New beginnings are hard for all of us.

Published: Saturday, January 24, 2009

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Visitor Comments: 12

  • (12) Jong , January 31, 2009

    Touching

    Thanks Lory for the warm message. I think I have gained good strength to start things over.

  • (11) Anonymous , January 29, 2009

    If it is difficult, you know you've started!

    When things are simple, you never know: you may have missed the boat. But when it is difficult, you know you've started the job.

  • (10) Anonymous , January 28, 2009

    Thanks for the support

    As a relatively new nursing graduate, I can tell you the first year, never mind my first day, was extremely hard. It certainly was a test for me! But the progress I've made, not to mention the personal strength I've developed, is more than I ever thought I'd achieve.

  • (9) Sam , January 28, 2009

    What about the cabbie?

    Excellent message. At the same time, I do wish that you would have also mentioned how this then affected the cabbie. Did you help make his day better?

  • (8) Talya , January 27, 2009

    Thanks - I needed to hear this today

    I just started a new job today, as a supply teacher, and it was as bad as the horror stories. I basically ignored it, and told myself all the first day things, need to learn from experience etc. But still hard. Thanks!

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Lori Palatnik

Lori Palatnik is an author and Jewish educator who has appeared on television and radio and has lectured on five continents, illuminating traditional practices and life-styles for our contemporary world. She and her husband, Rabbi Yaakov Palatnik, live in Washington, DC, where she is the Executive Director of The Jewish Women's Renaissance Project of Aish DC.

Lori is the author of "Friday Night and Beyond—The Shabbat Experience Step-by-Step"; "Remember My Soul", which explains the Jewish concepts of soul and the afterlife and a guide to anyone who has ever lost a loved one; and "Gossip—Ten Pathways to Eliminate It From Your Life and Transform Your Soul", featured on "Dr. Laura" and FoxNews.com.

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