Dr. Dahan's Daily Wisdom - Motivational Podcast

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 188 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond A great wise person once wrote, "Any human being whose spirit moves him and whose intellect has motivated him to distinguish himself by standing before the Creator, serving and knowing Him, will be granted all of his physical needs." In other words, when we recognize that the purpose of our lives is to serve the Creator and be who we were created to be, and we dedicate ourselves to accomplishing everything that we are supposed to do; we can be assured that the best of everything, materially and spiritually, will be given to us. So, why not live a good life? Why worry? Why be so concerned about what we are going to need? Why not just do the best that we can? Know for a fact that we are continuously in the hands of the Creator who guides us and gives us our strength and our very own breath every single moment. By knowing this you can rest assure that the best of everything will be given to you. Live peacefully with serenity and kindn

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 186 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond How do you see your world every day when you wake up? Do you find that the alarm sound is a razing sound that just wakes you up? And then the race to get to the restroom, get dressed, have something to eat on the run. Get to work, work, work, all day. Come home, have dinner, go to sleep, and start all over again? Is this where you are today and this is what your wife tells you, or your husband tells you, or a friend, or a colleague, or anyone? If this is what you're leading to right now, then you need to look outside. Wherever you live and whatever you do, take the opportunity to look at this beautiful, amazing, exotic garden that the world is. Look outside. Look at the beautiful flowers. Look at the amazing, incredible infinite color of the sky. Appreciate what we are given. If you see the world as an exotic garden, suddenly, walking around it on a trek or taking a walk becomes not only an exercise but an experience. This chang

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 185 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond You have to know who you are and believe in yourself. Sometimes, people may be held back thinking that they cannot go beyond a certain point since someone may remind them of their past, they’re even more fearful about that. However, neither you nor I can interfere with our future and/or the journey to greatness if we want things to change. If you can do a good deed or start a complete new project, don’t allow yourself to be held back by the past. Instead, strive to look forward and enrich the present and the future with actions that will reflect the true you, the one you wish to be. You see, every day is a new day. There is a prayer:  I give thanks before You, the Living and Eternal King, for You have returned my soul to me with compassion. Great is Your faithfulness. Every day brings a new energy, new light, new concept, new everything. The Creator of the world has faith in us and faith in you. It is who we are that matters an

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 184 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Are you one of these people that say I should have but I didn’t? I could have but I didn’t? You see, you can change that; it’s just a matter of discipline. Here is one of the best places to start on the process of working on a new discipline. Every one of us has a mental list of “I should have”. I should have written to my friend. I should have spoken to my mother. I should have called my father. I should have been friendlier to my spouse or to a sibling. All of these “should haves” can be changed. The early inspiration that comes from the practice of a new discipline will start a soaring self-worth wherever you wish to be. You could go from "I should have" to "I did it.” When a person passes away from this world, moving on to another, you don’t want to say, “I should have.” Now that is not to say every day you should walk around asking if they are going to be alive tomorrow. You should remember that one day everyone will b

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 183 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Activity must be planned. This is something you may have heard before. As a matter of fact, there is a saying that says “no plan is a plan to fail.” We must become wise enough to use today to plan for tomorrow. You must design the future, not just dream about it. If you discipline yourself to put intelligence into your plan you can put a fortune into your future-not just make a living. It’s easy to learn how to earn, you now have to learn how to live. This is an obsession, but an obsession which can be absolutely amazing if you think about that. Don’t allow your plan to become excessively burdened by complexities. Listen to the voices of value. Your plan must be personally designed. The Creator of the world had a plan. As you can see with your own eyes every day, the Architect of this wonderful world helps us build a much greater, better, stronger, and more viable option for everything that we do. The idea is to know how to use

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 182 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond A story is told about a father who wanted to show his quarrelsome sons the importance of living together in peace, so he asked them to bring him a bundle of sticks. Then he asked each one of them to break the bundle over his knee. They all tried, but they failed. The father then untied the bundle and gave each one of them a single stick which they were able to break easily. "There, you see” said the father, “If only you would unite, then you would be strong enough to meet any difficulty which may arise. But, if you work separately you will be weak, and at the mercy of anyone who might attack you.” So, it is with life. If we work together and help one another then everything is possible. I once heard that if you help another get what they need, you will get everything you want. Life is about giving, not taking. It’s about sharing, not wanting. Although you should be careful that what you get is what you wish for. Giving, taking, and

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 181 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond There is a story about a philosopher named Ludwig Wittgenstein. He discovered that when you put a fly in a bottle, it dives right to the bottom and then it flies back up to about the middle of it and then it starts flying to the left and hits the wall, and then it flies to the right and hits the wall again, and then it goes back and flies to the left and hits the wall, and flies to the right and hits the wall. The fly keeps flying back and forth from the left to the right, until it just drops from exhaustion. It's just simply exhausted and it falls, and it dies. One thing the fly never does, he says, is look up. If that fly ever looked up, it would have seen that there was an opportunity to get out, just fly away and be free. Often, we find ourselves in situations where we don't look up, we see only saturation, frustration. There is a way to turn that frustration into a fascination and liberate ourselves and that is taking a cha

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 180 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond In Chinese, the word crisis is the same as the word opportunity. Now you might ask, how is that possible? These are two paradoxical concepts or at least antithetical ideas. An opportunity is something that takes you to the next level. A crisis is something that may either drown you or possibly cause an issue in your life; something which is important to pay attention to. Yet the Chinese see this concept as the same. I'm not sure exactly why this happened but my own ideas, is that the Chinese see opportunities sometimes coming out of crisis. When there is a crisis, it's really not a crisis. It's actually an opportunity in disguise. I love that concept. There was a scientist who passed away back in '88 and actually even received a Nobel Prize. He said, "My mother made me into a scientist without ever intending to do so.” Yet he said, "Every parent asks their children, did you get all your answers today in school?" But he said, "My

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 179 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Lately, it has been said around the world that people walk around with a facade; a facade that intimidates them. Why not turn this intimidation into an influence? Use a natural progression of a change. Something that you have within you to change the world and help not only yourself but all the people around you. It is natural, to a certain extent, that we look to protect ourselves by trying to keep a low profile and not make any major social or religious, or even ethical waves. We don't want to become too noticed. We want to stay behind doors at times and not to create waves among the indigenous crowds. It's just our survival instinct and the promises to adopt an attitude of discretion, of quietness. Some time, even feelings the slight inferiority complex or the fact that we shouldn't be saying something. That's not what influence is. The influence is the ability to remove the facade that's in front of you, and be the person th

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 178 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond It’s interesting that the process of human change actually begins within us. Each of us have the ability to put our unique human potential into action and to acquire a result that we desire. No other person on Earth has dominion over your attitude. You create that. You accept that the way that you wish to. No one can control your attitude unless you voluntarily surrender that control. You choose; not them. Most people around you that try to influence you merely try to test your attitude. If you condemn yourself by believing that you are unworthy, then again it shows that you’ve failed the test. The combination of a personal philosophy and the positive attitude about yourself and the world around you, will give you an inner strength, a firm resolve that all the influences in the world about your own existence can be improved at any time. It’s within your power, it’s what you decide, it’s what you choose. Unique potential that is giv

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 198 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Have you ever heard, in politics, the word ambassador? Ambassador sounds as though this is someone who represents a country, a party, or another entity, and it's a position of, very high level. I have always thought of the word ambassador as something that was only for the privileged, and it's true. Imagine the ambassadors that represent many countries throughout the world: the ambassador of the United States in this country or the ambassador of this country in the United States. An ambassador is somebody who represents an entity, an organization, or a country, an idea, or even a thought, a philosophy. This is what each human being is: an ambassador. This is how you have to think of yourself. You and I, and every one of us in this world are ambassadors. We were sent here on Earth with a mission. Not all of us have the same mission and not all of us have the same opportunities but we all have a mission and that mission can be acco

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 177 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Have you been told, “Who you are is what your life is going to be,”? It is said that depending upon where you live, will determine the kind of life you will have. Let me say that this is inaccurate. You may say, “But I’ve made a lot of mistakes and I’ve failed in so many things. I am where I am and what I have is my life.” This is true for today, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Whatever you wish for yourself, you can be. Your challenge is to learn from your failures, rather than being stubborn and refusing to admit to them, or even trying to rationalize them. Learn from your failures, transform every single one of them into a force for further spiritual growth. Do what you wish and you can be what you want to be. You don’t have to think it, you have to act it. This is your life. If you don’t like where you are, change it. A tree does not have this opportunity, but you and I, as human beings, we do. We can make those chan

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 176 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond If you want to start your day successfully, it’s particularly helpful to immerse yourself in prayer first thing in the morning. When we confront the world anew each morning, our planet and everything in it, can seem to exist self-sufficiently, as if there was no Creator at all. Morning prayers will help you recognize that the world could not exist on its own and that its purpose is to be made into a home where the Creator can reside. Beginning your day this way will help you consciously avoid activities that don’t further this goal. It will help take care of things that are appropriate, necessary, and helpful to make this world a better place. Using every moment and every opportunity to fulfill this purpose is why we are created. If you’re prepared, you can engage in worldly pursuits and you won’t fear that they will become waters that engulf you. You won’t even be overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or distractions. You will be foc

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 175 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond In my younger years when I was in college, I had an apartment filled with pots and beautiful flowers and plants. I enjoyed taking care of them. I lived by myself, so it was something which helped me. It was somewhat of a therapy. I would regularly water them, cut them, trim them, and make sure that these plants got enough light. Love is like wildflowers. Wildflowers are often found in the most unlikely places; but they need regular care as well. These wildflowers don't need anyone per se other than divine blessings from heaven that take care of them. Often you have to give more of yourself. That's what it takes. It seems that almost all of our unhappiness is the result of comparing ourselves to others, comparing in such a way where we find ourselves not as worthy, as smart, as beautiful, as rich. Often, people know and think that they can't do much about their appearance; but the truth is, we have total control over the kind of p

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 174 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond You may ask the question, "Is it true that joy can break all boundaries?" The answer is yes. Now, what boundaries are we speaking about? Boundaries are constrictions. They are feelings of fear and feelings of demolition and destruction; things that hinder your future, hinder your past, and keep you in a dark place. Those boundaries can be broken at any given time. If at any time you feel that the world is caving in on you and things are not able to be accomplished, you're not able to move forward. If you're not able to break loose from the situation that you're in, be it physical, spiritual, psychological, or even emotional, then you need to switch from wherever you are now, into joy. Joy breaks all boundaries. When you are joyous, nothing stands in your way. If I remain I, then I can never experience infinity, divinity, goodness because I remain just me. In life, you don't need to be perfect; you need to be accountable; so, look

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 173 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond It was said “A truly courageous person is not someone who never feels fear but someone who fears the right thing in the right way, at the right time.” This was said by Aristotle, a philosopher. What are the true sources of fear? Many people today are scared of what might happen to them in the future because of the economy, because of their health or because of their age. Things are happening; companies are changing so people have the fear of losing their job. The fear of getting sick perhaps, or the fear to, at any given time, being able to use their true feelings where it needs to be. It's a loss of control in our society and there's a sense that one quake after another will shift all the foundations of our society and will continue to shift it towards nothing good. Those words are completely destroyable, so the person feels desperate. Now these scare people because they feel they will be helpless. The truth is, you are never w

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 172 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond Are children’s race, color, or creed conscience? Actually, not at all. Children are color blind; and their creed and unconscious. They only know human beings, the way the good Lord has created; each and every one of us. Children, unfortunately have to be taught to hate people of other colors and religion. It is us, the adults, through foolish pride and false prejudice that make children afraid of who they are and what they have. It is the adults who take out unity from the community. There are many pathways to reach the goal of loving other people, being kind to others and making this world a wonderful place to live. One of them is called tolerance. We typically display true love for our fellow man when we cease to demand that others change their ideas or revise themselves the way they think of the way they do things, to fit our own belief. Tolerance is the positive effort to understand another person’s belief and practice wi

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 171 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond There was once a story about a lone traveler who was crossing the snowy mountain late at night. He knew that if he fell asleep death would inevitably follow. He struggled bravely against his sense of sleep, which actually weighed down his eye lids; and it was slowly creeping up on him. At this moment of crisis, his feet struck something that was lying across his path. He bent over and found that it was a human body buried beneath the snow. He was stunned by this finding. He picked up the person and within a short period of time he found himself holding the body of this person in his arms and rubbing them. All limbs were absolutely frozen. In order to restore some sort of life into that person, he held him close in his arms. After a short period of time, with the warmth and energy that he exerted, the person actually came back to life and was very thankful. What a blessing. We often have the ability and the possibility, if we

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 170 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond How we feel about ourselves is a matter of choice, rather than circumstances? The major determining factor of how we feel about ourselves lies in our true personal philosophy. Ask people whom you know why they feel a certain way about certain things or certain issues. You will most likely discover the reason why they feel this way is they really do not know how to deal with issues in their lives. Lacking information… not being able to make proper conclusions… not being able to put together the bits and pieces of our lives… these things can make it challenging, if not impossible, to move forward. If we knew better we would feel better. Why would we feel better? We would begin to make better decisions and from those decisions we could do so much more with better choices and better results. Imagine for instance, the artist who wants to paint a masterpiece, but only has only a few colors on his palette, what would he do? He has this de

Daily Wisdom  – Motivational Podcast – Day 169 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond What would happen if we all put our minds together to work, read more books, take classes, and discover new ways to refine who we are and the philosophy that we believe we in? What would happen if we all develop a new attitude about our past, a new vision about our future, and change the way we are today regarding our present? What would happen? Where would we be? What would change? Think about that. Each of us already have enough mental, spiritual, intellectual, and creative power to do all that we can and everything that we dream of doing. Everyone has it. So, what stops us from it? The answer is very simple: it’s a poor attitude. It’s a poor attitude about who we are and what we have in this world. The fact that we don’t recognize our strength and our belief to be whatever we wish to be. Why are we so quick to see this values in others, but so reluctant to see it in ourselves? Why is it that at times we are ready to appla