By Eldad Ben-Moshe (Reading Time:  3 minutes)

Hi there Better Lifers!

In a culture where everyone is a self-proclaimed "warrior" (I live in northern California...), sometimes I'm more of a worrier..

Not because I'm smart;
It's not an "I'm worried about the future of the world"...

(By Eldad Ben-Moshe)

As you may or may not know, 
I overcame 2 challenging depression periods in my life.

Without medication.

"Challenging" is a delicate definition.

I'm not writing to brag,
and certainly not to say don't use medications;
I am not saying that.

There are...

 
(By Eldad Ben-Moshe)

"Be a winner."

"You're such a loser."

"You have to win in life."

"Nice guys finish last."

"You'll never get anywhere in life."

Is culture putting too much on us?

And if so, is it really some external force (e.g., 'culture') that 'does it to us'?

And...

(By Eldad Ben-Moshe  Reading Time: 5 minutes)

Hey there Better Lifers!

It seems like recently,
every birthday of mine comes with a drama…

In 2019 I was hospitalized.

In 2020 we were evacuated and ran away from the fires.

And this year…

I’ll...

(By Eldad Ben-Moshe)

Hey there Better Lifers!

In 1938, Napoleon Hill wrote down an eye-opening interview he had with...

The devil!

Really? 
The Devil?

Well, I agree with what Napoleon Hill wrote about it: 

“... the Devil I interviewed may have been real, just as he claimed...

(By Eldad Ben-Moshe Reading Time: 2 minutes)

Hey there Better Lifers!

Judging from your responses,
last week’s email stirred up some emotions and fears for many of you...

So let’s deal with that.

“I want more money because if I have enough money I’ll have freedom,...

 By Eldad Ben-Moshe (Reading Time:  2 minutes)

Hi there Better Lifers!

There's a story about an elder of the Cherokee tribe who was sitting with his grandson.

The grandson was troubled and came to his grandfather for advice.

So the elder told his grandson about a terrible battle...

By Eldad Ben-Moshe (Reading Time:  2 minutes)

Hey there Better Lifers!

Stressssssssssss.

You might have recently suddenly felt it.
Or you might have been feeling it for a while now.

More and more people are feeling it recently - 
even though we seem to be past the peak of...

(By Eldad Ben-Moshe Reading Time: 3 minutes)

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: 4 minutes)

Hey there Better Lifers!

The most important elections of your life happen inside your head.

Every. Single. Moment.

I’m not saying that the elections for president/prime minister are not important. But the more important question, perhaps ...

(By Eldad Ben-Moshe Reading Time: 5 minutes)

Hey there Better Lifers!

What if there was a way for you to make it easier for your loved ones to forgive you?

After my post about forgiveness, people started asking me more and more about the relationship between apology and forgiveness. 

So -...

(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...

(By Eldad Ben-Moshe Reading Time: 6 minutes)

Hey there Better Lifers!

560 fires. At the same time. 

California is burning.
Over 1,000,000 acres have already burned in 1 week.

How big is that?

It’s like of the grand canyon burning on fire.
It’s like the entire island of Maui,...

(By Eldad Ben-Moshe Reading Time: 1 minute)

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...