Storm Before the Calm?

The purpose of this blog is to generate some calm excitement at the Friday night dinner table. Please print and share...
Please see the important info below on the new podcast.
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In memory numerous holy people whose yahrzeits fell this week whom I wrote about exactly one year ago.
After 2 weeks of space rocks (Coming Soon to a Pillow Near You? and Anabolic Asteroids), are you ready for something calm?

First question for your table: Would you describe your life as calm?

Or maybe this is the question: Would you describe yourself as calm?

Which is it? Is calmness something that occurs around us or inside of us?
Is calmness something you're born with and basically stuck with, or can it change?

Here's one way to test your answer: do nothing for two minutes.com.

Can you pass the test?

And a final question for your table -If you or your life are sometimes but not always calm — when and why?
Shabbat Shalom


PS - Regarding the new podcast:

Some people were confused by the links. The idea is that you click or tap on one of 7 different podcast services and then "subscribe" or "follow" so that every time I post a new episode (hopefully every Sunday evening) you'll get a notification. (There is no charge.)

To save you the trouble of so much clicking and tapping, here are the eight options:

iTunes podcasts ... Spotify podcasts ... Google podcasts ... Sticher podcasts ... Podbean podcasts ... Amazon music podcasts ... Pocketcasts ... Yidpod

Too many choices? You could pick one at random or choose the one that makes most sense for your device (my guess would be iTunes for iPhones and Google for Android phones; but some people prefer Pocketcasts or Yidpod regardless of the phone.)

But please subscribe or "follow". It won't cost you a penny and it will help the cause. So please subscribe via one of those links. 

Had enough calmness and health and ready for more space rocks?
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