Tag: Meditation
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Complacent No More! Blasted from Complacency: A Journey from Terror to Transformation in Israel is AVAILABLE FOR PRE-SALE NOW!!
How Do I Feel? HAPPY!!! excited, nervous, curious—a whole roller coaster of feelings. A new www.PennySTee.com website look and the ability to purchase “Blasted from Complacency: A Journey from Terror to Transformation in Israel,” online. Whoohoo! Life is always about change and how we handle it. Mostly it’s been exciting but after the last few…
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Be the Hero of Your Own Story
I recently attended Publishers and Writers of Orange County, and boy do I love being around other authors and writers! The cornucopia of the talent combined with the depth of knowledge of the speaker Michael Ashley really caught my attention. Ashley believes “you should be the hero of your own story. Storytelling mastery will shortcut…
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Graduation and Life’s Transitions
Graduation and life’s transitions are on my mind. My son just graduated high school. Life is every cliché, time does fly by. He is smart, kind, got accepted into a great college and has a bright future ahead of him. At graduation, my Valedictorian looked like a Jewish Christmas tree with all of his medals,…
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The Heart of Our 2018 Temple Women’s Retreat
You might wonder, Why Penny would you take time out of your overly-busy schedule to go on a women’s retreat? Well if you have to ask, you’ve never been, or are a man. I tried to explain it to my husband and received a blank stare. Men and women, we are different and Vive la…
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Our Meditation Retreat 2018
Is going on a meditation retreat something that’s on your bucket list or something you ponder whether or not you should try? These are my musings on our temple’s recent meditation retreat. Please forgive the length — I know long from me is nothing new, but you might want to put your warm snugly socks…
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Manifest Your Dreams in 2018
I’m so excited! Writers4Writers celebrated our 2nd Anniversary. How many of you know I have a writers’ support group called Writers4Writers? Yes, the marketing thing is something I’m going to conquer this year and I’ve been working on updating my website. Soon you’ll see more changes : ) But for now, note the tab that…
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2017 Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner Packing Experience
Sunday was one of my favorite days of the year — it was our annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Gathering and Food Packing Party. The congregations of Temple Beth El, the Orange County Islamic Foundation, and Shepherd of the Hills Church, had come together to give thanks, and to volunteer to help others less fortunate. This was the…
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Meditation – A Key to Unlock the Real You
I’m so grateful. On my journey to becoming the latest version of me, I learned to meditate using the first of the Oprah & Deepak 21-Day Meditation Challenges and have participated in each one since. Their first was in March 2013. The latest series is starting on Monday, October 30, 2017, “Making Every Moment Matter.”…
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A Brush with Death During the Days of Awe
The Days of Awe for Jews are the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and they’re still lingering on my mind. But Penny, you wrote a blog for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, what more could you have to say… During these days according to our tradition, God records in a book (great…
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The Masks We Wear
Do you ever think about the masks you wear? We show to others what we hope they will perceive as our best sides – all shiny and polished. We fool ourselves and think we keep the damaged parts hidden. They’re not. If it makes you feel any better, many of our scars originated from our…
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A Meditative Shabbat in Santa Barbara
Have you ever been on a meditation retreat? Combining being Jewish and meditation is a fairly new experience for me. Not until last year were the two joined in my world – during my first meditation retreat. I found the time of deep introspection to be a precursor to one of the most creative, joy-filled years…
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Birthday Celebration Part II: The Girls Weekend Adventures
I love new experiences and my birthday this year was chock full of them : ) On the way home from my meditation weekend celebration (My Birthday Celebration Part I: Miracle on the Mountain), my husband and I stopped by at the historic Mission Inn Hotel and Spa in downtown Riverside for brunch – delicious…
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My Birthday Celebration, Part I: Miracle on the Mountain
As my 60th birthday approached, I wanted to do something different that would help prepare me for this next decade ahead. For me turning 60 – an age that seems old to some, is new and exciting. I truly believe that this will be my best decade yet. I’m old enough to make decisions that…
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Meditation Opened My Heart and Mind
I’m so grateful. On my journey to becoming the latest version of me, I learned to meditate using the Oprah & Deepak 21-Day Meditation Challenges. Their first was in March 2013. The latest one, Become What You Believe, is just ending. You still can sample it for a few days for free : ) They…