Dr. Dahan's Daily Wisdom - Motivational Podcast

Inspiration: Above and Beyond – Day 356 What I am going to share with you today that may be difficult to accept. But I want you to know that this is a fact, the truth, and something which is real in all aspect of life. When you go through a challenge or a difficulty in life—and it may seem to you as a curse. But in reality, the way that it appears to you right now the reason for this difficulty, this challenge, this curse, this problem is actually divine. It is so great that to be revealed within our limited world and the way that we live, it must afford the disguise and look as a curse. Quite amazing. Now our challenge is to see in this perspective, rather than falling into the trap of becoming angry with what happened, with G-d, with nature, or the pain and negativity that exists in order to provide us with a free choice. Free choice in turn exists in order to enable us to earn the rewards of our own choices. You don’t need to feel unworthy of that blessing. To the contrary, this is coming to you because yo

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 355 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond There are times in our lives when we are challenged to the point where our principles are being questioned and often put to the test. This is not so simple. We have within ourselves a constant battle. One which tries to push us to do the best that we can for good things. That is a holy part of our body, of our consciousness, of our being. The other tries to make us do things which are improper or in a way which is not beneficial to ourselves or to the rest of the world. This battle goes on continuously within ourselves. Now at times, often during the day as we meet other people, we also find ourselves being challenged certainly in a way where our own principles are being questioned. What do we do at that time? How do we overcome that? How do we resist this drive and overcome the possibility of doing things which is not proper? When we are confronted in the case of a challenge, we need to summon at that moment the recollection of ou

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 354 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Have you ever taken the time and stood by the ocean and looked at it? It’s quite incredible and impressive. A majestic look of above and beyond imagination. It’s hard to believe and is interesting that it is said that all that exists on dry land also exists in the ocean. It’s hard to believe, isn’t it? The ocean is home to a vast diversity of minerals, plant life, and millions upon millions of living creatures. Can you imagine that? However, all that exists that we see at least on land, is readily discernable. But yet when we see this, and we’re told the ocean has all of it. We don’t see any of that. All we see is the vast universe. We’re told and that’s so besides the fact that it’s beneath the surface of the waters, and the waters conceal all of their existence. By standing there, you don’t see much. All you see is the water. But what’s underneath it is beyond an incredible universe. If it is as diverse as what’s on land for all

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 353 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Often you meet people that speak about what the right way is to live and what the best thing to do is to become a person of value in this world and to make this world a better place to be, not just for us but for everyone around us? Truly there is one concept that stands above and beyond. There are three emotive concepts that we often speak about. One is the thought, one is the speech, and the other is the action. A thought is whereby we, as human being, have an idea. A place where a seed germinates and a certain concept develops. With this thought itself we develop ideas, concept, and many different things that will get us to move forward. Then there’s the speech. How we express what we thought about, what we developed, and what we aspire to. But really at the end is the action, and what matters most is the action. Action is what matters at all times, even though people say, “But I am a thinker and I can think so many good things.

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 352 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond There are people in our world who believe they should only be kind, or make friends with others who are extremely bright, talented, scholars, or people who are of just extreme importance. It is good to learn and it is great to continuously grow in knowledge and have a broad sense of understanding of what the world is all about. In a profession, in areas of culture, and in every other aspect of life, this is great. However, the pursuit of such intelligence puts you in an introverted activity. That’s all it is. It keeps you away from everybody else. Why become a hermit confined only to an elite circle of scholars; only to surround yourself with extremely intelligent people and only give them the opportunity to be around? You should receive every person with a friendly face, even ones that can bring you absolutely no benefit. That person actually has a lot to offer. You should speak to people congenially with sweet and pleasing wo

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 351 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond There are many people in our world who feel that marching orders are given only for the military. “This isn’t for me to listen to, I am not part of an army. I don’t want to listen. I don’t want to do what I’m told to do whenever someone else tells me to do it. Marching orders are not for me. I don’t like it and I’m in charge of what I want to do.” When each and every human being was created, it was for a specific purpose. That purpose has a mission, and that mission has a tremendous amount of available strength that it comes with to help you fulfill that mission. This mission that you were given—each and every one of us actually since the creation of the world—is to fulfill the purpose of the world and to make a better place to be for each and every one of us at all times. Everything that each and every one of us does at any given time affects other concepts, people, places, time, energy—everything. Everything affects everythin

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 350 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond The world was created with many different creations in the four different universes: the inanimate, vegetative, animal, and human world. All of these are amazing opportunities for us to use all the strength and energies of these different worlds to make this universe unique. Now our emotions are the measure of our maturity. Many people are gifted with superior intelligence or talents. That’s just what they were given. But truly refined emotions are achieved by shedding childlike self-absorption and contributing to the world. That makes a big difference. We find that fruit bearing trees provide us with nourishment and delight at their own expense. Think about that when you find barren trees, what do they do? They don’t give any fruits. They merely impress us with their stately presence. That’s all they can do. Perhaps they can offer us some shade, but they sacrifice nothing in doing so. We can learn from fruit bearing trees versus n

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 349 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond At a certain age in life we find ourselves satisfied with our own achievements. We look around and we say, “I’ve done well. I’m okay. I have done everything that I can.” The truth is: “Are yourself are you truly satisfied with your achievements? At least your past achievements until today?” The fact is, you shouldn’t be. You should never be satisfied with your own past achievements. Now people may say, and even tell yourself, that if you’re never satisfied with your own achievements you will drive yourself crazy. Why is that? Ignore these people, don’t listen to them. Look at what you’ve done, and if that was good, double it. Double is always better, stronger, higher, and much wiser. Don’t let what you’ve done be the final measure of who you are. Let that be only the beginning of what you can do, and all past achievements, don’t use them as an excuse to stop, but as an incentive to grow higher and better. Don’t let anything be y

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 348 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond The world assumes that one only tries to spring in, over one’s trouble when all else fails. That’s the only time they try. There is however another suggestion; that is to head straight for the highway. Not to let any of these things get in the way of you accomplishing your goals, finishing a task, or taking on whatever action you want to. There is no need to wait. There’s no way to think, and at times there’s not even need to understand. If trouble comes your way or a challenge that you think is overwhelming, don’t think, go right into it, and get rid of it. Often you will find that the trouble, circumstance, challenge, difficulty, or whatever the issue is, is nothing more than an opportunity for you to become stronger, better, and wiser. Why wait for it? Why take a chance? Why think that this problem will become now part of your life? Use this as a springboard to take you to the next level; use this as an opportunity. It is

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 347 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Just recently, I was walking down the street and there was a restaurant on the corner. A man stepped out of that restaurant and in his hand he had a toothpick wrapped in cellophane. I saw him take out the toothpick from the cellophane wrapper and threw the wrapper on the ground, and kept on walking. I picked up the wrapper and put it in the garbage can. It occurred to me, why did this man throw the wrapper on the ground? If this was his home, would he do that? Would he just throw it on the floor? I ask you the question, “If you are at home and you open up a drawer, do you push it back? If you open up a closet and you take something out of the cabinet, do you close the door? When you sit at the table and you pull a chair to sit down, as you walk away, do you push the chair back where it belongs?” You should know, it does make a difference. Somebody may say, "Oh, what is the difference? I mean, it's just a piece of cellophane, th

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 346 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Have you ever found yourself in a situation which seems to be for absolutely no reason whatsoever? For instance you’re driving on the freeway and you’re going from point A to point B, and you make a wrong turn. The initial thought is, “I made the wrong turn. I can’t believe I did this. Where am I going? This is not the right place.” or, you find yourself in a situation where you wonder, how did you get there? What happened? What is the purpose of that? There is nothing that happens haphazardly for absolutely no reason. Nothing at all. It’s impossible. The reason for it is because the Creator of the world has made sure that everything in this world is calculated to an endless level. Everything has a purpose, everything has a good purpose to it. That is the reason why you are there. When you find yourself in a situation where it seems perhaps that you got loss, or it just doesn’t feel that there is nothing or anything for you to d

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 345 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond There are many pleasures in life that a person can enjoy at any given time. There are the pleasures of resting. The pleasures of going on a trip, on a vacation and visiting far flung locations. There is also the pleasure of being around people you enjoy. Family members and people that you love. There is the pleasure at times of reading a good book. A pleasure of taking a shower and enjoying the fresh water. Pleasures sometimes of taking a walk in a forest and admiring the beauty of an unbelievable world that we’ve been given. There are so many pleasures in life. What is your pleasure in life? Where do you truly derive pleasure. Pleasures in life—the real ones — are the simple ones. The ones that don’t cost any money, don’t take you very far, and don’t need a lot of “stuff” around. They are the best pleasures. They are free, they are there, and they are continuously in your heart. They’re the ones that leave a memory etched in yo

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 344 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond I want to share with you today a thought about a monumental responsibility that each and every person has in this world. A person is given only the exact number of days they need to accomplish the tasks in the world. Which tasks? Those that were assigned to their life. If a day is not used for its own purpose, the tasks for those days could be left undone. That’s a “monumental responsibility”. There are two things to note about this. Firstly, wasted time never returns. Every individual is given a specific number of days and seconds to accomplish all that he’s charged with. When a day is misused, this loss is irreplaceable. Quite amazing if you think about that. Secondly, something that you need to remember is that the service, work, duties, and tasks of that day build upon each other. Meaning that they raise tomorrow’s work to a higher level. When a person has $100, they really wish they had $200, and when they have $200, the

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 343 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond You know, it is interesting to look at the definition of the word marriage. Marriage is actually any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union, which is established in various parts of the world. This union forms a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, and even socially. It grants the participating partners mutual conjugal rights as well as responsibilities. A marriage is a challenge even with the best of circumstances. Even when two individuals share common and compatible heritage, culture, or value system they will have challenges regardless of the union. When these parameters diverge, the heritage, the culture, or the value systems—they come from a different direction or different destination, the challenges for a successful marriage drops to virtually nil. It makes no different whether the individuals in question feel attached to their heritage, or their culture, or not. These characteristics are largely here

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 342 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond There are many times in our lives when we meet different people in different places within different circumstances. We often walk away from these experiences without having too many feelings of difference or of a change. We think, “It was nice.” It might even have been very pleasant, but nothing special happened. However, there are times in our lives when we experience a special moment. This moment is truly precious. This precious moment is when we evaluate who we are, what we have, and how grateful we can be for the things that we have. The other day I was driving, and I saw a person who could not see. Although they didn’t have the vision that most people have, I am sure that in their heart they feel and they know so much more than most people can even believe. It occurred to me that I was fortunate enough to be able to open my eyes at any given time, and look around and appreciate the beauty of the color of the sky, the flowers b

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 341 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond One of the most precious gifts that we were given in this world is a family. A family’s is a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with children and people that care for one another. That’s the definition of a family. One of the most challenging areas of leadership is your family. Leadership of a family demands even the higher standards of honesty, and integrity, and anything else than anything that you could have done. Why is that? Because if you are the head of the family, it is not the same as if you are the head of an office. In an office, you can replace a disgruntled employee and you can start all over. You might even get a new job if you wanted to, if it comes to that. You can even move to a different location. But family? That you can never get rid of them. They cannot be shuffled like a deck of cards. Family is something that always stays with you. No matter where, no matter what, no matter when, the family

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 340 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond At times in life, a person find themselves for whatever reason with debts. Financial debts can be somewhat challenging, to say the least. At times, they can even be overwhelming. What happens when you have debts? You’re troubled, often downcast and many debts can make it so difficult for us to believe and even do anything. We’re just stagnating life. A possible solution about overcoming the downcast or the fear, or even the lack of understanding of what’s happening, is to strive for trust. Trust is the key to everything in life at any time. You have to strengthen yourself in the belief that even if there seems to be no way at all for matters to work out, you should never-the-less trust in the Creator. Trust in the Good Being that has made this world what it is today. That this Creator works above nature and all can be good at any time. When you lift yourself out of this worldly mindset, you can reach the point that you apprec

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 339 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Although the world is made up of many different people, different religions, different locations where everyone lives, different ethnicity, all kinds of different people, even within the same country and the same location, even within the same home, many different people live under one roof. There is one spark that we all share, one spark of unity, and that is the spark of happiness. Happiness is defined as something which makes you feel good. Yet, there is something greater than your happiness, and it's called joy. Joy is something that you feel not only for yourself but something that you also feel for others. Something that you can share with others. A feeling of joy is a communal or at least a reciprocity between different people. The pleasure of helping another get what they need, the pleasure of always benefiting someone else, not at their expense but at their benefit. The joy of making sure that everyone has what they nee

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 338 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond A rule that is taught by many great people and should be part of every single person’s life, is the habit to say little but do much. If you want to help another for instance, say little and do much. If you want to give charity, say little but give much. If you want to please another person, say little and do much. By saying little, you are not minimizing what your efforts are, you are keeping away from the information about what you’re going to do. This is the person with whom you have this relationship, or to whom you are helping, giving money, giving some knowledge, or sharing things that you have. By you saying little and doing much, you keep that away from them. Once they see the result of what you have done, they will see the accomplishments and magnitude of what you have done. They will be ecstatic about what you’ve continuously performed. It’s not always easy to do this because most people want to talk about it. They feel th

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 337 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond If you want to be successful in your life and if you want to succeed in growth, in understanding, knowledge, and changing your future, you need to fix time for what you do. For instance, in the concept of prayer. Prayers cannot just be said wherever, whenever, or however. Now, you do have the option to pray whenever you wish; but you should have a fixed time on a daily basis of when you want to pray and when you need to pray. The one things to pray for are the things that will help you develop a relationship with the universe and you will get to where you want to be. However, the need to pray, the ambition that each human being has at any given time to have a part of the world, and to be part of the growth of the world, is to establish a relationship with the Creator. You may say, “I don’t believe in the Creator, and I don’t want to pray.” Fine, if this is your feeling. But each and every one of us, in time of need, pray. You do