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Podcast: Meaningful Life Skills with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Episode: Your Thoughts CAN Create Your Reality
Description: How much control do you have over your life?
Conventional thinking — and in many ways, the prevalent current view — is that most of our lives are determined by circumstances out of our control. If one was born into a dysfunctional home or experienced trauma, for instance, then they will most likely have difficulties with trust and relationships. If one grew up in a toxic and unhealthy environment, that will shape their destiny. This deterministic view is quite fatalistic and frankly downright pessimistic and depressing.
Are we indeed simply defined by cause and effect? Or do we h...