The Better Life Awareness Blog
Tips, practices, and teachings for living a happier, more awakened life.
Learn to handle painful emotions and destructive beliefs in a mindful, healthy way.
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How can coaching help? How do I help?
I've been asked this question a lot.
And I get it: "Coaching" is a very vague term.
There are different types of coaching (for example, executive, life, and business coaching) each...
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Hey there Better Lifers!
Unlike many others,
I’m not a “you can manifest reality” kind of guy.
Oh, no.
Don’t even get me started about that.
But there is one thing you DO create all...
(By Eldad Ben-Moshe Reading Time: 5 minutes)
Hey there Better Lifers!
The most important day in the Jewish tradition is both beautiful and terrible.
It is also a great example of why I chose a spiritual path over a religious path -
and why I can never relate to any religious narrative...
(By Eldad Ben-Moshe Reading Time: 7 minutes)
Hey there Better Lifers!
Every now and then, I feel like my heart is bleeding.
It’s usually because I get in touch with the deeper layers of my core wounds and the existential pain - the pain that comes with being alive.
Some days are like...
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Hey there Better Lifers!
Pain and suffering are a serious issue.
But sometimes the best way to learn - and to remember - how to deal with it all,
is through a joke.
As the Course in Miracles says -
part of the problem is that we are...
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Hey there Better Lifers!
I used to hate my birthday.
It was a combination of unpleasant experiences,
expectations that didn’t get met, and, of course,
hating myself.
And then, in 1995, the biggest tragedy of my life happened:
My...
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Hey there Better Lifers!
We all want a happier, better life.
Consciously and unconsciously, we run away from pain and towards happiness.
But what is the key to happiness?
It seems that humans struggled with this question forever.
A Course...
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Hey there Better Lifers!
Following our FREE MEDITATION TRAINING on how to meditate (click here to join),
we received great reviews and some questions from people who wanted to deepen their practice and understanding of how to meditate.
Join us for...
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While everyone is aware of the many problems the corona crisis is causing, it’s essential to pay attention to the gifts of the corona crisis as well.
One gift is that scary, stressful times such as these bring out the...
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A dear friend of mine confessed to me this week that she is having a very hard time.
It was really both beautiful and heartbreaking to hear her.
Human life can be so hard, you know?
It’s important to know and acknowledge this,
because you...
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Emotional pain is tough to handle sometimes, isn’t it?
Life contains suffering and sadness alongside joy and pleasure.
In a world of duality, it's an inevitable part of the music of life.
How do you deal with...
(By Eldad Ben-Moshe Reading Time: 6 minutes)
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Last week a good friend asked me, “why do we have to suffer to grow?”
She’s having a hard time for some years now, and if that’s not enough,
about 2 months ago her big love left her, broken-hearted and...
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In truth, starting a new year means nothing.
It’s just another story we’re telling ourselves.
It’s not a fact that a new year just started - it’s a story.
It’s not a new year in China.
It’s not the...
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Anger, frustration, depression, stress, anxiety…
Not exactly what comes to mind when you’re thinking about gratitude and giving thanks, is it?
More to the point, it’s the opposite of what gratitude feels like.
It’s the opposite of...
(By Eldad Ben-Moshe Reading Time: 7 minutes)
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What if you found out that you’re never upset for the reason you think?
I know, it might sound strange.
You might be asking me in your head:
“Eldad, what do you mean?
Of course I'm upset because of her/him/what...