Marilyn Saltzman
Middot to Remember You By
In the last couple of weeks, I’ve lost three dear friends. I am in a state of pain and sorrow. And I am in a place of awe and gratitude...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Oct 8
- 3 min
In loving memory of Eric Cahn
Close your eyes. Imagine losing your rights. You have to put on your yellow armband before you leave the house in the morning. Now your...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Sep 10
- 2 min
THE # HAS A NAME
Every day I walk my dogs in the neighborhood, down a tree-lined mountain road dotted with lovely homes, each unique. Last year, a...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Aug 13
- 4 min
"I Can See Clearly Now"*
I had cataract surgery on my right eye last week; the left one was done in 2015. For the first time ever, I can drive without glasses. My...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Jul 14
- 3 min
"And you shall be a blessing"
It’s official. I don’t have to take off my shoes at the airport anymore! (Confession: I’m hoping that the TSA agent cards me on my next...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Jun 2
- 1 min
COVID+ and Wholeheartedness
Cold, dark, damp As the raindrops soak into the hungry soil, The fear seeps into the shadow side. I sit by the fireplace, aching for its...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- May 25
- 1 min
Predictable
I have witnessed hemorrhaging teens being carried into an ambulance while sobbing classmates looked on. I have been in school rooms where...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- May 13
- 3 min
Yes or No – It’s a Choice
“It’s my job to ask. It’s your job to say no.” I learned that essential life teaching from a local television reporter who asked my boss...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Apr 14
- 3 min
Practicing The Act of Silence
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.” Rumi Playing a word game on my iPhone one night, I had an “ah ha” moment: The...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Mar 14
- 3 min
Let it RAIN!
It’s still snow season here in Colorado. Yet the other night, I had the opportunity to practice RAIN. This practice of radical compassion...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Emet – Truth Through A Mussar Lens
Truth, in all its complexity, was the topic of this year’s Mussar Institute virtual kallah (conference). I had opportunities to look at...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Jan 13
- 3 min
“When we all fall asleep, where do we go?”*
I plumped up my pillow, sat on the bed and pulled the fluffy down comforter over my body, leaving my arms free. Opening my journal, I...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Dec 23, 2021
- 3 min
Friends New and Old
“Make new friends, but keep the old; One is silver and the other’s gold.” So went the Girl Scout song we sang in summer camp as we...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Nov 14, 2021
- 3 min
Aging with Truth, Trust and Courage
"Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength." Betty Friedan I can’t do some things that I used to do. There. I...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Sitting Shmirah
At best, my relationship with Death is uneasy. I rail when It prematurely steals a life – a child, a teen, a young parent. It wounds me...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Sep 28, 2021
- 4 min
Days of Awe
Days of Awe My Mussar chevruta (group of study buddies) is studying “awe” this month, coinciding with the Jewish calendar, the ten Days...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
Journaling about and for gratitude
I have a confession to make. I’ve read about gratitude, studied gratitude with my Mussar groups, developed intentional ways to feel and...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
Simcha and tzehok – Joy and laughter
“Grim care, moroseness, and anxiety—all this rust of life ought to be scoured off by the oil of mirth. Mirth is God’s medicine.” – Rev....
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Marilyn Saltzman
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
The generosity of strangers
Jewish tradition talks about two types of generosity, according to Alan Morinis in Everyday Holiness. One is tzedakah, planned and/or...
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Marilyn Saltzman
- May 19, 2021
- 3 min
Wholeness and hibernation
Springtime at 8700 feet. Saturday – short sleeves, sandals and sunscreen. Sunday (aka Mother’s Day) – snow boots, sleds and shovels. And...
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