent on the intact health and balance of nature’s harmony. On the other hand, we are almost completely oblivious of this dependence. There was a time — particularly in the agricultural age — when we were acutely aware of our reliance on nature: we knew, for example, that our very sustenance was dependent on rainfall; the seasons regulated life activities. But today, ...

Apr 29, 2018•1 hr 20 min

Restoring Faith In Humanity

Can we trust humans? In his new book, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress, Steven Pinker gives sole credit to humans for all our progress. "The Enlightenment is working," he writes. In his opinion people do not "need to believe in magic, a father in the sky, a strong chief to protect the tribe, myths of heroic ancestors." "Our ancestors replaced dogma, tradition and authority with reason, debate and institutions of truth-seeking. They replaced superstition and ...

Apr 29, 2018•50 min

The Power of Introverts

Common perception holds that introverts are inferior to extroverts. As recently as 2010, the American Psychiatric Association even considered classifying “introverted personality” as a disorder by listing it in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), a manual used to diagnose mental illness. Is this true? Please join Rabbi Jacobson as he analyzes the personality of the introvert. Learn what defines an introvert and about different types of introverts. Discover surprising benefits and adva...

Apr 29, 2018•1 hr 23 min

Avoiding Passing Our Own Trauma to Our Children

One of our great challenges is to protect our relationships and children from the traumas and negative experiences that have misshaped our lives. We want to avoid projecting and passing on our fears and insecurities; we don't want them to cloud or pollute our existing and future relationships. But how can we achieve that? As subjective people who are prejudiced by our life experiences, how can we transcend them and not bring them into our interactions? How can we give our children and spouses th...

Apr 29, 2018•1 hr 11 min

The Power of a Moment of Silence

Do you ever feel lost and overwhelmed by the accelerated pace of modern life? With information streaming at us from all directions at dizzying speeds, it's hard to avoid the overload and over stimulation of our senses. Can we even measure the impact and consequences of all these "rush hours" on our psyches, and the amount of stress and anxiety it triggers in our lives? With so many forces tugging at us, what can we do to find space, tranquility and repose that our souls so desperately need? How ...

Apr 29, 2018•1 hr 18 min

The Student Anti-Violence Walk Out: A Spiritual Perspective On The Power Of Youth

Whatever your opinion is about the best ways to prevent school shootings, it's impossible to ignore and not be touched by students around the country rising up demanding action be taken to prevent violence in our schools. When an approximate one million young people, from kindergartners through high-school seniors, take to the streets, we all should take pause and ask: What lessons can this teach us? What is it about the young that makes them so idealistic and so fearless? What can we learn from...

Apr 29, 2018•47 min

How to Deal With People You Don't Trust

Trust is one of the most fundamental ingredients of a healthy life. Trust of parents, siblings, family. Trust in marriage and relationships. Trust in business and social interactions. What would our lives be like without trust? And yet, we most likely will meet people we don't necessarily trust. How do we deal with such individuals? Or worse: We may encounter experiences where trust was breached. Situations in which someone you trusted -- or should have trusted (like a parent or other family mem...

Apr 29, 2018•1 hr 13 min

Can You Change a Narcissist?

Many argue that a narcissist cannot be healed. Obviously, there are degrees of narcissism, but overall the attitude is that it's best not to have a relationship with a narcissist. Narcissistic Personality Disorder has even become a diagnosis. The reasoning is: because people with this condition present with a great deal of grandiosity and defensiveness, which makes it difficult for them to acknowledge problems and vulnerabilities. Is there hope for those with NPD and the people who love them? Is...

Apr 29, 2018•1 hr 12 min

How to Keep Calm Under Pressure - The Secret to Serenity

Why do some people become overwhelmed or unhinged under pressure, while others remain perfectly calm? Is this due to nature or nurture? Are we wired differently? Is there a method to keeping composed and collected in stressful situations? Please join Rabbi Jacobson as he analyzes and dissects the underlying causes for stress and anxiety, and learn new tools to maintain your equilibrium. Discover the secret of finding inner calm and serenity even in the most trying of circumstances

Apr 29, 2018•1 hr 22 min

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