I loved speaking with him about the divine feminine, his new 21-day meditation with Alicia Keys and his Never Alone Summit. I introduced him as Mallika’s dad since I interviewed her first!
Grateful to @thrive for sharing this information which is vital for creating a more peaceful, just, sustainable, healthier and joyful world. 🙏https://t.co/3oqrAahJ5i
Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 1.3 million views on YouTube! (Exact count: 1,336,692 views) Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 3,110 subscribers? I hope you will join me and subscribe! For more We Said Go Travel articles, TV segments, videos and social media: CLICK HERE Find me on social media with over 150,000 followers. Please follow on Twitter at @LisaNiver, Instagram @LisaNiver and on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and at LisaNiver.com.
My fortune cookies said:
“Good Opportunities ahead—set your mind to grasp the next..“
“Take a trip with a friend“
Stay safe and healthy! We will travel again! Lisa
Taken April 27, 2021 in Santa Monica with my new #iPhone 12ProMax
For the authors, that legacy embodies the book’s central message: that even in the face of unbearable loss, compassion, presence and community can help transform grief into an enduring act of care.
This is where the Holocaust story begins – not in the gas chambers of Auschwitz, but earlier, with the Nazi regime’s Aktion T4 program, a state-sponsored campaign to murder people with disabilities.
For the Jewish community, this threat is particularly severe because Jewish life is built around proximity, continuity and intergenerational relationships.
Long before shakshuka became a brunch staple and Israeli restaurants multiplied across the city, Admony was introducing New Yorkers to the flavors she had grown up with in Israel.
Several surveys showed that there is substance to the claim that a degree of Jewish “strengthening” is evident in the Israeli public. However, all the studies so far have dealt with adult society.
This may be Israel’s blind spot. The system is exceptionally good at creating biomedical startups but not equally optimized for turning the strongest of them into enduring global companies.
We may not remember every conversation or every accomplishment, but we remember how people made us feel. In the end, it is those ordinary acts of kindness that stay with us the longest.
It is possible that a record four Jewish candidates will be on a debate stage, vying to become the Democratic nominee for the 2028 presidential election.
While I understand and sympathize with the issues confronting Conservative rabbis and synagogues in the United States concerning intermarriage, allowing Conservative rabbis to officiate at intermarriages will not solve that problem.
The classic case of a “nonapology” apology is when the allegedly contrite offender says something to the effect of “I’m so sorry that you’re upset.” Note that the speaker doesn’t actually acknowledge doing anything wrong.
Deepak Chopra interviewed by Lisa Niver: May News 2021
Lisa Ellen Niver
May News 2021 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel:
Thank you Deepak Chopra!
I loved speaking with him about the divine feminine, his new 21-day meditation with Alicia Keys and his Never Alone Summit. I introduced him as Mallika’s dad since I interviewed her first!
Thank you to Thrive Global for publishing my article, “Strategies for Success: Mental Health Awareness Month with Deepak Chopra“
Thank you to Deepak for sharing my article across his social media!
Did you love The Henna Artist? I wrote about it for Ms. Magazine and recently interviewed author, Alka Joshi, about her new book which you can pre-order NOW called The Secret Keeper of Jaipur! Watch our interview here or read it on Thrive Global, “Writing and Rewriting during COVID.“
Thank you to Paula Carreiro of PC Public Relations for highlighting me as a featured travel writer in your newsletter and website!
Thank you to Bob Wheeler and the Money Nerve Team including Anthony and Alyssa for having me on their show, MONEY YOU SHOULD ASK!
Thank you to Jill Cutler for her photos and help with this article on the Jewish Journal, “Thank you to those who #StandWithIsrael.”
More articles on We Said Go Travel and the Jewish Journal:
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?
Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 1.3 million views on YouTube! (Exact count: 1,336,692 views) Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 3,110 subscribers? I hope you will join me and subscribe! For more We Said Go Travel articles, TV segments, videos and social media: CLICK HERE Find me on social media with over 150,000 followers. Please follow on Twitter at @LisaNiver, Instagram @LisaNiver and on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and at LisaNiver.com.
My fortune cookies said:
“Good Opportunities ahead—set your mind to grasp the next..“
“Take a trip with a friend“
Stay safe and healthy! We will travel again! Lisa
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