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Published: Sat, 01/10/15

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The best use of imagination is creativity. The worst use of imagination is anxiety. 

Daily Blessing Special Features            Saturday January 10, 2015 
May you be blessed to do less today. Give yourself a pass, dial down the pressure, take a nap. Phew. Find relief in lowering your expectations, even if it's only a shorty promise you make to yourself. Doing less doesn't make you lazy, it means you know how to take care of yourself.
NOW PLAYING: Giant Healing Bubbles
Let a bubble float away your trouble. Bubble-meister Stirling Johnson creates giant colorful beach bubbles. This video is selected with your happiness in mind. Lighten your spirit and tickle your soul. WATCH NOW 
The One Big Problem With the Exodus Movie
Does Exodus: Gods and Kings deserve to be banned for historical inaccuracy? Everyone is talking about the new movie that hit theaters recently. 

We just can't resist sharing a thought-provoking review by Rabbi Evan Moffic. He takes a somewhat defiant stand in support of the biblical Moses you've come to know and admire. We promise you a good read and a teachable moment.

Without knowing more about the story, a viewer could agree with [actor] Christian Bale's statement that Moses could be considered a terrorist...
The Worry Box: A Place for Your Worries
Amen! to the end of worry. Author Marguerite Theopil writes about the "Worry Box Strategy." We love it 'cuz it reminds us of PrayBox, the nifty prayer request gizmo that shares prayers. Not only do we love it for its cute name, we love it for the simple way it conquers worry. 
"Something we all do, and something many of us are experts at, is worrying. To be concerned about things is natural; to worry about them endlessly is not."