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Float Toronto ~ the ultimate in relaxation
One of the most healing places I discovered in the city was 'Float Toronto'. I had to walk by the massive CAMH complex to get to the...

Reuben Berger
Apr 17, 20242 min read
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Together ~ the healing power of human connection
I began listening to this fascinating book written by Vivek H. Murthy, MD (19th and 21st U.S. Surgeon General) called, 'Together ~ The...

Reuben Berger
Mar 29, 20242 min read
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A Letter to my Social Worker
Fundamentally, this is the issue that we have been looking at all along ~ loneliness. "U. S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, warns that...

Reuben Berger
Mar 29, 20244 min read
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Loneliness ~ U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's warning
"U. S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, warns that loneliness is like hunger, a signal we're lacking something for survival." This is the...

Reuben Berger
Mar 29, 20243 min read
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The Mother of social work ~ Jane Addams
People have referred to Jane Addams as the 'Mother of Social Work'. This is an excellent documentary about her life and and work. "Jane...

Reuben Berger
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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True Love
I had seen a post on facebook on an aspect of life that I have contemplated perhaps more than any other ~ the nature of true love. I had...

Reuben Berger
Feb 29, 20242 min read
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The Largest Log Cabin in the World ~ The Chateau Montebello
I had the amazing opportunity to step inside one of the most remarkable buildings I have ever been in. It's so true how our environments...

Reuben Berger
Feb 2, 20242 min read
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A journey back in musical time...
I had been to an outdoor rock concert in Earl Bales Park in the north end of Toronto. I had taught skiing on the hill there ~ pretty...

Reuben Berger
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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Hippocrates Prescription for healthy living
Hippocrates (460- 375 bce) was known as the 'Father of Modern Medicine'; he was a Greek physician of the classical period who is...

Reuben Berger
Aug 12, 20232 min read
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Surfing lessons for life
The other day I walked into the Patagonia store on King St. West in Toronto. One book, Surf is where you find it, practically jumped off...

Reuben Berger
Aug 10, 20232 min read
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The Soul and the World to Come
This is a very interesting lecture. He touches on the importance of clearing away addictions in one's life and of healing so that our...

Reuben Berger
Jul 17, 20231 min read
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Sunset over the hills of Jamaica
I had been in Jamaica for a day as a stop over for a one week cruise. We had biked down a mountain on these cool windy roads. We made...

Reuben Berger
Jul 8, 20232 min read
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One Day in Hebrew, English and Arabic
I heard this song some time in the last year or two and I loved the energy of it. I look forward to the day when there is true peace...

Reuben Berger
Jun 10, 20231 min read
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Eighty year Harvard study discovers the key to happiness
It seems as though many are searching for happiness. Perhaps those who search the most are those who have grown up in environments where...

Reuben Berger
May 23, 20231 min read
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Toronto's Classical Music Station
For the last number of years of my journey, I found myself listening quite a bit to Toronto's Classical Music Station, 96.3, CFMZ~FM....

Reuben Berger
May 3, 20231 min read
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Ikigai ~ discover how to best serve the world.
Last summer I heard about a Japanese concept called Ikigai. In a sense, I felt it was one of the best metaphors/concepts for getting...

Reuben Berger
May 1, 20232 min read
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Cognitive Dissonance ~ questioning our beliefs
I likely first heard this term when studying psychology in University. However, like most of what I learned in that institution about...

Reuben Berger
May 1, 20231 min read
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You are home ~ Almost Famous
I had seen the movie 'Almost Famous' many years ago. I recall when seeing it that I felt some kind of deep connection to it. I think I...

Reuben Berger
Apr 29, 20231 min read
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The Kibbutz ~ true community
On my journeys, the closest I have seen to an ideal community was the kibbutz that I stayed on in Israel. (Socialism is a social and...

Reuben Berger
Apr 24, 20231 min read
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Finding your passion ~ the magic key to being alone
On my journey I often had the experience of being alone but not feeling at peace. And so, I had a tendency to look for what seemed to be...

Reuben Berger
Apr 23, 20232 min read
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