Dr. Dahan's Daily Wisdom - Motivational Podcast

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 65 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Do you know what it means to be blessed? My own interpretation of being blessed is that you have abundance in all good things. It also means that your joys, like the stars at night, are too numerous to count. It means that your victories are more abundant than all the grains of sand on all the beaches and all the oceans all over the world. It means also that lack and struggle actually only serves to make you stronger. It also means that beauty, order, and abundance are your constant companions. It means that every pathway that you choose leads you to that which is pure, good, and lovely. Every doubt and fear can actually be replaced by a deep, binding trust – something that serves to you as an evidence that there is a higher power all around you. That is what a true blessing means. If this is what you have in your life, then you are truly blessed. If it’s not what you have in your life then change it by changing yourself. You ca

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 64 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond What is the difference between light and darkness? When men build a dam, it is to generate electricity. The goal is to allow the water to flow as it did before. The real goal is for it to vigorously cascade, moving through and activating the turbines so that the water attains a higher level than it had originally done – so then it creates electricity. It’s an interesting concept, that darkness cannot exist in the presence of light. Darkness is no more than the absence of light that is the definition of darkness. Darkness lacks the power to create and to build. Light, on the other hand, has absolutely no way to battle against darkness. When it appears, the darkness melts away. That is the way you should lead your life. Do not allow any darkness to enter your day-to-day life. Let the light in, and live life. You will see that you can overcome every possible challenge facing you can be overcome. Have a wonderful day. Did you enjoy

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 63 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond A wise man once wrote, “The sun is always shining. Even when it is night on one half of the globe, there is sunshine on the other… Even where it is dark, the brightness is present through the stars.” What an amazing concept. Only a truly wise man could say such a thing. What this means is that you have the power within yourself to overcome any challenge at any time. Even though it may seem that you’re not able to, you have that power within yourself. There is power in believing in yourself and knowing that you can overcome it. Take that strength and hold on to it with every fiber of your body and overcome it. Every challenge we are presented with in life packs a certain amount of energy and to meet that challenge requires of us an amount of energy equal to that of the challenge. But here’s the beautiful thing - it is given to you and you can overcome it at any given time. What are you waiting for? Don’t let any challenge be in y

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 62 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Some people are often afraid or somewhat uncomfortable with being vulnerable. Vulnerable means to be accessible, to be defenseless, to be exposed, and often, to be liable or ready. But to be vulnerable can be such a great opportunity for you to be who you truly want to be. For instance, just saying “I'm sorry” means that you don't have any cover-ups. You can apologize for the mistake you've made. The person who has an inner wholesomeness does not fear saying “I'm sorry” ever. They are honest about themselves and they can be vulnerable as to what happens. Vulnerable about their emotions and for that, they're agreeing to be who they are. Now that is because it doesn't shatter the core of their identity. They know who they are and they believe in their mission. Therefore, they are not vulnerable. They're accepting their fate, their actions, and they just realize what is going on in their life. To be sensitive to yourself that matter

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 61 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond When wisdom is imparted to you, you must say, “Thank you.” For the value of time, the dignity of simplicity, the influence of examples, and the virtue of patience. To learn of the success of perseverance and the worth of character. The obligation of a duty and the improvement of talent. The pleasure of working; the powers of kindness. The joy of originality. All these, empower you to be a better person. For this, say “Thank you.” Did you enjoy the motivational daily podcast? If so, why not help us spread the goodness by posting a review on iTunes and sharing your favorite episode. Let us join together and bring positivity around the world!

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 60 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Do you know the difference between faith and trust? Faith has limitations, an example of that is if a person were drowning in water and was holding onto a straw. Faith is what keeps you going, it keeps you thinking and believing that you will make it. As long as you’re holding on to that straw, something is there to save you. But you still need the straw. Trust is different. Trust is letting go of the straw and knowing for a fact that you will make it, regardless of the situation. This is what life is all about, trusting in your abilities to overcome any challenge that comes your way. Trusting the strength that’s given from above, to continuously keep you going. There are challenges, difficulties, and obstacles and they will not stop. You have the chance and the opportunity to change, and make a difference. Believe in yourself. Believe in the one Creator. Always know that by trusting the Creator you, yourself can overcome any challe

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 59 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Many people have the will, the notion, and often the ambition to be different. Now, being different, what does it mean? Does it mean dressing like everyone else, acting like everyone else, thinking like everyone else? Being different means so much; you can be yourself. That's different enough. As a matter of fact, there's no one like you. There is no other human being like you. You are the only one, a unique creation that walks in this earth, that walks, talks, thinks, acts, and is like you. That's it. Not everybody dresses like everybody else, and not everybody likes to act like everyone else. To be different, to be unique, to be who you want to be is the truest that you have at any given time. Being different means to be your true self, to deeply find your purpose on Earth— your origins, your notions, your understanding, and develop them to the fullest extent. Being different means to be who you were meant to be. Now you may s

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 58 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond As I was driving by today, I saw a man on a bicycle with flip-flops, a t-shirt, a suntan, shorts, enjoying his ride. He had a drink in his hands and he seemed as though he had no care and no worries at all. He seemed quite relaxed. He looked truly happy. He was just waiting at the light to cross the street with his bicycle. It occurred to me that there are people in this world who enjoy their day, even though don’t seem to have much. You could tell that this man did not have a lot but in truth, irrespective of his material possessions, this man seemed quite content. The ultimate life, to be happy with what you have, not to be in constant pursuit of more or greater, or better, but just to be content. Contentment is a gift. It's not something that you are actually given from the beginning. It's something that you learn, something that you acquire over a period of time. Something that if you were to do it properly, you will experien

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 57 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond It is interesting that in our present world there is always a struggle between good and evil. Every human being faces this. Only very few people in this world, who are chosen to be special people, don’t have that struggle. In every struggle, there are ups and downs. Times when the evil in us gets the better of us. There are also times when the inherent good within us triumphs. Our world is a world that allows for the existence of greed, hate, and suffering… But also for goodness, sharing, and loving. Although the Creator created such a world as to reflect the infinite goodness and perfection, He also shrouded all of this in a veil of distinctive evil. That veil only conceals and distorts the true nature of what man is. Man has the freedom to choose between good and evil at any given time. Man can either labor to bring light and good inherent in himself, and all the world around him, or he can intensify this illusion of evil. What wo

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 56 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Here's a play on words: I found out that the best age is courage. The best mile is smile. The best stand is understand. The best end is friend, and the best day is today. These words all have combinations which should make you better. Use it. Did you enjoy the motivational daily podcast? If so, why not help us spread the goodness by posting a review on iTunes and sharing your favorite episode. Let us join together and bring positivity around the world!

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 55 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond There was a story that I read once about an elderly carpenter who was ready to retire. He told his employer who was a contractor, that he had made plans to leave the house building business, and wanted to live a more leisurely life with his family. The contractor was so sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. Of course, the carpenter said yes. But, in time it wasn't easy to see that his heart was not in it. The carpenter did not do as well as he should have and built a shoddy house. Well, it's unfortunate that this is the way he ended his dedicated career. When the carpenter finished his work the employer came to inspect the house and he handed him the front door key, and said, "This is your house, my gift to you." At that moment the carpenter was shocked, what a shame. If he had only known that he was building his own house, he would have done it so differently. You

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 54 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond What is the difference between being concerned or worried? Concerned means that you truly care about something and you have either an opinion, an idea, or a thought that might influence what you're doing or what is happening. Worried means that you have a lack of faith or a lack of trust in the Creator, as much as the possibility of failure within yourself of something that might not be able to be accomplished; so, you worry. If you think about those two terms, being concerned or worried, which one truly should you use at any given time when situations arise? Concerned means that you care but at the same time you know something needs to be done about it. Worried means you'll also do something about it but you don't think it's going to be positive. You don't think it's going to come out okay. You have a feeling that things are going to turn out eventually, but not to your satisfaction or to what you believe may be the best. As a m

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 53 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond It is very important to understand the preciousness of time. Today is the most important day of your life. Now you might say, so was yesterday and so could be tomorrow. The truth is, what you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. What will happen over the next few hours is dependent on what you do today. All of life and all of the future is based on what you do at the moment, when you think about it. As you think about this moment right now, it will determine what type of future you're going to have later on. Of course, there's the past and there's the present, and there's also the future. Now what you need to do is to borrow from the future, of the vision that you wish to have. Then, mix that with the experiences from the past of things that you've done as an enticement to make your present better. We look forward to the future with the hope that it will be better, but hope isn't good enoug

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 52 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Did you know that when diamonds are found they are usually found in dirt? They have to be extracted, cleaned up, polished, and often cut. There's a lot of work that needs to be done for a diamond to be either appreciated or understood. If you see a diamond in the rough, you wouldn't know that this precious stone has actually a huge monetary value on the market. This is the same as it is with people. Often, you meet people who seem to be, to a certain extent, “rough”. Rough on the edges, rough in their beings, in their appearance, or sometimes perhaps rough in just the way they act. But, behind that dust, behind the things around it that makes it look rough, there is a true diamond that lives there, and that is the real person that you see behind. We need to pay attention to this and we need to always be conscientious of the fact that each and every human being in this world is a diamond. Not what we see, not what we think, not wh

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 51 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond It is said that courage is the greatest of all the virtues. What should you have the courage for? How should you best use this courage that you have that's an innate power? You should use it to do whatever you wish to do. But, at all times you need to know what to do with it, because life has no remote control. What you want to change, you have to get up and change it yourself. That's just the way things are. You have to think less of what the future will bring you and more of what you can bring to the future, if you want things to change. Imperfect action always beats the perfect inaction. Once you know that and you realize what you've got in front of you. You have to realize and remember, you're not born a winner and you're not born a loser. You are born a chooser. Indeed, we're not the products of our own circumstances. We are the products of our own decisions. We were given courage. Courage is the greatest of all virtues. Wh

Inspiration: Above and Beyond – Day 50 With the advance of technology today, I'm sure you know what a GPS is. But do you know how it works? When you get lost, the GPS doesn't tell you to go back to your starting point, rather its recalculates and fixes your route via satellite from above. May I suggest that this is how life is? When you get lost in life and things seem to be challenging, you need to trust the Creator who has a map which is kept above to get you back at any time where you need to be. In other words, He will get you back on track. There are some people who don't believe this concept and by the time they're ready to go, they are disappointed. May I share with you the five top regrets that people have on their deathbed? This may help you realize where we are. Here's number one: People say, "I wish I had the courage to live a true life to myself, not the life that other people expected me to live." Second, "I wish I didn't work so hard." How many people say that? Here's the third: People s

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 49 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Would you like to know secrets of a powerful lesson covering how to turn your plans into action? Listen carefully… The first thing that you must do to turn your life around, is to realize that you matter in this world. Everything that you do affects everything else around you. Not just your world, but the whole world from where you stand to the other side of the globe. Everything affects everything else. The second thing is that you must dream a dream. Have a vision of what you want and then plan for the dream, realize what you must do. You must watch your dream turn into reality and enjoy the steps to do so. Now you might ask, “How would I do that?” Here are nine critical words that you need to always remember. First, if you’re faced with a challenge or difficulty, is to “Break it down”. “Break it down” means take it apart, and look at one piece at a time, just like you would do with a puzzle, and decide, of these pieces which

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 48 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Are you in control of your life? You should be. There are certain things you can't control, for instance, the weather, you can't control that. Time moving, you can’t control that either. How other people act, you can't control that. You can control everything that's about you. If you really want to improve your situation at any given time, you can work on that one thing that you always have control over, yourself. Having control doesn't mean that you are in charge of everything or anyone, or all things around you. Having control and being in charge means that you're in control of yourself, your attitude, the way that you express yourself. Whether or not you help other people, and whether or not when you meet other people you make them feel greater than they are at the time that they see you; that you have control over. That's true control. True control is knowing that you as a human being are limited, but only limited by your min

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 47 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Have you ever seen a stress ball or do you know what it is? Let me describe it, if I may, a little plastic ball. It fits just about in the palm of your hands and supposedly, not with any scientific backgrounds, when you're stressed you're supposed to take this stress ball and exert energy into the ball and squeeze it as hard as you can as many times as you need. This supposedly, again without any scientific background, should get rid of the stress that you have. Rather than exerting yourself in an improper matter or on things or people, you would release that negative energy or stress onto the ball; so it's called a stress ball. Might I ask you, why would you want to squeeze a ball if you're stressed? Here is a suggestion; why not squeeze your own heart in a spiritual, non-physical manner? You will see what comes out of there. If you squeeze your heart hard enough, do you know what you will find? So many good memories and good th

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 46 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond In life, you must know that there are fundamentals which are important to remember. These are the concepts that we live by and principles that make us grow into better people. The first fundamental of life is to know that you are created in the image of G-d. This is critical to your life and your family, it is truly important to always remember that. The second fundamental of life is to know unequivocally that G-d wants you to succeed. The world was created such that, everything that was given to you - all the opportunities, all the possibilities - are possible for you. Everything is there to help you succeed, to help you to become better. The third fundamental of life is that you have to live life to the fullest extent – and everything that you do in life must be to the fullest extent. This not only will make your life worthwhile, it will also give you the meaning and the purpose of the reasons why you were created. The fourth