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The fine line between giving it all you've got - and knowing when to let go. May 19, 2025
By Eldad Ben-Moshe ✨ Reading Time: 4 minutes
❤ Hi there Better Lifers!
One of the trickiest balances people are having a hard time with that I noticed in my many years of coaching and teaching,
is the fine line between giving it all you got - and knowing when to let go.
We just celebrated my amazi...
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" post.
(Although I ...
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As you may or may not know,Â
I overcame 2 challenging depression periods in my life.
Without medication.
"Challenging" is a delicate definition.
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I'm not writing to brag,
and certainly not to say don't use medications;
I am not saying that.
There are professionals in the ...
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"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."
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Is culture putting too much on us?
And if so, is it really some external force (e.g., 'culture') that 'does it to us'?
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And what does w...
(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 this.
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(By Eldad Ben-Moshe ✨ Reading Time: 6 minutes)
❤ Hey there Better Lifers!
560 fires. At the same time.Â
California is burning.
Over 1,000,000 acres have already burned in 1 week.
How big is that?
It’s like ⅕ of the grand canyon burning on fire.
It’s like the entire island of Maui, Hawaii, burn...
(By Eldad Ben-Moshe ✨ Reading Time: 3 minutes)
❤ Hey there Better Lifers! Â
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 best friend too...
(By Eldad Ben-Moshe ✨ Reading Time: 7 minutes)
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That really wasn’t what I planned for my birthday.
But that wasn’t the reason why I was suffering.
Nor was the physical pain.
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For my 43rd birthday (August 21st. Yes, I’m a Leo!) I wanted to go camping.
I love nature, and I love camping.
And it...