High Holidays - But I Haven’t Changed All Year!

But I Haven’t Changed All Year! Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, begins Sunday eve Sept. 13, through Tuesday night, Sept. 15, 2015. Browse our collection of short films, inspiring essays, family activities, recipes and more at: High Holidays   But I Haven’t Changed All Year!       4 common thoughts that block change before Rosh Hashanah.   by Sara Debbie Gutfreund “Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life,” leadership expert Robin Sharma once said. Soon it will be Rosh Hashanah and I feel almost exactly the way I did the year before. Could all this time have gone by without me making any real changes? Am I going in circles, living the same year over and over again? What are the key thoughts that block us from change every year and how do we dispel them? 1. Thinking that we can’t learn. We become so entrenched in our habits and our routines that many of us believe that we can’t learn how to begin again. But there is a saying: If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. But when you are determined to learn, no one can stop you. There are countless scholars and successful people in every field who struggled when they first started out, but they were determined to learn. We are not imprisoned by our past; it’s never too late to learn new ideas and change the story. READ MORE >> The Jewish Year by Rabbi Benjamin Blech Using the 12 months of the Hebrew calendar as a map for personal growth. Read Article Two Sides to Every Desk: A Rosh Hashanah Parable by Rabbi Eli Scheller My boss summoned me into his office. He stood on one side of the desk and I stood on the other. Read Article Shofar: The Call of Love by Rabbi Dov Heller, M.A. God wants a relationship with us. How badly do you want a relationship with Him? Read Article [Video] How to Transform Your High Holidays by Rabbi Tzvi Sytner A moving story about a young man, an old Jew and a poetry contest. View Video NEW @ Aish.com! Daily Features Today's Quote Today's Photo Today's Recipe Like what you read? As a non-profit organization, Aish.com relies on readers like you to enable us to provide meaningful and relevant articles.Join Aish.com and help us continue to give daily inspiration to people like you around the world.Click here to Join Aish.com Follow us on Facebook What do you think of this email? Help us make these personalized newsletters — and our site — better. Send us your questions and comments to tellus@aish.com. Forward this email to a friend. Need to change your subscription? • This email was sent to: phillipphillip787@gmail.com. • You are currently subscribed to list "Calendar and Holidays." • To unsubscribe from this mailing list, click here. • To modify your email account, change your e-mail address, or unsubscribe from all lists click here. Aish.com is the most complete online Jewish resource. We hope you enjoy receiving this personalized newsletter.Aish.comOne Western Wall Plaza PO Box 14149 Jerusalem 91141 Israel Tel: 972-2-628-5666 Fax: 972-2-627-3172© 2015 Aish.com Powered by MadMimi ® Unsubscribe instantly from ALL Aish.com emails by clicking here.