<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>irwinkatsof.com</title>
	<link>http://irwinkatsof.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:53:15 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	<!-- generator="WordPress/3.0" -->

	<item>
		<title>Visiting a House of Mourning- Shiva</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Besides that we were feeling very vulnerable. Our worries always concern our children and their physical wellbeing. It is never far from our minds – the fear: What if? 

Of course, I do trust in God that He will take care of my children,
watch over them and He has so far, but sometimes when I kiss my girls good-bye in the morning as they head for the school bus at the corner, an unbidden horrible thought flies through my mind: “What if?” 

I couldn’t help but think that now one mother is no longer wondering, “What if?” Now that mother is asking, “How do I go on?”
]]></description>
		<link>http://irwinkatsof.com/2009/04/12/visiting-a-house-of-mourning-shiva/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Over the Hill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I remember when 52 seemed ancient – and now I can’t believe that I am past 50 and relentlessly moving on. I have become a fanatic about what I eat and how much I exercise daily. I run on the treadmill five to six days a week, work out with weights, doing resistance training two days a week and a core training once a week. I go for regular semi-annual medical check-ups to monitor my cholesterol (160), my body fat percentage (15½% and dropping -- it has dropped from 26% in the past year), and all the other signs of health (or lack of it). 

]]></description>
		<link>http://irwinkatsof.com/2009/04/12/over-the-hill/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>The Hardest Lesson of All</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was living in Los Angeles when I got the news that my mom (who was living in Montreal) was gravely ill. Her breast cancer had metastasized into the bones and central organs. Considering the distance, my responsibilities to my family and my job, and the protracted nature of her illness, I worked out a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://irwinkatsof.com/2009/04/12/the-hardest-lesson-of-all/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>A Human Day-Spending a Day with Attorney General John Ashcroft</title>
		<description><![CDATA[But one day he called, and he said something which no one had ever said to me before. He said, “Come visit my farm. I just want to be your friend. I like you. Whether we do business together or not is not important. I want to be your friend.”

This touched me. Thinking about it, I felt it was an important thing to be able to say to others: “I want to be your friend.” I have since said that to a few people whom I have met and liked. It feels good to say it. And I think it is especially important in our goal-oriented and competitive world.

So, I decided to visit his farm, to hang out with him, ride his dirt bike and and just “be.” It seemed strange to a workaholic like me, who doesn’t know how to “be,” but I was game to try it (for a day anyway).

]]></description>
		<link>http://irwinkatsof.com/2009/04/12/a-human-day/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Coming soon&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stay tuned for my new blog!]]></description>
		<link>http://irwinkatsof.com/2008/12/01/coming-soon/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Video: “Powerful Prayers” with Larry King</title>
		<description><![CDATA[www.youtube.com/watch?v=unxNYEv3Bno Irwin Katsof has authored three books, and is currently working on his fourth. In 1998, he co-authored with Larry King, Powerful Prayers: Conversations on Faith, Hope and the Human Spirit with Todays Most Provocative People, which was ranked the tenth best-selling religious book of the year according to Publishers Weekly. His second book, How [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://irwinkatsof.com/2007/01/01/%e2%80%9cpowerful-prayers%e2%80%9d-with-larry-king/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Video: Words Can Heal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ci3C-D3r6E Words Can Heal is a national campaign to eliminate verbal violence, curb gossip and promote the healing power of words to enhance relationships at every level. Words Can Heal has captured the imagination and commitment of an unprecedented coalition. Our board includes top governmental leadership, Wall Street&#8217;s most influential CEO&#8217;s, America&#8217;s leading clergy, Hollywood [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://irwinkatsof.com/2007/01/01/video-words-can-heal/</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
