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We Are What We Think: My Rice Experiment

Love heart made from rice

33 years ago, when I studied special education, I learned that our thoughts manifest themselves into our life. I had amazing teachers and mentors. One of them, who was a psychologist, taught me the importance of our emotional hygiene as teachers. He said that what we think of ourselves reflects on the children and the people that work with us.

Scientists have examined the power of what we think for years. Many philosophers and spiritual leaders have covered it extensively. Our life is a reflection of what we think. In most spiritual beliefs, there is much focus on thoughts and intention. As a life coach, I work with my clients on the power of thought and I share with them how powerful thoughts are.

About 20 years ago, Gal and I traveled with the kids to France and went to a train station. On the walls was an exhibition of Dr Masaru Emoto’s water experiments. Emoto exposed water to music, spoken words, written words, videos and pictures. He then froze the water until it crystalized, sliced it and took photos of the ice. What he found was amazing!

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Published: March 20, 2019 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: September 11, 2024In: Spirituality Tags: change, happiness, self-talk, spirituality, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, emotions, music, emotional intelligence, beliefs

Blessings for You

Buddhist monk child pouring water in a stream

I think of myself as very fortunate, because I have found a profession that is a purpose and does not feel like work at all. I discovered my purpose 32 years ago when I started my Special Education studies. Serving humanity is very fulfilling and it is great to help people find their own purpose in life.

On my bookshelf, there is a beautiful blackboard that says, “To teach is to touch a life forever”. I have given cards with this quote to many of my students over the years. Touching people, helping them open their eyes to the endless possibilities and empowering them to take charge is a great joy and has become my mission.

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Published: March 22, 2017 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 26, 2019In: Spirituality Tags: purpose, happiness, Life Coaching, hope, affirmations, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, focus, gratitude, inspiration

Vibrating Creamy Thoughts: My Birthday Present

Tree Rings

I am celebrating my birthday tomorrow. Every year, on my birthday, I hold a reflection ceremony. It is like a stock take for the passing year. I hope to grow from the inside every year, like the rings of a tree. I hope to add learnings into my life that will make me stronger and happier. These realizations are my own birthday presents.

Some people say that change takes a long time. I disagree. Only the lead-up to the change takes time. The change itself is immediate.

This year, when I did my annual reflection, I realized I had an insightful quantum moment that changed my path. This profound moment was short. It only took one hour.

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Published: October 18, 2016 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: January 2, 2024In: Personal Development, Spirituality Tags: cooking, spiritual, health / wellbeing, diet, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, gratitude, feeling, love, thought, emotional intelligence, mindfulness, change, food, fun

International Women’s Day 2016

1 in 3 women will be raped, beaten or abused in her lifetime - Amnesty International

Recently, I was asked to take part as a facilitator in the 2016 International Women’s Day at Griffith University, which was organized by a very good friend of mine, Wendy Flannery, from the amazing organization Believing Women for a Culture of Peace.

Do you ever think you know a lot about something and then discover that what you thought was very far from the way things really are?

I have been involved in diversity education for many years. During those years, I was convinced that I was aware of all the challenges women faced, so I was very surprised to discover just how unaware I was.

During the event, there was an introduction to the declaration for the dignity and human rights for women. We had speakers from different religions and they all declared that we are far away from having fair and equal rights for women.

The shocking bit for me was statistics of women’s position in the world, which highlighted the need for serious social change.

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Published: April 5, 2016 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: June 16, 2021In: Spirituality, Opinion Tags: justice, diversity, women, gender, abuse, choice, violence, change, society

New Book by Ronit Baras: Reflections

Reflections by Ronit Baras

I am happy to announce that this week, on my birthday, I launched a new book (my fourth), Reflections. Over the weekend, I had a wonderful and emotional celebration with my family and friends and I am happy that Reflections is now available and taking its first steps into the hearts of many readers.

My quest for happiness started at the age of 14, when I was a very confused teenager, searching for direction and purpose, and asking the big questions of life. Who am I? What am I doing here? Where am I going?

Back then, all I wanted was a glimpse of the future, so I could draw hope to carry me through tough times. I played the “fortunetelling” game many times, imagining myself as a hero, strong beyond measure, successful, happy, content and with purpose.

During my teen years, reading and writing were my refuge. At the age of 15, I met David. He was 72 years old when I met him and for a teenager, that seemed a huge gap. David was a holocaust survivor with a very special view on life. He had lost everyone and everything that was dear to him and developed and inspiring attitude to life.

We both shared a love for poetry and often asked each other’s opinion about the poems we wrote. He was the one who taught me to ask and to question. I spent hours with him asking big questions about life. Most of the time, he would ask me questions and when I asked him about any topic, he would give me a wise perspective on it and asked me a question in return.

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Published: October 20, 2015 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 19, 2021In: Spirituality, Personal Development Tags: questions, gratitude, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, inspiration, emotional intelligence, choice, books, beliefs, change, happiness, reading

Kindness Matters

Be kind, for everyone is fighting their battle too

Kindness matters. If you look around, it is easy to see that everyone struggles. The world is a battle field and we are in a constant state of war.

If you watch the news for five minutes, you risk believing that the world is a dangerous place. Countries fight other countries, cultures fight other cultures, people fight in the name of God and in the name of their religion, people fight their neighbors, and their spouses. They fight their friends and their children. At work, they fight the boss or their colleagues. Even if they don’t fight for survival, they fight for justice or for love. If the fight is not with others, they fight time, weight, aging.

There is no end to the struggles. No wonder life seems so exhausting. I believe the source of all the struggles is the fight with our fears.

A fight, no matter what the cause is, is still a fight. It is like a war between two, even if the two are inside of us. I have learned a very good rule in life: In war, there are no winners. Some lose more while others lose less. In any case, there are only losers. So, if we fight, no matter who and what, we always lose.

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Published: November 11, 2014 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 9, 2024In: Spirituality, Personal Development Tags: love, compassion, men, video, art, justice, how to, war, role model, attitude, fear, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, change, list, happiness, practical parenting / parents, society, kindness, focus, anger

Save Your Energy

It is not easy for people to understand that their thoughts, feelings and actions are forms of energy. I remember the first time I realized this. I was on the top of the snowy red mountains of Bryce Canyon in Utah, reading the book The Celestine Prophecy. For the first time, I found a visual explanation for feelings I had.

You see, as a child, I never learned to pay attention to my feelings. They seemed to be urges, strong impulses that repel me from doing something or being around others or attract me towards them. Considering emotions as a form of energy made a lot of sense to me and gave my feelings some credibility.

As I my emotional intelligence evolved, I learned that people with high EQ are very attractive, because they send good “vibes” to their environment and (surprise, surprise) the environment sends them good vibes right back, helping them live happy, healthy and successful lives.

Not everyone understands the connection between emotional ability, success and health, but it is necessary in order to control our destiny and our quality of life.

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Published: July 15, 2011 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 19, 2021In: Personal Development, Relationships / Marriage, Spirituality Tags: social skills, society, communication, lifestyle, projection, spirituality, emotional intelligence, positive, how to, stress / pressure, negative, acceptance / judgment / tolerance, personal development / personal growth / personality development / self improvement, happiness, motivation, relationships / marriage

The Universe is Trying to Tell Me Something

Glass of water

Have you ever heard something over and over again from different, unrelated sources and you have said, “Wow, what a coincidence. I read about this yesterday” or “I got an email about this just last week”?

Well, when I get so many “coincidences” like that in a short time, I think the Universe is trying to tell me something.

One particular coincidental chain started a long time ago, when I was a kid. I listened to a “pirate” radio called “The Voice of Peace”, which played one commercial over and over again, saying “Water. Drink only water”. While they still played sponsored commercials for coke and other soft drinks, they ran this one more frequently than anything and did not get paid for it.

I loved the idea of that radio station, which promoted peace, and I loved the fact that they encouraged people to be healthy, unlike other stations that were selling air time to the highest paying advertiser.

When I was 18, I attended a workshop for girls about the world of cosmetics. Our presenter told us that if we wanted to have soft skin (“like a baby’s bum”), we needed to drink plenty of water, regardless of the price of the moisturizer we bought. Well, 3 of us experimented with this and, just like she said, after only a week, everyone commented on our wonderful, glowing skin.

But these things alone did not seem like they were going anywhere yet.

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Published: October 29, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: November 18, 2019In: Health / Wellbeing, Spirituality, Parenting Tags: how to, choice, beliefs, change, overweight, lifestyle, spirituality, health / wellbeing, diet, practical parenting / parents

Kids Making a Difference

When I was 16, I joined the school council and fought for kids’ rights and freedom of speech. People said it was because I was a Libra, but the teacher who coordinated my school’s leadership programs (school council, school newspaper and class representatives) told us we were the future and what we were doing was very important. We wrote protest poems, listened to Joan Baez, negotiated with school authorities to make sure our education went beyond learning math and literature and made a big difference in the life of our fellow students.

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Published: May 5, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: March 18, 2021In: Parenting, Spirituality Tags: lifestyle, environment, focus, spiritual, vision, social, emotional intelligence, leadership, choice, kids / children, friends / friendship, purpose, practical parenting / parents, change, motivation, relationships / marriage

My Psychic Mom (6)

This happened to me at a huge cultural festival. We had had a hectic week preparing for the festival, with many last-minute notices and a low budget. The weather seemed very threatening – the rain in the previous week had destroyed the entire weekend for an environmental festival, washing away a whole year of hard work. It was still raining heavily and the thought of our work going down the drain was unbearable.

This post is part 6 of 6 in the series My Psychic Mom

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Published: March 3, 2009 by Ronit Baras
Last modified: December 24, 2019In: Spirituality Tags: success, emotional intelligence, trust, beliefs, motivation, optimism, story, spiritual, positive, focus, attitude

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