Stress; Anxiety

I was still in the same pose, clueless to his disappointment. And that’s when it hit me. I had been clueless all along . . .

As much as I kneaded, massaged and soothed her muscles, I knew that there was nothing my hands could do to take away the tension. The only lesson that I could offer her was one of faith . . .

Maimonides (1135-1204), taught that we should work to prevent illness or disease, rather than wait for a problem and then attempt to resolve it. With this in mind, we must look at stress and how it affects our lives...

As I sank into the driver’s seat on my commute home, I began my daily personal prayer to G‑d, and opened, rather ungratefully, with my list of grievances about how I had survived yet another stressful day . . .

"Hello," she said in that barely even tone that mothers resort to when their children are reveling in the beginning of summer vacation...

I see my struggle as a hidden gift from G‑d.

I know that I should have more faith, but as much as I try, I’m still scared and getting more scared by the day.

Giving unasked-for advice appears innocent, but it sends a harsh message to the person receiving it. It sounds like: “You can’t do this.” “This challenge is bigger than you.”

In my pursuit to be “helpful,” I was quickly killing the intimacy in my marriage.

A constant state of grief, depression, anxiety or pain is not normal. Telling ourselves that it is can create a situation where we are frozen.