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A Day OUT
A few days ago, South Florida was cold. Not metaphorically cold. Actually cold. The kind of cold that makes you retreat indoors, wrap your hands around a warm cup, and postpone the idea of being outside. The park benches were empty. The air carried a sharp edge. And then today happened. The sun returned like…
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“Do the Right Thing,” A life story lesson from Jiu Jitsu Sensei Yaniv Rosenberg
This last Monday night, at YR Jiu-Jitsu, the dojo feels like a tide pool after a stormwarm air, soft light, bodies cooling on the mat.Drills finished. Sparring done.Breath replaces movement. We sit around Sensei Yaniv Rosenbergthe way travelers gather around a small fire—quiet, tired, open. He looks at us, and in the stillness he says:…
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A Way OUT Of The Debt Trap
National economies worldwide used a financial system founded upon debt. This leads people to a life and death struggle with this monetary system created by the financial elites to maintain their power and plunder rules. “It is the long term trends that a debt-based financial system fosters a situation where the creation and supply of money is now…
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A jujitsu moment with Coach Cyborg!
It’s 10:00 am this Saturday morning at the YR Jujitsu Academy in Sunrise, Florida. Coach Yaniv Rosenberg is ending the children class preparing himself to introduce his Sensei. He called him “Mater Coach Cyborg,” who is the special guest to deliver a seminar to the academy students. Wearing his blue Gi, Master Coach Cyborg started…
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Ouanaminthe, as a winner, sets the conditions for a new Haiti-Dominican Republic relationship.
Between a closed border and a poisoned border, the people will choose the lesser. This is an unprecedented and historic victory. The inhabitants of the commune of Ouanaminthe, Haiti, who viscerally engaged in a struggle for dignity with the Dominican Republic (DR), entered triumphantly into the annals of history. President Luis Abinader, exhausted by the…
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A visit to Philadelphia: The Capital of the Revolution
I was in Philadelphia last week. I flew from Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia airport where I boarded the train to the city. I am always in awe with the buzzing of this city where visitors congregate to visit historical landmarks such as Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. The elegance and the beauty of the…
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Going to the dentist
I went to the dentist this morning. A so called “wisdom tooth” has been bothering me for the last two months. I was told to extract it would be a solution. I have been putting off this visit for a couple of weeks. Not able to sustain this pain any longer, I finally decided to…
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The Elephant and the blind men
For centuries, Sufi Masters have been using short stories to teach their spiritual disciples important life lessons. Below you’ll read one of my favorite Sufi stories: “The Elephant and the blind men,” and I invite you to share your perspective on what point you make out of it. Once there was a city, the inhabitants…
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THE ART OF ANTICIPATION & HAPPINESS
Travel, or Just thinking about a getaway can yield surprising benefits, pleasure, and happiness. This is what Elizabeth Dunn, a psychology University professor, called “Anticipation” which is a valuable source of pleasure.” “You can do something pretty simple and feel fantastic,” she told Stephanie Rosenbloom in an interview for The New York times. Now may…
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Thanks to Give Happy!
I spent part of this Thursday morning reading the Times on my cellphone. Last week, David Leonhardt, editor of the New York Times Morning Newsletter, invited his readers to send him six words describing what made them thankful in 2020. He was inspired by this form of writing –the six-word memoir– popularized by the author…
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